A new video (available on YouTube in 4K) offers a stunning view of the 2021 solar eclipse that occurred on Saturday (Dec. 4).
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Watch the moon shine near Venus tonight on its way toward Saturn and Jupiter
Venus and the moon make a dazzling duo in the night sky tonight (Dec. 6), starting the moon's multi-day journey past a slew of planets.
Astronauts see only total solar eclipse of 2021 from space station (photos)
Astronauts at the International Space Station got a glimpse of the only total solar eclipse of 2021, which was otherwise only visible to a few lucky observers in Antarctica.
‘Don’t Look Up’ shines a satirical spotlight on the campaign to counter cosmic threats
The science adviser for “Don’t Look Up,” a star-studded comedy about a killer comet, has some serious advice for dodging a threat from the skies: Take the title of the movie, and do the exact opposite.
Colliding Gases at the Heart of the Running Man Nebula
Behold, the Herbig-Haro object known as HH45, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)! These objects are a rarely seen type of nebula made up of luminous clouds of dust and gas. These occur when newborn stars form within a nebula and eject hot gas, colliding with the surrounding gas and dust. The result is bright shock waves that look like mounded, luminous clouds in space!
SpaceX resumes work on Starship launch pad at Kennedy Space Center
Training jets fly over pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center earlier this year ahead of the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission. Credit: Inspiration4 / John Kraus
Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and chief executive, says crews have started construction of the first Starship orbital launch pad in Florida inside the gates of historic launch complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
NASA says SpaceX is only provider so far able to provide astronaut taxi rides
The company received three more mission orders for Crew Dragon as Boeing Starliner works to get off the ground.
Webb fuelled for launch
Image: Webb fuelled for launch
Astronaut's daughter packs father's space mementos for Blue Origin launch
Laura Shepard Churchley is bringing more than memories of her father on her Blue Origin launch into space. She has packed a few special items that not only made the trip before, but went to the moon.
Best sci-fi movies of all time
Bring the universe to your screens with this ultimate list of the best sci-fi movies of all time.
How Our Largest Dwarf Galaxy Keeps the Others In Line
New research may explain why satellite galaxies align themselves around the Milky Way
Military interest in the moon is ramping up
There is growing interest in protecting strategic assets in cislunar space, the realm between Earth and the moon.
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid worth nearly $5 billion will pass by Earth this week, NASA says
The mineral-rich asteroid has an estimated worth of $4.71 billion.
Newborn star (unsuccessfully) plays 'hide-and-seek' in gas cloud
A big gas jet helped Hubble spot the youngster.
Massive simulation of the universe probes mystery of ghostly neutrinos
How do you test theories of the universe? By building gigantic supercomputers and simulating the evolution of the cosmos.
If There are Water Plumes on Europa, Here’s how Europa Clipper Will Study Them
NASA’s Europa Clipper is one of the most anticipated missions of the coming decade, in large part because its target, the large Jovian moon Europa, is considered one of the most likely places in our solar system that extraterrestrial life might exist. If Europa is harboring alien microbes, however, they’re likely to be buried deep beneath the moon’s thick icy crust in a vast subsurface ocean. Unlocking the secrets of this water world isn’t going to be easy, but the Clipper team has a plan to make the most of the opportunity they have: If you can’t get to the ocean, let the ocean come to you.
Fortnite's Chapter 3 Battle Pass includes a moon-themed Ronin skin
Teasers suggest you will defend the multiverse in Season 3, Chapter 1 of the battle royale game.
Fuel leak at launch pad delays Atlas 5 launch
An Atlas 5 rocket stands on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station before launch on the STP-3 mission. Credit: United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance delayed the planned launch of an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Sunday after discovering a kerosene fuel leak in the launch pad’s ground storage system. Officials tentatively rescheduled launch with two U.S. military satellites for Monday morning.
Here's what the only total solar eclipse of 2021 was like from a cruise ship near Antarctica
Clouds blocked the view of the only total solar eclipse for 2021 for 200 passengers on an Antarctic exploration cruise ship Dec. 4.
China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon
China’s Yutu 2 rover has spotted a mystery object on the horizon while working its way across Von Kármán crater on the far side of the moon.
NASA will announce its next astronaut class on Monday and you can watch it live
NASA is ready to announce its next batch of astronaut candidates, and you can watch the event live on Monday, Dec. 6.
