ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will bring a different kind of chocolate to the International Space Station on his Huginn mission, created by the Danish chef Thorsten Schmidt.
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Watch SpaceX launch 48 Starlink satellites today
SpaceX will launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit today (July 7), and you can watch the action live.
Mars and Venus leave the night sky this month. Here's how to say goodbye
Mars and Venus have been brilliant in the night sky for many months on end but will soon say farewell as July 2023 comes to a close.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 7 – 16
Mars meets Regulus while Venus looks on. Scorpius comes to its July height — bearing its double stars, Cat's Eyes, and Little Cat's Eyes. And keep a lookout for noctilucent clouds at the end of dusk.
Earth from Space: Cyclone Mocha
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured this image of the powerful Cyclone Mocha on 13 May 2023 as it made its way across the Bay of Bengal heading northeast towards Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Amazing Video Takes Flight Across the Dunes of Mars
Mars may be a cold, dry, dead world, but it’s still part of nature. As part of nature, it displays a sort of haunted beauty as only non-living forces shape its surface over long periods of time. It’s like a rocky-planet laboratory shaped by natural forces where interference from living processes is absent.
Hungry black hole 'switches on' as astronomers watch in surprise
Astronomers have witnessed one of the most dramatic "switching on" events ever seen as a distant supermassive black hole began greedily feasting on its surrounding matter.
Say goodbye to Europe's Ariane 5 rocket with these stunning final launch photos
Europe's Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle is now officially retired, and the rocket's final launch on July 5 was picture-perfect.
What would it be like to walk on an asteroid? Scientists explain (video)
How would astronauts walk on an asteroid? With the potential to sink into killer "ball pits" or to take jumps that launch them into space, the answer is "carefully."
Wormhole
A wormhole, in the context of theoretical physics and general relativity, is a hypothetical passage or tunnel that connects two separate points in spacetime. It is often depicted as a shortcut or a bridge between distant locations, allowing for rapid travel or even potential connections between different universes or dimensions. Here are some key points about wormholes:
Director Valerie Weiss on her engrossing 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' courtroom drama (exclusive)
Valerie Weiss chats about her acclaimed 'Strange New Worlds' episode for Season 2.
James Webb Space Telescope detects most distant active supermassive black hole ever seen
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant active supermassive black hole to date, and researchers aren't sure how it could have formed so early in the universe's history.
Astronaut shares stunning view of July's supermoon from space (photo)
July's full Buck Moon — the first of four consecutive supermoons — rose on July 3, and an astronaut aboard the ISS snapped a stunning view of the celestial sight.
SpaceX Starlink satellites had to make 25,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months — and it will only get worse
Exponential growth in Starlink orbital collision avoidance maneuvers in the past six months is sparking concerns over the long-term sustainability of satellite operations.
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites 'leak' so much radiation that it's hurting radio astronomy, scientists say
Hum from onboard electronics that power SpaceX's internet-beaming Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations, a new study has found.
JWST Turns Its Eyes on Supermassive Black Holes and the Galaxies That Host Them
The intrepid infrared explorer is offering astronomers a jump back in time, enabling them to see quasars at earlier times than ever before.
Did the Pulsar Timing Array Actually Detect Colliding Primordial Black Holes?
The universe is filled with gravitational waves. We know this thanks to the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav), which recently announced the first observations of long wavelength gravitational waves rippling through the Milky Way. The waves are likely caused by the mergers of supermassive black holes, but can we prove it?
Reagan Library unveils statue of Sally Ride, debuts song to honor 1st American woman in space
Sally Ride now stands tall on the grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in California, where a statue of her was unveiled as part of an Independence Day celebration.
India stacks moon lander, rover atop rocket ahead of July 13 launch (video, photos)
India stacked its Chandrayaan 3 moon lander and rover atop their rocket ride on Wednesday (July 5), notching a big milestone ahead of the mission's planned July 13 launch.
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 episode 4 delivers a well-written nod to the original series
In this week's episode of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,' not only is there a throwback to the original series pilot, but Lt. Erica Ortegas has her chance to shine.
Happy Aphelion Day! Earth is at its farthest from the sun for 2023 today
Earth reaches the farthest point in its orbit around the sun for 2023, called aphelion, on Thursday (July 6) at a distance of 94,506,364 miles (152,093,250 km).
