Selfies have become ubiquitous everywhere – even Mars. Now, the Tianwen 1 orbiter is getting into the spirit with a selfie taken high up in Martian orbit.
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Here’s Exactly how Engineers Are Aligning JWST’s Segmented Mirrors
Engineers for the James Webb Space Telescope are in the midst of an intricate, three-month-long process of aligning the telescope’s 18 separate mirror segments to work together as one giant, high-precision 6.5-meter (21.3-foot) primary telescope mirror.
Can our brains help prove the universe is conscious?
Scientists have long pondered how matter in the universe gives rise to our subjective experience of reality and if consciousness could permeate space and time.
Gaia Finds Ancient Satellite Galaxy Pontus Embedded in Milky Way
A recent study looked at stellar streams hidden in Gaia data, to uncover evidence of an ancient remnant dubbed Pontus.
Real shooting stars exist, but they aren't the streaks you see in a clear night sky
Some stars travel at high speeds through the universe and sometimes leave spectacular clouds of dust and gas in their wake.
Webb’s workhorse: NIRSpec
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The NIRSpec instrument is the workhorse near-infrared spectrograph on board the James Webb Space Telescope and is provided by ESA.
Petition calls for US government release of UFO videos
A new petition calls for the United States government to release to the public all unclassified videos of unidentified flying objects (UFOS).
Can you build and manage orbital stations in Orbit.Industries?
The strategy game's open beta is available to play and you can build and manage your own orbital stations.
Moon mystery: Who launched the rocket that will slam into the lunar far side?
There's an ongoing saga regarding the object that will smash into the moon's far side on March 4.
'Tatooine-like' planet spotted from Earth points to future discoveries
A ground-based telescope's detection of a known Tatooine-like planet could herald new discoveries of similar planets, researchers say.
The European Space Agency wants to be able to launch its own astronauts
The European Space Agency (ESA) is pushing for its members to back a program to allow it to independently send astronauts to space and set ambitious, long-term human exploration goals.
NASA will update us all on its Artemis 1 moon mission Thursday. Here's how to follow it live.
NASA will give an update about its Artemis 1 moon mission on Thursday (Feb. 24), and you can tune in.
Landsat 9 declared operational, IXPE returns first science imagery
This image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A combines some of the first X-ray data collected by NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, shown in magenta, with high-energy X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, in blue. Credits: NASA/CXC/SAO/IXPE
Two NASA satellites launched late last year are operational and returning imagery — one looking back at planet Earth and another peering into the cosmos in search of new insights into the remnants of dead stars.
Tiny nanosat aims to spot volcanic eruptions from space before they happen
"NACHOS" flew to space aboard the 17th Cygnus resupply mission for the space station on Saturday (Feb. 19).
One Crater on the Moon is Filled with Ice and Gas that Came from a Comet Impact
In the coming years, NASA and other space agencies hope to explore the southern polar region of the Moon. Recent surveys of this region have revealed an environment rich in volatiles – elements that vaporize rapidly due to changes in conditions. In particular, missions like NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) have detected abundant water ice in the permanently-shadowed craters around the South Pole-Aitken Basin.
Military activity in Russia spotted in satellite photos as tensions rise in Ukraine
Satellites can see military activity in Russia from space as tensions over Ukraine intensify.
NASA's 'quiet' X-59 supersonic plane moves to Texas for testing and calibration
A quiet supersonic plane designed and built by NASA to usher in a new era of superfast air travel made a pitstop in Texas to perform crucial structural testing ahead of a debut flight later this year.
How dark is your night sky? An observer's guide
Just one in five Americans lives under a sky dark enough to make out all four stars of the Little Dipper's bowl with the naked eye. Are you one of them?
Blue Origin plans to boost spaceflight launches in 2022: report
The space tourism company hopes to fly twice the number of people it did in 2021.
Save a whopping 50% on Starship Samurai board game
That's an out-of-this-world deal for Starship Samurai that saves you nearly $30.
The Parker Solar Probe Captures Surprising Images of Venus Nightside
A visible glow from our sister planet’s nightside sheds new light on a 300-year-old observing enigma dubbed the “ashen light.”
