A NASA astronaut whose first spaceflight was the ill-fated final mission of the space shuttle Columbia is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of the "S.S. Laurel Clark" cargo craft.
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Webb reveals new details in Cassiopeia A
The explosion of a star is a dramatic event, but the remains that the star leaves behind can be even more dramatic. A new mid-infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provides one stunning example. It shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), created by a stellar explosion 340 years ago.
Pre-orders live for three new Lego Star Wars sets coming in May, including the UCS X-Wing
Lego announces three new Lego Star Wars sets which will be available to buy from early May: two dioramas and a UCS X-wing model.
Eerie ring of red light flashes like a massive UFO above Italy. What was it?
An enormous halo of red light flashed in the night sky above Italy before disappearing within milliseconds. It was likely caused by an electromagnetic pulse from a nearby thunderstorm.
Smelly seaweed bloom heads to Florida
A large mass of Sargassum ‘seaweed’ circling around the Gulf of Mexico may soon wash up along the US west coast near Florida – depending on the right combination of currents and wind. The bloom, which may likely be the largest ever recorded, is so large that it’s visible from space.
Monster black hole may have killed this galaxy's star-forming power, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
New James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal that the galaxy GS-9209 had its star-forming power abruptly "quenched" by mysterious forces after millions of years of productivity.
Physicists Discover that Gravity Can Create Light
Researchers have discovered that in the exotic conditions of the early universe, waves of gravity may have shaken space-time so hard that they spontaneously created radiation.
Planetary Society leads the charge to save NASA's VERITAS Venus mission
After dramatic budget cuts stalled NASA's VERITAS Venus mission, the nonprofit Planetary Society urges Congress for a revival.
Runaway supermassive black hole is hurtling through space followed by tail of infant stars (video)
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a runaway supermassive black hole racing through space followed by a tail of infant stars 200,000 light-years long.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 7 – 16
Venus in the western twilight guides the way down to Mercury. The Pleiades pass by Venus far in its background. And can you find the head of Hydra?
Earth from Space: Seoul, South Korea
Image: South Korea’s capital city, Seoul, and surroundings are featured in this image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 February 2023.
Revealing invisible Himalaya glacier loss
New research reveals that ice being lost from glaciers that flow into lakes in the Himalayas has been significantly underestimated. This discovery has critical implications for predicting the demise of the region’s glaciers and for managing critical water resources.
Watch live: SpaceX counting down to launch of Intelsat satellite with NASA air quality sensor
Watch our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Intelsat 40e communications satellite, which also hosts NASA’s TEMPO air quality monitoring instrument. Follow us on Twitter.
Artemis 2 moon crew lands on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and 'Today'
The first astronaut crew set to visit the moon in over 50 years just made a few publicity pit stops on Earth.
Dawn Aerospace's space plane aces first rocket-powered flights (video)
Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time over New Zealand's South Island in March 2023.
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Another Ringed Planet
Webb has returned an image of ringed Uranus, currently experiencing the dog days of northern hemisphere summer.
Do Repeating Radio Signals Indicate an Exoplanet with a Magnetosphere?
There’s an interesting problem in exoplanet studies: how to tell if a planet has a magnetosphere. It’s not like we can visibly see it unless we find a different way of looking. A pair of scientists may have found one. They used radio telescopes to track emissions given off by magnetic star-planet interactions. These happen when a planet with a magnetic field plows through star stuff caught its star’s magnetic field.
Rings around Uranus! James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of ice giant (photo, video)
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing image of the ice giant Uranus showing its ring system, bright moons and changing atmosphere.
Axiom Space targeting May 8 for launch of 2nd private crewed mission to space station
The four-person Ax-2, the second private crewed mission to the International Space Station, now has a target launch date: May 8.
Astronauts fly replacement Soyuz capsule to new docking port at space station
A NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts took a Soyuz capsule for a spin at the International Space Station early Thursday (April 6) to make way for a new cargo ship.
