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Hubble telescope captures dazzling stellar duo in Orion Nebula (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a dazzling new view of two tempestuous young stars in the nearby Orion Nebula.
Event Horizon Telescope spies a black hole powering a super bright monster object
Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope were able to see a supermassive blackhole powering a super bright quasar at the heart of a distant galaxy.
Call opens for ESA’s twelfth Earth Explorer
Understanding Earth’s delicate natural balance and how it is being altered by human activity is not only key to advancing science but also fundamental to acting on environmental issues, the climate crisis, and preparing for their societal impact. With their hallmark of demonstrating novel space technologies and returning scientific excellence, ESA’s family of Earth observing Earth Explorer research satellite missions are world-renowned – and now it’s time for scientists to pitch their new ideas for the twelfth mission in this outstanding series.
Happy Presidents Day: George Washington’s Hair Set to Go to Deep Space
If it turns out that a future extraterrestrial invasion force is headed by a clone of George Washington, we’ll have only ourselves to blame.
Euclid electromagnetic compatibility tests successful
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ESA’s Euclid mission is undergoing the final test before launch in July 2023.
Meteor Explodes Over English Channel, Moon Breakthrough, Dark Matter Galaxy
Blue Origin wants to build solar panels on the Moon, out of the Moon, SpaceX sold its floating landing pads, and another asteroid hits Earth exactly where and when astronomers predicted.
Inside SyFy's 'The Ark': Creator Dean Devlin on his spirited new sci-fi survival series (exclusive)
An interview with showrunner, writer, and director Dean Devlin on his new sci-fi series, "The Ark"
China to send 2 astronaut crews, 1 cargo ship to Tiangong space station this year
China plans to launch a pair of crewed missions to its new space station this year, with supplies also heading to orbit on a Tianzhou cargo ship.
Hidden lights on the sun could help crack solar atmosphere mystery
NASA's NuSTAR telescope has spotted patches of high-energy X-rays radiation across the sun's surface that could explain why the star's atmosphere is mysteriously hot.
Meet the SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts launching to the International Space Station on Feb. 26
The first long-duration astronaut from the United Arab Emirates will be among four crew members flying to the International Space Station on Feb. 26.
Space debris apocalypse: 6 objects that could wreak havoc in Earth's orbit
Thousands of satellites and millions of out-of-control space debris fragments hurtle high above our heads, threatening to collide. Here are the objects that experts fear the most.
Chinese asteroid-detection system enters new phase of construction
The "China Compound Eye" radar array aims to track and characterize potentially threatening deep-space objects.
Surprise! Colliding neutron stars create perfectly spherical 'kilonova' explosions
Kilonova explosions created when neutron stars collide and merge are perfectly spherical, not flattened discs as previously expected, a new study suggests.
ESA is Building an Early Warning System for Dangerous Asteroids
The European Space Agency is working on a new mission that would act as an early warning system for dangerous, hard-to-see asteroids. Called NEOMIR (Near-Earth Object Mission in the InfraRed), the spacecraft would orbit between the Earth and the Sun at the L1 Lagrange Point, finding space rocks that otherwise get lost in the glare of the Sun.
New auroras detected on Jupiter's four largest moons
The four largest moons of Jupiter - Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto - have newly discovered auroras that can be seen in visible light.
Russian Progress cargo ship undocks from space station despite coolant leak
A robotic Russian cargo ship stricken by a coolant leak undocked from the International Space Station late Friday (Feb.17) while cosmonauts snapped photos of it looking for signs of damage.
Leonardo da Vinci's lost sketches show early experiments to understand gravity
Leonardo da Vinci's centuries-old sketches reveal he may have understood key aspects of gravity long before Galileo, Newton and Einstein.
Instrument on NASA's Parker Solar Probe switches off unexpectedly
One of the instruments on NASA's Parker Solar Probe powered down unexpectedly last weekend, but the mission team expects it to come back online soon.
Sun unleashes massive X2-class solar flare during geomagnetic storm watch (video)
A massive solar flare erupted from the sun on Friday (Feb. 17) as the Earth was under a geomagnetic storm watch from flares earlier in the week.
Watch a comet make its 1st and final pass by the sun this weekend
The comet C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) will pass close by the sun on Sunday (Feb. 19), making its first and likely final approach to our star.
