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Why is a day on Venus is longer than a year? The atmosphere may be to blame.

Venus' dense and stormy atmosphere is the cause why a day on the scorching planet is longer than a year, a new study suggests.

Prepare Yourself: New Engineering Images from JWST Will Blow Your Mind

If the phrase “My god, it’s full of stars” was ever appropriate, it’s due to these new images from the James Webb Space Telescope. These are ‘just’ engineering images, mind you, but they are incredible. The number of stars and galaxies visible in each image is just remarkable, not to mention the crisp clarity in the fields of view.

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Lego unveils epic Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder collector's edition for Star Wars Day

Lego is offering up the Ultimate Collector Series Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder set just in time for Star Wars Day 2022.

Sharp pictures! James Webb Space Telescope completes alignment in huge milestone

All four of Webb's instruments now capture "crisp, well-focused images" of celestial objects, NASA says.

Sunspot sends off double flare, as solar activity ramps up

A restless sunspot sent off a double solar flare on Monday (April 25), temporarily disrupting some radio communications in Asia and Australia.

New contest will send artwork to the moon

300 lucky artists will have their art flown on a one-way ticket to the moon.

Webb in full focus

Image: Webb in full focus

Obstacle course tests NASA astronauts' mission readiness after moon or Mars landing

Humanity is preparing for the next stage of space exploration that will involve stepping foot on the moon and Mars, by testing its astronauts' mission readiness.

NASA's Psyche asteroid spacecraft passes shake-and-bake test and meets the press

NASA's Psyche is scheduled to launch in August to journey to a metal asteroid.

'Potentially hazardous' asteroid twice the size of the Empire State Building will skim past Earth Thursday, NASA says

A gigantic "potentially hazardous" asteroid that may be twice the size of the Empire State Building is set to zoom past Earth Thursday (April 28), according to NASA.

SpaceX shooting for rocket turnaround record with next Starlink launch

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lands on a drone ship April 8 after launching the Ax-1 private crew mission. The same booster will be used again for the Starlink 4-16 mission west for liftoff April 29. Credit: SpaceX

With a mission Friday to deploy more Starlink internet satellites, SpaceX will try to shave nearly a week off the company’s previous record for the shortest time between two launches of the same Falcon 9 booster.

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Best cameras for astrophotography {year}

Snap incredible photos of the solar system and beyond using one of the best cameras for astrophotography.

Ganymede Casts a Long Shadow Across the Surface of Jupiter

What is that large dark smudge on Jupiter’s side? It may remind you of a certain scene from the sci-fi film “2010: The Year We Make Contact,” where a growing black spot appears in Jupiter’s atmosphere.

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NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet returns to California for assembly

NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet arrived at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility for assembly ahead of a flight test this year.

Scientists Wonder: Is the Origin of Life Extraterrestrial?

A new analysis method has revealed DNA building blocks in meteorites, suggesting that these prebiotic molecules might have formed during the solar system's earliest years.

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A Partial Solar Eclipse Kicks Off the First Eclipse Season of 2022

A remote solar eclipse this coming weekend sets us up for the first total lunar eclipse of 2022.

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Best telescope mounts in {year}

We take a look at a selection of the best telescopes mounts currently on offer.

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today

Two Russian cosmonauts will spend hours spacewalking outside the International Space Station. Watch it live

SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts fly plush turtle and monkey as zero-g indicators

What do you get when you cross a turtle with a chimp and send both into outer space? A whole lot of shenanigans. Or at least that is the story behind SpaceX Crew-4's plush turtle and small monkey.


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