A newly discovered, highly magnetic and massive helium star could explain how magnetars, stellar corpses with the universe's strongest magnetic fields, are born.
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Astronomers Find Strange Star Is a Powerful Magnet
Astronomers have found a star that has a magnetic field rivaling the strongest magnet humans have ever built — and it might explain the origin of highly magnetic cinders known as magnetars.
We Might Be Able to Measure Dark Energy Through the Milky Way's Collision With Andromeda
The Universe is expanding, and it’s doing so at an ever-increasing pace. Whether due to a dark energy field throughout the cosmos or due to a fundamental of spacetime itself, the cosmos is stretching the space between distant galaxies. But nearby galaxies, those part of our local group, are moving closer together. And how they are falling toward each other could tell us about the nature of cosmic expansion.
Watch SpaceX launch 21 Starlink satellites early Friday
SpaceX plans to launch 21 of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Friday (Aug. 18), and you can watch the liftoff live.
Starlink satellites soar from Florida, west coast launch slips to Friday
A Falcon 9 lifts off from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 16, carrying 22 Starlink satellites. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.
A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral late Wednesday carrying 22 Starlink satellites but a launch from California scheduled for just hours later was delayed, dashing SpaceX’s plans for back-to-back launches for its broadband internet service.
Astronaut-artist Karen Nyberg unveils quilt portraits of first women to fly in space
The 50th woman to fly into space, Karen Nyberg has paid tribute to the first woman and first American woman to do so with a pair of original works celebrating the first 60 years of women in space.
India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander successfully separates, prepares for Aug. 23 touchdown
India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander is a step closer to landing on the moon after separating Aug. 17 from the propulsion module that carried the mission to lunar orbit.
Perseid meteor shower 2023 lights up the sky in these gorgeous reader photos (gallery)
Gaze at some of our best 2023 Perseid meteor shower photo submissions from across the world.
Watch how 'Ahsoka' explores the bond between Jedi masters and apprentices in 'Star Wars' (video)
A new 'Ahsoka' featurette goes behind the scenes to delve into the connection between Jedi masters and their apprentices in the "Star Wars" universe.
Artemis II crew visit spacecraft
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During Artemis I the European Service Module (ESM) surpassed expectations. Now, as we set our sights on Artemis II, the European Service Module is ready to once again serve as Orion’s primary power and propulsion component and keep the spacecraft at the right temperature and on course. And this time, with real astronauts on board.
A 142-year-old astronomy building was serendipitously unearthed in Michigan (photos)
The foundations of Michigan State University's first astronomy building recently came to light, showing a long history of telescope work in the Wolverine State.
This Brown Dwarf is 2,000 Degrees Hotter Than the Sun
Astronomers have discovered an intense binary star system located about 1,400 light years away. It contains a brown dwarf with 80 times the mass of Jupiter which is bound closely with an incredibly hot white dwarf star. Observations have shown the brown dwarf is tidally locked to the white dwarf, allowing the daytime surface temperatures on the brown dwarf to reach 8,000 Kelvin (7,700 Celsius, 14,000 Fahrenheit) — which is much hotter than the surface of the Sun, which is about 5,700 K (5,427 C, 9,800 F). The brown dwarf’s nightside, on the other hand, is about 6,000 degrees K cooler.
How did supermassive black holes get so big so fast just after the Big Bang?
Finding supermassive black holes with masses billions of times greater than the sun under a billion years after the Big Bang has scientists confused how these cosmic titans got so big so quickly.
Rare iron meteorite could help reveal secrets of early solar system
Scientists have discovered the origin of a rare iron meteorite that fell to Earth in 2020. It's the first iron meteorite from a parent body with a known orbit.
SpaceX's Crew-7 mission will launch international crew to ISS next week
The astronauts on SpaceX's Crew-7 mission emphasized how well the International Space Station partnership is thriving, as new space alliances begin to take shape.
Deadly wildfires in Hawaii seen from International Space Station (photo)
Not only is the devastation being thoroughly documented around the world, but it's also being recorded from space.
Asteroid Day
Asteroid Day is an annual event observed on June 30th to raise awareness about asteroids, their potential impact hazards, and the importance of asteroid detection and mitigation efforts. The date of June 30th was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the Tunguska event, a powerful explosion caused by the airburst of a large asteroid or comet over Siberia, Russia, in 1908.
SpaceX to launch Starlink missions from both coasts tonight
File photo of SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini satellites inside a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX will launch Starlink missions from launch pads on the east and west coast in the overnight hours from Wednesday into Thursday. The back-to-back Falcon 9 launches will be the 99th and 100th dedicated Starlink missions.
The US Air Force challenged teams to hack into a satellite in space. Here are the winners
The U.S. Air Force has announced the winners of its first-of-its-kind satellite hacking competition, which saw teams attempt to take control of a cubesat in orbit.
NASA’s moon program mobile launcher rolls back to the launch pad for testing
NASA’s Mobile Launcher begins its journey from the park site near the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39B. Image: NASA.
The launch tower supporting the first three Artemis moon missions was back on the move for the first time Wednesday after more than half a year of repairs and upgrades.
