A solar storm that swept across Earth on Monday (Feb. 27) forced SpaceX to delay a Starlink launch and temporarily disrupted operations of several Canadian oil rigs.
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Speedrunning Star Formation in the Cygnus X Region
Stars are born in molecular clouds, massive clouds of hydrogen that can contain millions of stellar masses of material. But how do molecular clouds form? There are different theories and models of that process, but the cloud formation is difficult to observe.
JAXA selects 2 new astronaut candidates for future flights to the moon
Japan has selected its first new astronaut candidates in more than 13 years. Makoto Suwa and Ayu Yoneda were chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Record breakers! Super-close dwarf stars orbit each other in less than a day
Two ultra-cool dwarf stars in a binary system are so tight they're breaking records. The stars are so close that they orbit each other in less than a day.
Private Japanese lander sets distance record on its way to the moon
The Hakuto-R moon lander got 855,000 miles (1.376 million kilometers) from Earth on Jan. 20, farther than any other fully commercial spacecraft.
4 big asteroids are flying by Earth this week, but don't worry. They aren't getting too close.
A quartet of large asteroids are zooming by Earth this week, but they'll all pass our planet with millions of miles to spare, according to NASA.
Venus has a squishy shell that might be key to its youthful look
Earth's next-door neighbor Venus may have a "squishy" outer shell that gives the planet a "youthful" appearance and may reveal how it loses its interior heat, studies reveal.
Astronomers spy new class of dark, water-rich asteroids like dwarf planet Ceres
Astronomers interpret the spectra of 10 well-known dark asteroids and find them to be water-rich like the dwarf planet Ceres.
Great telescope Deal: The Celestron Travelscope 60 is under $40
You read that right, you can get the Celestron Travelscope 60 portable telescope for under $40 now, saving over $60 in doing so.
Occer 12x25 compact binoculars review
Can one of the best binoculars for kids, the Occer 12x25 compact binoculars, compete with the big-name brands? Our full binocular review and testing reveal the answers.
Watch SpaceX deploy its 1st V2 mini Starlink internet satellites in orbit in this stunning video
Spectacular video shows SpaceX deploying the first set of a new generation of Starlink internet satellites after a launch from Florida Monday (Feb. 27).
New 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture—Echoes' comic series channels the 1979 film
IDW Publishing is releasing a new five-issue comic miniseries called "Star Trek: The Motion Picture—Echoes."
How the fate of Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission depends on the risk of biological contamination
If the huge Jupiter moon Ganymede is more potentially habitable than previously thought, it could alter the end of Europe's JUICE mission.
FAA seeks to fine SpaceX for August 2022 Starlink launch
The FAA announced a proposal to issue a $175,000 fine against SpaceX for failing to submit a collision-avoidance analysis ahead of an August 2022 Starlink launch.
Watch SpaceX launch 51 Starlink satellites to orbit on Tuesday
SpaceX will launch 51 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Tuesday (Feb. 28), and you can watch the action live.
China's Zhurong rover reveals complex layers beneath the surface of Mars
China's Zhurong rover has provided one of the few peeks into what lies below the surface of Mars.
Seeing triple
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This observation from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features the massive galaxy cluster RX J2129. Due to Gravitational lensing, this observation contains three different images of the same supernova-hosting galaxy, which you can see in closer detail here. Gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body causes a sufficient curvature of spacetime to bend the path of light travelling past or through it, almost like a vast lens. In this case, the lens is the galaxy cluster RX J2129, located around 3.2 billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. Gravitational lensing can cause background objects to appear strangely distorted, as can be seen by the concentric arcs of light in the upper right of this image.
Our Best Instruments Couldn’t Find Life on Mars
The planet Mars is arguably the most extensively studied planetary body in the entire Solar System, which began with telescopic observations by Galileo Galilei in 1609, with such telescopic observations later being taken to the extreme by Percival Lowell in the late 19th century when he reported seeing what he believed were artificial canals made by an advanced intelligent race of Martians. But it wasn’t until the first close up image of Mars taken by NASA’s Mariner 4 in 1965 that we saw the Red Planet for what it really was: a cold and dead world with no water and no signs of life, whatsoever.
We need more rules for space junk and moon bases, NASA and US officials say
New space rules will need to come fast to support commercial space stations and moon settlements, and guard against swiftly-growing space debris.
Venus is Like an Exoplanet that’s Right Next Door
We’re lucky to have a neighbour like Venus, even though it’s totally inhospitable, wildly different from the other rocky planets, and difficult to study. Its thick atmosphere obscures its surface, and only powerful radar can penetrate it. Its extreme atmospheric pressure and high temperatures are barriers to landers or rovers.
Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to first launch of upgraded Starlink satellites
Watch our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-1 mission at 6:13 p.m. EST (2313 GMT) on Feb. 27 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter.
