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Russia pinpoints cause of Luna-25 moon lander's failure
Russia's Luna-25 lander crashed into the moon in August because an onboard control unit failed to shut the spacecraft's thrusters off at the right time, investigators found.
SpaceX poised to launch its 70th mission of the year tonight
SpaceX plans to launch 22 of its Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Oct. 4), on the company's 70th orbital mission of the year.
“Planet X” May Have Left Our Solar System Billions of Years Ago
A new understanding of far-off worlds in the outer solar system suggests that if "Planet X" ever existed, it has long since left the vicinity.
The James Webb Space Telescope shines in trailer for new IMAX film 'Deep Sky' (video)
A new trailer for the IMAX documentary "Deep Sky" promises jaw-dropping cosmic shots of the revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope and the groundbreaking images it has already produced.
NASA wants a 'lunar freezer' for its Artemis moon missions
NASA has issued a request for "lunar freezer" designs that can safely store materials taken from the moon during planned Artemis program missions.
Rosy red nebula glows in gorgeous new European Southern Observatory photo
The European Southern Observatory's VLT Survey Telescope captured a beautiful new image of the rosy red emission nebula known as IC1284.
Comet Hartley Comes Home Again; Gegenschein-gazing
Get acquainted with Comet 103P/Hartley. It's been a dozen years since its last bright apparition. While you're at it challenge yourself to spot the elusive gegenschein.
Ozone hole goes large again
Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an ‘ozone depleting area,’ reached a size of 26 million sq km on 16 September 2023. This is roughly three times the size of Brazil.
'Ahsoka' season 1 episode 8 review: A finale that sticks the landing without flourish
The final episode of Ahsoka's first season doesn't take a whole lot of risks and leaves many doors open, but it's the conclusion you were looking for.
New 'Star Trek: Holo-Ween' comic miniseries ushers in the spooky season (images)
Here's a preview of IDW Publishing's special miniseries comic, 'Star Trek: Holo-Ween.'
Impulse Space CEO Tom Mueller talks early days at SpaceX, moon bases and a booming space industry (exclusive)
Space.com spoke with Impulse Space CEO Tom Mueller as he reflects back on his time at SpaceX and lays out his vision of the future of space exploration.
Big Earth imager to be tested on small Vega CubeSat
A briefcase-sized CubeSat being flown on Europe’s next Vega launcher this week will gather 340 km wide views of Earth’s vegetation growth, employing a spectral imager originally designed for ESA’s decade-in-flight Proba-V.
Chinese astronomers say their new space telescope will outdo Hubble
China's upcoming Xuntian, or Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), will orbit near the nation's Tiangong space station and provide high-definition panoramic views of the universe.
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists who glimpsed the inner world of atoms with tiny light pulses
The trio devised methods for creating the tiniest slices of light.
ESA and Swatch: a stellar partnership
A new collaboration between ESA and Swiss watchmaker Swatch allows space fans to design their own space-themed watch using stunning images from space telescopes.
NASA's Psyche probe will launch to a metal asteroid on Oct. 12 — and scientists are sneaking a peek at the target
The James Webb Space Telescope and the now-retired SOFIA telescope, impressive as they may be, have hit their limits when it comes to studying Psyche.
SpaceX's giant Starship vehicle towers above turquoise waters in gorgeous photo
SpaceX's Starship vehicle towers above sparkling turquoise waters in a stunning image that the company shared via social media over the weekend.
Incredible New Images of the Orion Nebula From JWST
The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest star-forming regions in the sky, easily visible in a small telescope. But you’ve never seen anything like these new images from JWST. Researchers have created enormous mosaics of the region in both short and long-wavelength channels. An interactive interface from ESA allows you to zoom in and out of the image and switch between the views. You can see details in the stellar discs and outflows in the short-wavelength version, while the long-wavelength version reveals the network of dust and organic compounds.
Perseverance Watches a Dust Devil Whirl Past
On August 30th, 2023, on the 899th Martian day (sol 899) of its mission, NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted a dust devil while exploring the Jezero Crater. The images taken by one of the rover’s Navigation Cameras (NavCams) were used to make a video (shown below), which is composed of 21 frames taken four seconds apart and sped up 20 times. Similar to small, short-lived whirlwinds on Earth, these vertical columns of wind form when pockets of hot air near the surface rise quickly through cooler air above it. By studying them, scientists hope to learn more about Mars’ atmosphere and improve their weather models.
The James Webb Space Telescope's early galaxy images were oddly bright. Now we know why
Distant galaxies that existed a few hundred million years after the Big Bang are brighter than expected in JWST images because they were experiencing bursts of intense star formation.
