Researchers have spotted what might be the farthest astronomical object ever found — a galaxy candidate named HD1 that they estimate is 13.5 billion light-years away.
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Relive all the galactic magic in 'The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian' Season 2
Abrams Books delivers another stellar "making of" edition with "The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian" Season 2
Ultra-fast electron rain is pouring out of Earth's magnetosphere, and scientists think they know why
Scientists discovered the mechanism that causes electrons to 'downpour' into Earth's atmosphere.
ESA astronaut performs simulated polar Moon landing
Side-lit by the Sun, its heavily cratered surface mired in shadow, the south pole of the Moon represents a highly challenging lunar landing target. Italian ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori took to an advanced flight simulator to try out a mock polar touchdown as part of a project to design a ‘human-in-the-loop’ lunar landing system.
Introducing ESA Careers Week: 2-5 May 2022
Want to find out about applying for a job at ESA? Want to hear about the projects our teams are working on? Interested in joining our online job fair? You can do all this and more at ESA Careers Week from 2 - 5 May — save the date!
Digging Through Kepler Data Turns Up a Near Twin of Jupiter
NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft was deactivated in November 2018, about ten years after it launched. The mission detected over 5,000 candidate exoplanets and 2,662 confirmed exoplanets using the transit method. But scientists are still working with all of Kepler’s data, hoping to uncover more planets in the observations.
SpaceX's Crew-4 astronaut mission delayed a day to April 20
The launch of Crew-4 had been scheduled for April 19. But it'll now lift off no earlier than April 20, and NASA and SpaceX are also considering the backup date of April 23.
NASA’s SLS moon rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 share the scene at Kennedy Space Center
Seen from Cape Canaveral National Seashore on Wednesday, NASA’s Space Launch System (left) stands on pad 39B and a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (right) stands on pad 39A. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 shared the scene Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center — the first time since 2009 that rockets have stood on both pads at Launch Complex 39.
Bjarni Tryggvason, one of Canada's original astronauts, dies at 76
Bjarni Tryggvason, one of Canada's original astronauts, has died at the age of 76. Selected by the National Research Council of Canada in 1983, Tryggvason launched with NASA's STS-85 crew in 1997.
Comets fade even as deep in space as Saturn's orbit, scientists find
When comets first appear near Earth, their bright tails of ionized gas stun observers, but on every subsequent return, they become dimmer.
Marsquakes are Caused by Shifting Magma
Before the InSight Lander arrived on Mars, scientists could only estimate what the planet’s internal structure might be. Its size, mass, and moment of inertia were their main clues. Meteorites, orbiters, and in-situ sampling by rovers provided other clues.
See NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket, SpaceX's Ax-1 astronaut mission on the launch pad (photos)
The two rockets — NASA's SLS and SpaceX's Falcon 9 — can be seen together in photos that NASA posted to one of its Flickr accounts today (April 6).
Hot and Cold: Jupiters Reveal Formation and Chemistry of Exotic Worlds
At the extremes: A hot Jupiter reveals extreme chemistry on a sizzling world, and a cold Jupiter sheds light on giant planet formation.
Celebrate all 7 seasons of 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' with this new collector's edition book
"Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Official Collector's Edition" lands on April 5 from Titan Comics
Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon capsule on launch pad for test-firing today
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft stand on pad 39A in preparation for Axiom’s Ax-1 private crew mission. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
SpaceX rolled a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to their launch pad Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center, setting up for an engine test-firing Wednesday and launch Friday of four private space fliers on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station.
Ax-1: Why the private mission to the International Space Station is a gamechanger
Unlike the short "joyrides" of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, this mission will be reaching the roughly 400km altitude needed to dock with the ISS.
Rare 'black widow' star system could help unlock the secrets of space-time
Scientists found a remarkably stable 'black widow ' pulsar that could be used to help detect gravitational waves.
BluShift Aerospace Tests MAREVL Engine, Eyes Move to Kennedy Space Center
With the first test of its MAREVL Engine complete, Maine’s space launch startup bluShift Aerospace looks to expand operations.
Everything we know about Obi-Wan Kenobi: Release date, where to stream, plot
With Ewan McGregor finally stepping back into the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi after 15 years, it’s a moment that fans of every generation have been waiting for.
Strange 'reverse shock wave' supernova is exploding in the wrong direction
Data collected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed that a supernova shock wave traveling through the Cassiopeia A nebula is not expanding as evenly as it should be.
New Hubble photo shows galaxy's bright supermassive black hole cloaked in dust
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new view of a galaxy with an active black hole obscured by tendrils of dark dust.
