The "forbidden" light of the spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is captured in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, suggesting the galaxy contradicts common rules of quantum physics.
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Everything we know about 'Alien: Romulus'
Xenomorphs are invading the big screen once again with a movie from 'Evil Dead' helmer Fede Álvarez. Here's what we know about 'Alien: Romulus' so far.
James Webb Space Telescope may have found the oldest black hole in the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be.
This alien planetary system has a Jupiter world 99 times wider than Earth
Astronomers found two planetary systems centered around solar analogs containing mini-Neptune planets and a "super-Jupiter" world 99 times the size of Earth.
Watch Artemis 2 moon crew take a slide for NASA training (video)
The next moon astronauts practiced sliding out of their Orion spacecraft during a simulated emergency splashdown. Artemis 2 aims to fly the four astronauts in 2024.
See the last half moon of 2023 swim with the fish of Pisces tonight
The moon reaches its first quarter moon phase on Dec. 19, crossing the sky in the Pisces constellation as the last half-moon of 2023.
Bolivia’s hypergravity blood cell test for astronaut health
The latest international group to employ ESA’s hypergravity-generating Large Diameter Centrifuge is an all-female team from Bolivia, with access sponsored by the United Nations and ESA. The researchers are investigating whether the high gravity levels experienced during rocket launches might contribute to the anemia afflicting many astronauts in space.
Gaia's 10th anniversary
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Ten years ago, on 19 December 2013, ESA’s billion star-mapping satellite Gaia launched. Since then, Gaia has been scanning the sky and gathering an enormous amount of data on the positions and motions of 1.8 billion stars, enabling numerous discoveries about the history of our galaxy.
Hera’s wings of power
Image: Hera’s wings of power
Space X Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 6-34 mission. Image: Spaceflight Now.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Monday night after high winds kept the rocket grounded last week. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites occurred at 11:01 p.m. EST (0401 UTC).
Millions of Satellites Could Have a Profound Effect on the Earth’s Ionosphere
Hardly a day goes by where a story hits the headlines about our abuse of the Earth’s precious environment be that the atmosphere or the oceans, forests or desert. When it comes to the atmosphere we all tend to immediately turn our attention to pollution, to gasses being released and disturbing the delicate balance. Yet a paper recently published points to a new demon, megaconstellations of satellites damaging the ionosphere – the ionised part of the upper atmosphere.
The Holographic Secret of Black Holes
As weird as it might sound, black holes appear to be holograms.
Space weather will drag NASA's NEOWISE asteroid-hunting probe back to Earth in 2025
After more than a decade of hunting for asteroids and comets, the days of NASA's NEOWISE mission are officially numbered, thanks to our increasingly active sun.
The rings of Uranus look positively festive in epic James Webb Space Telescope holiday photo
The observations are vital for piecing together the science objectives for a future mission to Uranus.
Toxic Gas is Leaking out of Enceladus. It’s also a Building Block of Life.
Enceladus’ status as a target in the search for life keeps rising. We’ve known for years that plumes erupting from the ocean under the moon’s icy shell contain important organic compounds related to life. Now, researchers have found another chemical in the plumes which is not only highly toxic but also critical in the appearance of life.
Astronomers Scan Hundreds of Stars for “Anomalous Transits”
Telescopes have been collecting copious amounts of data on exoplanets in recent years. One of the most common datasets tracks what are known as “transits,” where an exoplanet crosses in front of its host star and dims the star’s light slightly as it does so. The majority of exoplanets have been found this way, but other interesting details might be hidden in the data. For example, what would it mean if the transits happened in a way that disagreed with typical Newtonian physics? One answer to that question is that there might be an intelligent force behind the discrepancy – and that’s what a group of researchers at Breakthrough Listen began looking for in a paper recently published on arXiv.
SpaceX gearing up for 3rd Starship flight (photos)
A month after its latest liftoff, SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is getting ready to fly again.
China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit
Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China's mysterious reusable space plane seems to have placed six unknown objects in orbit around it.
As an Asteroid-Hunting Mission Approaches Its End, What's Next?
The pioneering NEOWISE observatory celebrates a milestone, even as the end of the mission draws near.
Western Europe's 1st vertical spaceport cleared for launch, hopes to see rockets fly in 2024
Western Europe's first vertical spaceport receives a launch license, paving the way for the continent's debut rocket flight next year.
