A Russian Progress cargo ship ended its eight-month orbital stay with an intentional death dive into Earth's atmosphere on Sunday night (Oct. 23).
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Asteroid Samples Reveal Long Journey through the Solar System
Analyses of just 5.4 grams scooped from the asteroid Ryugu are delivering rich new insights into the history of the solar system.
Scorching 'super-Earth' hot enough to melt gold may have lost its atmosphere
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size rocky world, or "super-Earth," that's hot enough to melt gold and, as a result, may have no atmosphere.
What color is the sun?
The color of the sun reveals a range of information about our star including the stages of its life and the nature of light and how it interacts with the atmosphere of Earth.
This Celestron beginner telescope is 23% off on Amazon
This telescope deal gives a saving of over $45 on a Celestron telescope that's perfectly suited for beginners.
Astronaut's gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $1.9M at auction
A gold wristwatch created in celebration of the first moon landing that was presented to the first person to wear a similar model chronograph in space has sold for $1.9 million.
How the gamma-ray burst of the century surprised spacecraft operators
A fleet of space telescopes unexpectedly detected the record-breaking gamma-ray burst GRB221009A on Sunday, (Oct.9), making operators concerned about the odd signal.
Trio of yellow, blue and green lakes in Ethiopia stuns in striking satellite image
The Landsat 8 satellite recently snapped a striking image of three closely situated lakes, each one a different color, in Ethiopia.
NASA's DART asteroid crash: What scientists have learned about Dimorphos so far
Smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid isn't NASA's usual approach to planetary science, but it was certainly an opportunity nonetheless.
Climate change keeps space debris afloat longer
Changes in Earth's atmosphere resulting from climate change are working against efforts to clean dangerous debris out of orbit around Earth.
The last solar eclipse of 2022 happens tomorrow. Here's what to expect
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the new moon will orbit between the sun and the Earth, causing a partial eclipse of the sun to take place.
The scary sound of Earth’s magnetic field
Despite being essential to life on Earth, the magnetic field isn’t something we can actually see in itself, or ever hear. But, remarkably, scientists at the Technical University of Denmark have taken magnetic signals measured by ESA’s Swarm satellite mission and converted them into sound – and for something that protects us, the result is pretty scary.
A Black Hole is Hurling a jet of Material at its Neighboring Galaxy
It’s been a banner time for black hole research! In recent months, astrophysicists have announced the discovery of the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded (due to the formation of a black hole), a monster black hole in our cosmic backyard, the frame-dragging effects of a binary black hole, and the remains of the 2017 Kilonova event (spoiler alert: it was a black hole). And with the help of citizen scientists, a team of astronomers recently discovered a unique black hole in a galaxy roughly one billion light-years away that’s hurling a relativistic jet at another galaxy.
Scientists Find an Ancient Stellar Catalog Written by Hipparcus Hidden in a Medieval Tome
If you think writing paper is expensive these days, be glad you didn’t live in the middle ages. Back then, paper was as rare as hen’s teeth, so good luck finding some to write one. But if you happened to be a monk, chances are there were plenty of old books made of parchment. Many of them have useless stuff like old star catalogs, so why not just recycle the parchment for your new copy of religious literature?
These Celestron astronomy binoculars are up to $72 off.
The SkyMaster range of Celestron binoculars are some of the best on the market, but this deal ends on October 31.
What time is the last solar eclipse of 2022 on Oct. 25?
The moon will pass in front of the sun in the last solar eclipse of the year on Tuesday (Oct. 25), but you may have to wake up early if you hope to watch it online.
Auroras blasted a 250-mile-wide hole in Earth's ozone layer
Auroras set off spectacular light shows in the night sky, but they are also illuminating another reason the ozone layer is being eaten away.
Massive Antarctic iceberg ripped in two by powerful ocean currents
Fractures in an Antarctic iceberg were likely caused by rapid changes in the currents that flow through the Southern Ocean.
Hubble Space Telescope shows Webb a thing or two with spectacular new photo
Hubble revisits an old friend with a stunning new photo of the Terzan 1 globular cluster.
#MeToo in space: We must address the potential for sexual harassment and assault away from Earth
The realities of sexuality and intimacy in space are mostly omitted from discussions of human factors associated with working and living in space.
Forged Galileo manuscript leads experts to controversial book he secretly wrote
A manuscript attributed to Galileo Galilei found to be a forgery in August has led to the discovery that a different, controversial book was authored by the celebrated Italian astronomer.
