Olympus Mons is well known for being the largest volcano in the Solar System. It’s joined on Mars by three other shield volcanoes; Ascraeus, Pavonis and Arsia but a recent discovery has revealed a fifth. Provisionally called Noctis volcano, this previously unknown Martian feature reaches 9,022 metres high and 450 kilometres across. Its presence has eluded planetary scientists because it has been heavily eroded and is on the boundary of the fractured maze-like terrain of Noctis Labyrinthus.
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NASA celebrates SpaceX Starship's 3rd test flight, but more work needed ahead of Artemis moon missions
SpaceX's Starship reached space and achieved orbital velocity during its March 14 test flight, but more work is needed before it can land NASA Artemis astronauts on the moon.
¿QUÉ TIEMPO HARÁ EL DÍA DEL ECLIPSE SOLAR TOTAL?
El experto en meteorología de eclipses, Jay Anderson, comparte los pronósticos a largo plazo para el día del eclipse, así como instrucciones sobre cómo consultar las previsiones del tiempo a medida que el 8 de abril se acerque.
Watch Jennifer Lopez pilot a space mech in 1st teaser for Netflix sci-fi film 'Atlas' (video)
Netflix released a first teaser trailer for its new action sci-fi feature starring Jennifer Lopez, "Atlas."
The Stars of the Carina Constellation
Get to know the stars of Carina constellation — and learn how to spot the False Cross instead of being fooled by it!
NASA beefing up SLS moon rocket for its Artemis program
As NASA tests a new generation of lunar rocket engines, the agency said it will need more power and storage to help astronauts work on the moon in the coming decade.
It's Time for Jupiter's Annual Checkup by Hubble
Each year, the Hubble Space Telescope focuses on the giant planets in our Solar System when they’re near the closest point to Earth, which means they’ll be large and bright in the sky. Jupiter had its photos taken on January 5-6th, 2024, showing off both sides of the planet. Hubble was looking for storm activity and changes in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
April 8's total solar eclipse will make baseball history. Here's how
The total solar eclipse on April 8 stretches from Mexico across 15 U.S. states and into southeastern Canada, hitting two cities that will host Major League Baseball games that day.
This is a 1.3 Gigapixel Image of a Supernova Remnant
Stars more massive than the Sun blow themselves to pieces at the end of their life. Usually leaving behind either a black hole, neutron star or pulsar they also scatter heavy elements across their host galaxy. One such star went supernova nearly 11,000 years ago creating the Vela Supernova Remnant. The resultant expanding cloud of debris covers almost 100 light years and would be twenty times the diameter of the full Moon. Astronomers have recently imaged the remnant with a 570 megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam) creating a stunning 1.3 gigapixel image.
Laser light sabre
Image: Laser light sabre
Nancy Grace Roman will Map the Far Side of the Milky Way
The Galaxy is a collection of stars, planets, gas clouds and to the dismay of astronomers, dust clouds. The dust blocks starlight from penetrating so it’s very difficult to learn about the far side of the Galaxy. Thankfully the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman telescope has infrared capability so it can see through the dust. A systematic survey of the far side of the Milky Way is planned to see what’s there and could discover billions of objects in just a month.
Speck of light glimpsed by Hubble is truly an enormous old galaxy, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on a mere speck of light seen by Hubble, identifying it as a massive early galaxy that existed just 510 million years after the Big Bang.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 15 – 24
Mercury emerges in the sunset, far lower right of brighter Jupiter. And don't just arc to Arcturus and speed to Spica — continue the curve to Corvus, cruise to Capella, and more.
Earth from Space: Vienna, Austria
Image: The historic centre of Vienna, Austria’s capital city, is featured in this image captured on 23 June 2023.
Watch SpaceX's Starship reenter Earth's atmosphere in this fiery video
SpaceX's Starship captured amazing footage of its fiery trip through Earth's atmosphere during its third test flight, which took place on Thursday (March 14).
Scientists may have just caught 7 exotic 'ghost particles' as they pierced through Earth
The IceCube facility may have caught evidence of seven elusive ghosts. There is nothing supernatural about them, however. They're "ghost particles," or neutrinos, that come from powerful cosmic sources.
Relive SpaceX Starship's 3rd flight test in breathtaking photos
SpaceX's Starship put on quite a show during its third test flight on March 14, 2024, leading to some incredible images.
James Webb Space Telescope spots the icy building blocks of life swirling around infant stars
Two infant stars are surrounded by swirling clouds that astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found contain icy molecules that could form the building blocks of life.
Get ready: SpaceX's Starships are coming
SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket today (March 14) for the third time ever, and the company is already gearing up for liftoff number four.
Self-docking spacecraft could be built with AI system similar to ChatGPT
Scientists have invented a program that allows spacecraft to dock autonomously. It's still in testing phases, but the next step may be to try it out in orbit.
