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Red giant star is blowing strange smoke rings as it is about to die
A red giant star in the final stages of its existence has been caught emitting strange smoke-like rings for the first time.
Live coverage: Rocket Lab counting down to launch for BlackSky
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1A on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying two small BlackSky Earth observation satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Meteor explosion shakes Indiana
On Wednesday, March 30, residents in Bloomington, Indiana, and surrounding counties were literally shaken to attention by the sound of an exploding meteor.
Stunning Image of ISS Taken From the Ground Shows two Spacewalking Astronauts
In our age, we’ve grown accustomed to pictures of astronauts inside the International Space Station, as they float in zero-G and tend their science experiments. We’re even getting used to images of spacewalking astronauts. But this is something new.
NASA begins critical Artemis countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Space Launch System on launch pad 39B. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA commenced a two-day countdown dress rehearsal for the agency’s huge Space Launch System moon rocket Friday, with clocks ticking down to a critical milestone Sunday, when the heavy-lifter will be fueled and pressurized on the launch pad for the first time.
In 'Apollo 10 1/2,' Richard Linklater directs nostalgic trip to the moon
Before launching Apollo 11 to land astronauts on the moon, NASA secretly sent a fourth grader there first. That is one of the stories in Richard Linklater's "Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood."
Rocket Lab to deploy two more BlackSky imaging satellites
Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle during a countdown rehearsal earlier this week. Credit: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab will launch a mission from New Zealand on Saturday to place two more small optical imaging satellites into orbit for BlackSky, the U.S. remote sensing company.
Pluto’s Surface was Shaped by Ice Volcanoes
For all of Earth’s geological diversity and its long history, the planet has never had ice volcanoes. But Pluto has. And that cryovolcanism has shaped some of the ice dwarf’s surface features.
Axiom's 1st private astronaut crew is ready to fly to space
Axiom Space and its crew are ready to make history.
Forty payloads ride into orbit on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket climbs into clouds over Cape Canaveral to begin the Transporter 4 mission. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX launched a German environmental mapping satellite and 39 co-passenger spacecraft Friday, dodging thunderstorms near Cape Canaveral that threatened to keep the Falcon 9 rocket on the ground.
Floofy Objects and Other Tales of Astronomical Impossibility
Astronomers aren't holding back this year, with brand-new submissions to this year's highly prestigious (and fictitious) Acta Prima Aprilia.
James Webb Space Telescope completes another stage of instrument alignment
The commissioning stages of the James Webb Space Telescope just ticked off yet another phase.
SpaceX launches 40 satellites into orbit, lands rocket at sea
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 40 spacecraft to orbit for a variety of customers — and the rocket's first stage came down for a landing on a ship at sea.
Stunning northern lights from intense solar storms thrill stargazers (photos)
A series of solar storms aimed at Earth this week have supercharged the Earth's auroras, creating dazzling displays for skywatchers.
How to watch SpaceX launch the private Ax-1 space station mission online
Four people are scheduled to go to space during Axiom Space's debut mission, and you can watch many of the events live.
NASA downgrades a large asteroid's risk of impact in 2880
A fresh assessment of a distantly risky asteroid brings good news: it's even less of a threat than astronomers had feared.
This Israeli startup's sci-fi 'headset' will map brain changes in space on private Ax-1 mission
A brain 'headset' aims to provide a high-resolution view of neural changes that happen in the brain while space, and it will fly aboard Axiom Space's first crewed launch, Ax-1.
Name of James Webb Space Telescope not yet a closed case, NASA officials say
NASA isn't done evaluating the career of telescope namesake James Webb, officials said after controversy surrounding the flagship observatory's name has continued since last summer.
Solar power down
Image: Solar power down
The sun let out another flare and the photos are stunning
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured yet another solar flare blasting from the same overactive sunspot that triggered radio blackouts and stunning aurora displays on Earth earlier this week.
