Powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a curious solar ‘hedgehog’ are amongst the haul of spectacular images, movies and data returned by Solar Orbiter from its first close approach to the Sun. Although the analysis of the new dataset has only just started, it is already clear that the ESA-led mission is providing the most extraordinary insights into the Sun’s magnetic behaviour and the way this shapes space weather.
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Anycubic Photon M3 review
The Anycubic Photon M3 combines exceptional print quality with quick print times, making it an exceptional entry-level resin printer.
Making the case for The Mandalorian's new ship, the N1 Starfighter
The Mandalorian's cool new starfighter carries a lot of on-screen and off-screen Star Wars history.
China to launch Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling mission in 2025
The Tianwen 2 mission will sample an asteroid, return to Earth and then head out again to study a second space rock.
Blood moon, big city: Skywatcher captures total lunar eclipse over New York (photos)
The eclipsed moon burns red high above the bright lights of New York City in gorgeous photos captured by amateur astronomer Alexander Krivenyshev.
DARPA launches 'Ouija' project to study radio signals in Earth's atmosphere with satellites
The U.S. military plans to launch satellites to learn more about how radio signals behave in part of the Earth's atmosphere.
No, This Isn’t a Doorway on Mars
A Mastcam image from the Mars Curiosity rover captures what looks like a doorway into a rock ledge. It was formed when layered rock cracked and eroded away. Courtesy NASA Mars Curiosity Rover team.
Live coverage: SpaceX rocket, Starlink satellites poised for launch at dawn
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-18 mission launched SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
ISS spacesuits ‘no-go’ for non-emergency spacewalks after water intrusion
The aging shuttle-era spacesuits aboard the International Space Station have been declared “no-go” for operational, normally planned spacewalks pending analysis to determine what led to excess water getting into an astronaut’s helmet during a March excursion, officials confirmed Tuesday.
House UFO Hearing Brings a Few Answers and More Questions
For the first time in more than half a century, Congress conducted a public hearing into the state of the Pentagon’s study of unidentified aerial phenomena — which is the new name for mysteries once known as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs.
Carbon-12 is an Essential Building Block for Life and Scientists Have Finally Figured Out How it Forms in Stars
Artist’s impression of a red giant star. Their cores are cauldrons where carbon-12 is produced. Credit:NASA/ Walt Feimer
NASA, Boeing ready for long-delayed, high-stakes Starliner test flight
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was hoisted on top of ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket May 4 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance
Running years late, Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule program is poised for a crucial unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station set for launch Thursday, a do-over of an abbreviated 2019 demo mission that has cost the aerospace contractor nearly $600 million.
Watch SpaceX launch 53 new Starlink satellites early Wednesday
SpaceX plans to launch 53 more Starlink internet satellites and land the returning rocket on a ship at sea early Wednesday morning (May 18), and you can watch all the action live.
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 2 adds a lot to Uhura's backstory
A comet threatens to impact into an inhabited world, plus Pike ponders if his own future is preordained in episode 2 of "Strange New Worlds."
'The Orville' Season 3 full trailer is here for June 2 debut on Hulu
Eleven glorious episodes of "The Orville" will gracefully land on Hulu weekly starting June 2. Watch the full trailer here.
NASA's Mars lander InSight has only a few months to live on the Red Planet
NASA's Mars lander InSight has only a few months of science life left as it faces dwindling power from Martian dust.
Save $142 on this massive Playmobil Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise set
This deal may not last long, but you will prosper.
New astronauts have changes in their brains after their first long-duration mission
Astronauts who go on their first long-duration space mission have differences in their brains compared with the brains of more experienced astronauts and non-astronauts.
Boeing's Starliner remains on track for crucial Thursday launch to space station
Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi remains on track to launch on a crucial test flight to the International Space Station on Thursday (May 19).
These beginner telescopes from Celestron are on sale for under $100 at Amazon
Amazon is currently holding a sale on a couple of beginner telescopes from Celestron and they're under $100.
US military taking 'all hands on deck' approach to understanding UFOs
The U.S. military aims to more systematically classify and characterize reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), officials said during a congressional hearing on Tuesday (May 17).