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A triple meteoric spectacle is set to grace our skies this weekend
This weekend might have three meteor showers active at the same time, combining to provide a celestial firework display almost all through the night.
Galactic 'gem' sparkles in dazzling new Hubble image aided by citizen scientists
An unusual galaxy merger boasts multiple interwoven arms in a newly released Hubble Space Telescope image.
Meteor brightens up the sky above Sydney as peak meteor showers arrive
The peak shooting star season has arrived with six meteor showers expected to pepper Earth in the upcoming weeks as the planet hurtles through fields of cometary debris.
Possible SpaceX debris falls in Australia from Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft
Social media pictures suggest an unpressurized 'trunk' from the SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon spacecraft might have fallen to Earth near Dalgety on July 8, matching re-entry calculations.
When and where will China's big rocket debris fall to Earth this weekend?
A big Chinese rocket body will crash back to Earth tomorrow (July 30), but nobody knows exactly when or where.
The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower of 2022 is peaking now
The Delta Aquarrids meteor shower peaks tonight (July 29). The shower commonly generates about 15-20 meteors per hour and is best viewed around 3 a.m. local time.
Europe's new Venus probe will have to survive months-long scorching 'aerobrake' procedure
Europe's planned Venus exploration mission will depend on a challenging aerobraking procedure to lower its orbit, which will test the thermal resiliency of its materials to the limits.
New clues emerge about runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi's violent past
The runaway star is dashing across the galaxy at more than 100,000 mph, thanks to a massive explosion that happened more than a million years ago.
1 month away! NASA gearing up for launch of epic Artemis 1 moon mission
NASA is working toward an Aug. 29 launch target date for Artemis 1, which will use a Space Launch System megarocket to send an uncrewed Orion capsule on a multiweek mission around the moon.
International Space Station has 'peculiar odor,' astronaut says
A TikTok video from European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti dished about the smells of the International Space Station, particularly the toilet and trash.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 29 – August 6
As the Big Dipper dips and the Guardians of the Pole align one over the other, Saturn looms low in the southeast and the False Comet teases at its highest.
Congress approves International Space Station extension to 2030
Congress wants the International Space Station to keep going through the end of the decade.
Earth's crust is dripping 'like honey' into its interior under the Andes
Earth's crust is dripping "like honey" into our planet's hot interior beneath the Andes mountains, scientists have discovered.
Strange, never-before-seen diamond crystal structure found inside 'Diablo canyon' meteorite
Graphene found interlocked with diamonds inside an ancient meteorite could be the key to superfast, supercharged tech.
Asteroids' colors, shapes and brightness levels revealed in new Gaia satellite data
In addition to supplying data on 2 billion stars throughout the Milky Way, Gaia has provided information about some smaller bodies closer to home.
'The Orville' Season 3 episode 8 is a full, feature-length, mini-movie experience
All of this could've easily been avoided if Topa didn't follow that little blue bug
Don't panic about the Chinese space junk crash this weekend
A huge Chinese rocket body is expected to fall to Earth this weekend, but that doesn't mean you should scurry into a bunker.
A Black Hole can Tear a Neutron Star Apart in Less Than 2 Seconds
Almost seven years ago (September 14th, 2015), researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detected gravitational waves (GWs) for the first time. Their results were shared with the world six months later and earned the discovery team the Noble Prize in Physics the following year. Since then, a total of 90 signals have been observed that were created by binary systems of two black holes, two neutron stars, or one of each. This latter scenario presents some very interesting opportunities for astronomers.
Strange Mars dunes reveal where the wind blows on the Red Planet
NASA's veteran Mars orbiter captured a stunning image of a Martian dune field that reveals intricate details that might help scientists learn more about weather patterns in the planet's past.
