The distant ice giant planet Uranus will be facing the sun in the sky on the evening of Wednesday (Nov. 9), during an astronomical arrangement called opposition.
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Ancient underground water could unlock secrets of alien life
In the depths of an Alpine mountain range, a researcher is searching for life that might look just like that on other planets.
Wireless power from space
Image: Wireless power from space
Beam-hopping JoeySat has shipped
An advanced broadband satellite that can offer high-speed internet connectivity anywhere on Earth is ready to enter its final assembly ahead of launch.
Watch Cygnus cargo ship arrive at space station early Wednesday
The private Cygnus cargo craft is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station early Wednesday morning (Nov. 9) despite being unable to deploy one of its two solar arrays.
Check Out the Journey From Raw Data to Beautiful Image
Creating astronomical images is no easy task, and astronomers with the European Southern Observatory have provided a handy guide to show you how astronomy goes from raw data to an image that you can splash on your desktop.
NASA delays Artemis 1 moon launch to Nov. 16 due to Tropical Storm Nicole
The approaching Tropical Storm Nicole has forced NASA to push its highly anticipated Artemis 1 moon launch back by two days, to Nov. 16.
First launch of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket slips to Nov. 16
NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket on pad 39B. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
NASA said Tuesday the launch of its Artemis 1 moon rocket will be delayed from Nov. 14 to no earlier than Nov. 16 as approaching Tropical Storm Nicole interrupts preflight processing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
1,300 of Ukrainian military's SpaceX Starlink terminals went offline due to funding shortfall: report
Ukraine's space-based communications infrastructure took a serious hit recently due to funding problems, according to a media report.
Earth’s First Known Mass Extinction Event Starved Life of Oxygen
650 million years ago, Earth was completely or almost completely frozen, according to the Snowball Earth Hypothesis. As the atmosphere changed and Earth warmed up, it heralded the beginning of the Ediacaran Period. The Ediacaran Period marks the first time multicellular life was widespread on the planet. It predates the more well-known Cambrian Period, when more complex life emerged, diversified, and flourished.
What's that smell? Broccoli emits gas that could signal presence of alien life
Broccoli, algae and many other plants and microbes on Earth purge toxins by morphing them into gases that might be present in exoplanet atmospheres, signaling life.
Branson blues? Challenges face Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic may be sued by shareholders, a media report suggests, while Virgin Orbit is bleeding cash ahead of its first launch from the United Kingdom.
China just test-fired the engine for its huge new moon and Mars rocket
China has completed a first hot fire test of a fully-assembled powerful new engine that could power new launch vehicles and boost the country's space capabilities.
Stunning Photos from the November 8, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse
Did the skies above you cooperate this morning to see the total lunar eclipse? Mine did not, and Fraser reports he was clouded out as well. But thankfully, we can live vicariously through all of the wonderful friends and astrophotographers who have shared their jaw-dropping photos of the blood Moon, Beaver Moon total lunar eclipse. This is the last total lunar eclipse until March 14, 2025.
China Launches Mengtian, the Last Major Module to its Space Station
On the afternoon of Monday, October 31st, 2022 (Halloween!), China launched the Mengtian laboratory cabin module into space, where it will join the Tiangong modular space station. This module, whose name translates to “Dreaming of the Heavens,” is the second laboratory and final addition to Tiangong (“Palace in the Sky”). This successful launch places China one step closer to completing its first long-term space station, roughly one-fifth the mass of the International Space Station (ISS) and comparable in size to Russia’s decommissioned Mir space station.
Astronomers spot the exposed inner core of an 'oddball' star by accident
By sheer chance, astronomers have spotted the stripped core of a star that was once 12 times the mass of the sun during a stage of stellar evolution that lasts the blink of a cosmic eye.
Astronomers Spot the Debris From Planets That Formed 10 Billion Years ago
The fate of the Sun is sealed. It was sealed by gravity in the earliest days of its formation. In several billion years the Sun will swell to a red giant, cast off much of its thin outer layers, then collapse to become a white dwarf. The white dwarfs we see in the nearby galaxy tell us of our Sun’s future. Its core will collapse to about the size of Earth, and then it will gradually cool as it fades into the dark. It’s a tale we’ve long known, but astronomers continue to learn learning interesting details, particularly regarding what might be the fate of the Sun’s planets.
Eclipsed Blood Moon looms over NASA's Artemis 1 rocket (photos)
NASA's huge Artemis 1 moon rocket stares up at its blood-red target in amazing lunar eclipse photos posted by the space agency today (Nov. 8).
NASA's last space shuttle cabin trainer lands at Lone Star Flight Museum
The last of NASA's space shuttle crew cabin mockups to leave the training room floor has arrived at its new home, the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston.
NASA astronaut votes from space bunk bed for Election Day 2022
NASA astronaut Josh Cassada voted in the U.S. midterms from a bunk bed aboard the International Space Station, joining an elite cadre of people who cast their ballots from orbit.
James Webb Space Telescope could search for 'laughing gas' to find alien life
An alternative biosignature on alien planets could be the same chemical that makes laughing gas.
