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Satellite sees deadly blizzard and 'bomb cyclone' blanket the US northeastern in snow (photos)
Satellite imagery from NASA shows snow, ice and clouds blanketing the northeastern U.S. during the peak of the holiday travel season.
The James Webb Space Telescope can use its full name in British journal again after controversy
The Royal Astronomical Society briefly mandated that all journal articles refer to the observatory as 'JWST', before NASA cleared former chief James Webb of persecuting queer staffers.
NASA's new X-59 supersonic plane gets powerful engine for quiet sonic booms
NASA's supersonic X-59 plane is now one step closer to its flight demonstration over U.S. communities now that it has its 13-foot engine for quiet sonic booms.
Former Russian space agency chief injured in Ukraine shelling, completes surgery: report
Former Roscosmos director-general Dmitry Rogozin is 'on the mend' after being flown from Ukraine to Russia for the 'complex operation, state media reported Monday (Dec. 26).
Every planet in the solar system will be visible on Wednesday (Dec. 28). Here's how to see them
Take a grand tour of the solar system tonight (Dec. 28) as each of the planets in the solar system will be visible at the same time.
What Is the Sun Made Of? New Data Deepens Debate
New data from a detector tucked under a mountain in Italy has shed light on what's inside the Sun.
China unveils plans for the largest optical telescope in Asia
Peking University wants to build the largest optical telescope in Asia and close the gap in astronomy capabilities with the rest of the world.
15 times black holes surprised us in 2022
Over the past year, astronomers have gleaned new insights into black holes across the universe. Here is a list of 15 times black holes surprised us in 2022.
Watch SpaceX launch its 1st next-gen Starlink satellites early Wednesday (Dec. 28)
SpaceX plans to send a test group of a new generation of Starlinks to space as the network is reportedly fighting congestion.
We’re Going to see at Least Five More SLS Rockets Launch in the Coming Years
NASA’s continued goal of sending humans into deep space using its Space Launch System (SLS) recently took a giant leap as the world’s largest space agency finalized the SLS Stages Production and Evolution Contract worth $3.2 billion with The Boeing Company in Huntsville, Alabama. The purpose of the contract is for Boeing to keep building SLS core and upper stages for future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond for at least five more SLS launches.
Power on the Moon. What Will it Take to Survive the Lunar Night?
With the help of international and commercial partners, NASA is sending astronauts back to the Moon for the first time in over fifty years. In addition to sending crewed missions to the lunar surface, the long-term objective of the Artemis Program is to create the necessary infrastructure for a program of “sustained lunar exploration and development.” But unlike the Apollo missions that sent astronauts to the equatorial region of the Moon, the Artemis Program will send astronauts to the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin, culminating in the creation of a habitat (the Artemis Basecamp).
Amateur astronomers 'swipe right' to hunt dark energy and ID nearly a quarter million galaxies
A galaxy-mapping project drafted in thousands of amateur scientists to swipe right on a cosmic Tinder and identify almost 250,000 galaxies.
Stars young and old glitter with 'nebulosity' in Hubble telescope photos
Each of these Hubble Space Telescope images is a unique spectacle, and feature different colors that highlight various pieces of invisible information.
'The Short Story of the Universe' fits a big topic into your pocket
The latest book from All About Space editor Gemma Lavender is 'The Short Story of the Universe.' It rounds up our complicated cosmic history in an engaging guide.
How do we know the fundamental constants are constant? We don't.
Physicists have measured no changes in time or space for any of the fundamental constants of nature.
See Earth from space in stunning video from China's Tiangong space station
Earth displays its characteristic blue color as China's completed Tiangong space station, adrift high above the planet, appears in the foreground.
SpaceX activates nearly 100 Starlinks in Iran amid country-wide protests: report
SpaceX's Starlink internet system could allow Iranians more freedom to access internet services, according to media reports.
Wild space 'ferry' concept uses paragliders to return satellites and science to Earth
Outpost recently tested a stratospheric paraglider to return space tech ahead of orbital ventures for NASA and other companies later in the 2020s.
NASA's $25.4 billion budget for 2023 includes funding for second moon lander alongside SpaceX Starship
The Artemis moon landing program will get full funding in NASA's budget, including money for a second moon lander to supplement SpaceX Starship.
