Breakthrough Listen, a privately funded project seeking evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence, has started operations on the MeerKAT radio telescope array in South Africa. Over the next two years, the team will search over a million nearby stars, expanding the number of targets observed by a factor of 1000.
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US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider stealth bomber, most advanced military aircraft ever
The U.S. Air Force unveiled the new Northrop Grumman-built B-21 Raider stealth bomber Friday (Dec. 2) to be the new backbone of the Air Force's fleet.
Scientists Simulate a Wormhole, NASA’s Moon Infrastructure, China’s Space Station Crew
The best images from Artemis so far. More spacecraft are going to the Moon. Researchers have simulated a wormhole. China now has six people on board its space station. All this and more space news in this week’s Space Bites.
NASA astronauts deploy roll-out solar array while spacewalking outside space station
NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio helped augment and restore power to the International Space Station during a seven-hour spacewalk on Saturday (Dec. 3).
How Do Stars Get Kicked Out of Globular Clusters?
Globular clusters are densely-packed collections of stars bound together gravitationally in roughly-shaped spheres. They contain hundreds of thousands of stars. Some might contain millions of stars.
Space 220 at Disney's Epcot serves up more space fact trading cards
Diners enjoying the fare on the Centauri space station can take home a souvenir that dips even further into the solar system. Space 220 gives out trading cards featuring space food and exploration.
Artemis 1 moon mission squeezing communications with James Webb Space Telescope
Two major NASA missions that have launched in the past year are revealing a communications weakness in space.
China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts set to return to Earth on Sunday
Three astronauts who spent six months in space constructing China's new space station are set to return home on Sunday (Dec. 4).
Europe's new lightweight Vega C rocket gets a big Earth observation opportunity
Arianespace will launch five Earth missions with Vega C between 2024 and 2026 on behalf of the European Union.
Mars at opposition will meet up with the full moon next week (Dec. 7). Here's how to see it
The full moon will appear in very close proximity to a brilliant Mars in the evening of Wednesday (Dec. 7) as the Red Planet reaches opposition.
SpaceX gets permission to deploy 7,500 next-generation Starlink satellites
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX to deploy 7,500 next-generation Starlink internet satellites — one-quarter of the company's planned constellation.
Watch 2 NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk on Saturday
Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk Saturday (Dec. 3) to install new solar arrays on the International Space Station, and you can watch the action live.
NASA Releases Another Supercut of the Artemis I Mission, Showing the Launch and Flight Past the Moon
Artemis I is now on day seventeen of its mission, having just completed its distant retrograde orbit burn. This maneuver has placed the uncrewed Orion spacecraft (loaded with mannequins and sensors) on its way back to Earth. In honor of this historic mission that has traveled farther than any spacecraft in history, NASA has released a second supercut video of footage from the mission. The 1-minute, 36-second video includes highlights from the maiden launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft making its circumlunar flight and looking back at the Earth-Moon system.
US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider stealth bomber today. Here's what we know
The U.S. Air Force will unveil the new Northrop Grumman-built B-21 Raider stealth bomber today (Dec. 2), an aircraft that has been called "the most advanced military aircraft ever built."
Webb Telescope Surveys a Hot Saturn
A collection of five research studies delve into the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-39b as astronomers seek to better understand the chemistry of a world beyond the solar system.
China's Shenzhou 15 crew has busy 6 months ahead aboard Tiangong space station
The three astronauts about to take control of China's Tiangong space station have an action-packed six months ahead of them.
Megatsunami swept over Mars after massive asteroid hit the Red Planet
A Martian megatsunami may have raced across the Red Planet after a cosmic impact similar to the one that likely ended Earth's age of dinosaurs, a new study finds.
New Images of Titan From JWST and Keck Telescopes Reveal a Rare Observation
Planetary scientists have greatly anticipated using the James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared vision to study Saturn’s enigmatic moon Titan and its atmosphere. The wait is finally over and the results are spectacular. Plus, JWST had a little help from one of its ground-based observatory friends in helping to decode some strange features in the new images. Turns out, JWST had just imaged a rare event on Titan: clouds.
Hundreds report seeing a bright fireball in northeastern U.S.
Less than two weeks after a bright fireball lit up the sky above the Great Lakes, another spectacular meteor impressed skywatchers in the Northeast.
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' trailer gathers the gang for another epic space mission
Disney and Marvel Studios release the first trailer for next year's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."
