An eerie new video allows us to hear what NASA's Juno spacecraft experienced as it made a flyby of Jupiter's icy moon Europa last month.
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How to See the Bigger Picture From NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Side-by-side pictures from NASA’s 32-year-old Hubble Space Telescope and the brand-new James Webb Space Telescope may draw oohs and ahhs, but they don’t give you a full sense of just how much more astronomers are getting from the new kid on the cosmic block.
Magma on Mars may be bubbling underground right now
Evidence continues to build that volcanic activity on Mars didn't die out long ago.
Why Rogue One is the most underrated Star Wars movie in the galaxy
Cassian Andor's tragic debut isn't just the best 'Disney era' Star Wars movie, it holds its own against George Lucas’ sacred Original Trilogy too.
Something spooky is happening at the edge of the solar system
The boundary between the heliosphere and the interstellar medium appears to be moving in an unexpected manner.
Best light pollution filters for astrophotography 2022
The best light pollution filters to help suppress the effect of urban skyglow for astrophotography and stargazing.
The space fan's guide to the US midterm elections 2022
The U.S. midterm elections of 2022 are on Tuesday (Nov. 8), and several key races have the potential to influence space policy for years to come.
Celestron Travel Scope 70 portable telescope now on sale for under $100
You can save up to $27 on the Celestron Travel Scope 70 refractor telescope for beginners while stocks last.
Solar Orbiter’s unprecedented view of the quiet corona
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The ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission has experienced its second close encounter with the Sun. It is delivering more stunning data, and at higher resolution than ever before.
Huge HAARP antenna array is bouncing radio signals off Jupiter
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, is in the midst of a wide-ranging science campaign that will see the facility bounce signals off the moon and Jupiter.
Watch SpaceX launch 53 Starlink satellites, land rocket at sea Thursday
SpaceX will launch another big batch of its Starlink broadband satellites and land a rocket on a ship at sea Thursday (Oct. 27), and you can watch it live.
Uranus moons beckon to plans for a NASA orbiter mission to the sideways world
Uranus is a strange world, knocked on its side and with a lopsided magnetic field. Its moons may be even stranger.
Webb Can Detect Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs, And Maybe Even See Signs of Life
In a recent study accepted to the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers led by Texas A&M University investigate how the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect a variety of exoplanets orbiting the nearest 15 white dwarfs to Earth using its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) Medium Resolution Spectrograph (MRS). This study holds the potential to expand our knowledge of exoplanets, their planetary compositions, and if they can support life.
Former observatory head removed from university post after 'unacceptable behavior' allegations: report
Leiden University and the European Southern Observatory have cut ties with the astronomer.
How Dangerous are Nearby Supernovae to Life on Earth?
Life and supernovae don’t mix.
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' is going to kidnap Kevin Bacon (trailer)
Marvel Studios releases the first trailer for "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special."
Clearing the Air on a Trip to Mars: the NASA Particle Partition Challenge!
In the coming decade, NASA and the China National Space Agency (CNSA) will send the first astronaut crews to Mars. Unlike missions to the International Space Station (ISS) or the Moon, crewed missions to Mars present several unique challenges because of the distance and transit times involved. For instance, it is only practical to send missions to Mars when our two planets are closest to each other in their orbits (known as “Opposition“), which occurs every 26 months. Even then, it can take up to nine months for spacecraft to reach Mars, creating all kinds of logistics headaches.
New James Webb Space Telescope photos show a massive galaxy cluster bending light
Is it two galaxies, or two star clusters? Astronomers aren't yet sure what the James Webb Space Telescope spotted in an image of the early universe.
NASA's Voyager project scientist Ed Stone retires after 50 years
Ed Stone has retired as the project scientist of NASA's Voyager mission, which sent twin probes on a historic "grand tour" of the solar system's giant planets and, much later, out to interstellar space.
NASA's asteroid surveyor snapped stunning shots of Earth and moon before heading to Jupiter's Trojans
NASA's Lucy spacecraft took some amazing photos of Earth and the moon as it prepares to slingshot towards Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.