You may be able to watch the moon cluster up with ringed Saturn and fleeting Mercury on Monday (Feb. 28), but it will be a considerable challenge.
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Physicists get closer than ever to measuring the elusive neutrino
Ghost-like particles called neutrinos hardly ever interact with normal matter, giving the teensy apparitions supreme hiding powers. They are so elusive that, in the decades since their initial discovery, physicists still haven't pinned down their mass. But recently, by plopping them onto a 200-ton "neutrino scale," scientists have put a new limit on the neutrino's mass.
Venus' extreme surface heat drives swirling winds in upper atmosphere, study finds
Scientists have shown how the swirling winds and searing heat on Venus work together in a revealing new study.
Tonga underwater volcano eruption shattered two records
An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted last month and shattered two records simultaneously: The volcanic plume reached greater heights than any eruption ever captured in the satellite record, and the eruption generated an unparalleled number of lightning strikes — almost 590,000 over the course of three days, Reuters reported.
Curious Kids: Can black holes become white holes?
White holes are really just something scientists have imagined — they could exist, but we’ve never seen one, or even seen clues that one may exist.
ULA says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine won’t impact remaining Atlas 5 missions
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What is a supernova?
A supernova is what happens when a star has reached the end of its life and explodes in a brilliant burst of light.
Russia suspends Soyuz launch operations in French Guiana
A Soyuz ST-B rocket takes off from the Guiana Space Center on Feb. 10 with 34 new OneWeb internet satellites. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/P. Piron
Blaming European sanctions enacted after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian space agency said Saturday it is recalling dozens of engineers and technicians from French Guiana and suspending Soyuz rocket operations there, grounding a pair of European navigation satellites previously set for launch in early April.
Russia halts Soyuz rocket launches from South America over European sanctions on Ukraine invasion
Roscosmos is stopping all Soyuz rocket launch cooperation Europe's spaceport in French Guiana due to European Union sanctions on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
New Images of Artemis in the VAB; Rollout for SLS Launch Rehearsal Test Now Scheduled for March 17
Every journey begins with a single step, and the first step of NASA’s return to the Moon begins with a four-mile rollout to the launchpad. NASA announced their target date for rolling out the Space Launch System rocket for the four-mile crawl to the launch pad for March 17. The full rocket stack will spend about a month at the pad undergoing several tests before heading back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. If all goes well with the tests, NASA hopes to launch its uncrewed Artemis test flight, likely by early summer.
This crater on dwarf planet Ceres that may hold another icy volcano, scientists say
The finding comes from a fresh analysis of old data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which finished its mission in 2018.
Mysterious repeating fast radio burst from space looks strangely familiar, scientists realize
Scientists got a strange sense of déjà vu when they took a close look at a mysterious series of bright flashes in a galaxy just 12 million light-years away.
New sky map showcases more than 4 million galaxies, stars and other objects
That's from one team's examination of just one-quarter of the northern sky.
See the moon align with Venus and Mars in Sunday's morning sky
The trio is easily visible with the naked eye.
Curiosity Finds a Bizarre Rock on Mars that Looks Like a Flower
The Curiosity rover took a picture of something pretty enticing this week on the surface of Mars. While the object in question looks like a tiny little flower or maybe even some type of organic feature, the rover team confirmed this object is a mineral formation, with delicate structures that formed by mineral precipitating from water.
Europe's space chief says cooperation with Russia will continue, but experts aren't so sure
Europe's space chief said Friday (Feb. 25) that business with Russia continues as usual despite the situation in Ukraine. But it's unclear if the partnership can survive Russia's recent aggression.
SpaceX deploys another batch of Starlink satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with 50 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: William G. Hartenstein
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a batch of 50 more Starlink internet satellites Friday from the Central Coast of California, the company’s second Starlink mission in four days. Two more Starlink launches are scheduled from Florida in the first half of March.
'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4, Episode 9 begins setting up the big season finale
We still have no idea what species 10-C will look like or what their motives are.
Is there anything beyond the universe?
What's beyond the known limits? What lies outside the boundary of the universe? The answer is — well, it's complicated.
Russian space chief criticizes sanctions imposed by United States
The head of Russia's space agency warned Thursday (Feb. 24) that new sanctions imposed on his country could have dire consequences for the International Space Station program.
'Radio Spaceman' first look: Hellboy's Mike Mignola blasts into outer space with new Dark Horse Comics miniseries
Dark Horse Comics releases "Radio Spaceman," a new sci-fi series from writer Mike Mignola and artist Greg Hinkle.
