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This image of the young volcanic region of Elysium Planitia on Mars [10.3°N, 159.5°E] was taken on 14 April 2021 by the CaSSIS camera on the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).
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SpaceX delays back-to-back Falcon 9 rocket launches due to bad weather
Here's our guide on how to clean binoculars properly, so you're well-prepared for the next stargazing event.
How NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will get ready for its first cosmic observations
Starlight is a great stargazing app for learning the basics but doesn’t offer much depth beyond what you’ll find with a simple Google search.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 10 – 18
The evening Moon steps eastward over Scorpius as it waxes through first quarter. All four giant planets await your telescope in early to late evening.
Earth from Space: Danube Delta
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Danube Delta – the second largest river delta in Europe.
Perseverance Drills Another Hole, and This Time the Sample is Intact
When it landed on Mars in February of 2021, the Perseverance rover joined a small armada of robotic explorers working hard to characterize Mars’ environment and atmosphere and determine if it ever supported life. But unlike its predecessors, one of the key objectives of the rover is to obtain samples of Martian soil and rock, which it will leave in a cache for later retrieval by a joint NASA-ESA mission.
Perseverance rover collects 2nd Mars sample (photos)
Perseverance collected another drilled-out core of a Martian rock dubbed "Rochette," sealing the sample in its designated titanium tube on Wednesday (Sept. 8).
Cosmonauts outfit new science module on 50th planned Russian spacewalk outside space station
Two cosmonauts continued the outfitting of a new module outside the International Space Station on what was the 50th planned spacewalk to originate from the Russian segment of the orbiting outpost.
White Dwarfs can Continue Burning Hydrogen, Even After They’re Dead
White dwarfs are supposed to be dead remnants of stars, doomed to simply fade away into the background. But new observations show that some are able to maintain some semblance of life by wrapping themselves in a layer of fusing hydrogen.
Astronauts in final training for flight on brand new SpaceX crew capsule
SpaceX's Inspiration4 spaceflight will launch a Kings of Leon song and 50 other digital art NFTs to orbit next week.
NASA's daring Lucy asteroid mission is ready to launch
"Star Trek: Prodigy," Paramount+'s second animated entry into the "Star Trek" universe, looks like it will be a lot of fun.
Asteroid Apophis’ 2029 Flyby Will Provide a Bonanza of Asteroid Science
When a young solar system gets going it’s little more than a young star and a rotating disk of debris. Accepted thinking says that the swirling debris is swept up in planet formation. But a new study says that much of the matter in the disk could face a different fate.
A Gravitational Lens Shows the Same Galaxy Three Times
The four-person crew of SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 mission is on the way to Florida to prep for next week's historic liftoff.
A look into Boba Fett’s ship and gadgets
The first full trailer for season 2 of "Star Trek: Picard" has warped online and you can watch it here.
Kate Mulgrew spills the beans on 'Star Trek: Prodigy' and bringing Captain Janeway back to TV
Eliminate speckling in space shots and reduce noise in astrophotography with these top tips.
Save 37% on this Amazon Fire TV Stick in Baby Yoda green for Cyber Monday
Satellite images capture aerial views of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida's landfall on Aug. 29.
Astronaut Alan Shepard’s daughter and Michael Strahan named to spaceflight
Technicians lifted the 29-engine Super Heavy vehicle known as Booster 4 onto the orbital launch mount at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas on Wednesday (Sept. 8).
Canadian meteorite's roof crash leads to research on space rock orbits and building strikes
The dates have been set for ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet’s upcoming command of the International Space Station, as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer prepares to join him on board.
Scientists fetch best images to date of 'dog bone' asteroid and 2 tiny moons
New observations of an asteroid shaped like a dog bone and its two tiny moons have given scientists insight into how the strange trio came to be.
Fourth spacewalk for Alpha mission
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are set to leave the International Space Station on a spacewalk on Sunday 12 September.
