"We really needed the sensitivity of JWST. We also needed the 100 times magnification from gravitational lensing from a galaxy cluster between us and LAP1-B."
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SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites in a nighttime liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday (Nov. 18).
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera has identified a never-before-seen crater on the moon's surface.
The Very Large Telescope's interferometer targeted four lasers toward the Tarantula Nebula to create an artificial star.
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket just aced its second-ever mission —and returned to Earth safely for the first time. See a video of the booster's dramatic homecoming here.
An expert discusses how the space race to the moon could lead to possible warfare, and how policies could avoid future conflict.
On Episode 186 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Jim Green, NASA's former chief scientist, about snow on the moon.
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
Comet 3I/ATLAS recently emerged from behind the glare of the sun to become visible to ground-based telescopes.
With more moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge
Experts dive into the many missions headed to the moon and how space programs can avoid override.
The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop.
Sailing through Arctic Norway under the aurora, this voyage redefines what cruising and chasing the northern lights can really be.
Two new Christmas-themed Lego Star Wars sets are on the market, but which should you get this holiday season, the Advent calendar or the Gingerbread AT-AT?
Chinese astronauts to get replacement spacecraft after debris strike leaves them without a ride home
China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong Space Station.
'In many ways this was our 'The Guns of Navarone' season and they completed their mission'.

