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Earth's lower atmosphere is expanding due to climate change
September's equinox has arrived today, marking the beginning of astronomical autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, where the nights will get longer than the days until the spring equinox in March 2022.
Blue Origin says ‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner will fly to space next week
Learn about the composition and orbit of comets, as well as the history of their discovery, famous comets and space missions to analyze them.
DJI Air 2S review
Capture the moon in its fullest glory with the use of a teleconverter.
Astra receives FAA license for first launch from Florida
Shock testing is commonly used throughout engineering to determine how a product will do when impacted by something. That something could be anything from the ground to a cruise missile. Like so much else in space exploration, engineers at NASA are performing the same type of test, just scaled up. Instead of simply dropping the object under test, as is common in most settings, they shoot it with a steel ball going 3000 ft/second.
Using Quasars as a New Standard Candle to Define Distance
A new study shows a way to use quasars to gauge distance in the early Universe.
All-female crew in water-tank spaceflight study
This week 20 women are tucking themselves in a waterbed for five days as part of a dry immersion study to recreate some of the effects of spaceflight on the body. The campaign kicked off yesterday with the first two subjects at the Medes space clinic in Toulouse, France.
How to Get the Maximum Zoom From Your Camera
We've rounded up some simple tips and tricks for getting maximum zoom from your camera, with advice on how to upgrade your equipment and process your images.
China's moon rover spots 2 strange glass spheres on far side
An asteroid measuring about three times the size of the Statue of Liberty will sail harmlessly by Earth on Sept. 22, the 2021 fall equinox.
Boeing's next Starliner test launch for NASA may slip to 2022
Boeing engineers are still troubleshooting valve problems that thwarted a launch try this summer.
Watch the first trailer for 'Finch,' a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film starring Tom Hanks on Apple TV+
The first, and possibly only, trailer for Tom Hanks' new movie entitled "Finch" has arrived and we get our first glimpse of a terrifying, post-apocalyptic Earth.
Vaonis announces Hyperia, its most advanced telescope yet
After the release of Stellina and Vespera, Vaonis will launch the most powerful automated telescope yet, Hyperia.
Women in Astrophotography Share Their Tips and Tricks
We sat down with a group of women in astrophotography, to get their top tips for capturing pictures of the night sky.
How does terraforming work in the Alien universe?
Building better worlds is not as easy as it seems.
Gloomy moonscape for rover test
Image: Gloomy moonscape for rover test
The space industry has a big, ugly sexual harassment problem
Forty-five years after it made its public debut, NASA's space shuttle Enterprise is being rolled out again, this time as a rollerball pen. Retro 51 announced its new Space Shuttle Enterprise Tornado.
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon could have a secret underground ocean
OK, all you meteorites that are falling to Earth … You are being watched!
Misfit Meteorite Sheds Light on Solar System History
Scientists have discovered the first meteorite that doesn't fall into one of two fundamental groups. The meteorite provides a unique glimpse into the era of asteroid formation and migration.
Why do the planets in the solar system orbit on the same plane?
About 4.5 billion years ago, the solar system was just a giant, spinning cloud of gas and dust. Today, it's flat. Here's how that happened.
Landsat 9 lifted atop launcher to extend unbroken environmental data record
The Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite inside the payload fairing of an Atlas 5 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: NASA
The next Landsat observatory has been mounted on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in California for liftoff Sept. 27, continuing an unbroken record of Earth observations to track urban sprawl, water usage, tropical deforestation, retreating glaciers, and more over the last half-century.
Two celestial crowns for late summer
There are two star patterns representing crowns that are visible in our current late-summer evening sky: Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown) and Corona Australis (the Southern Crown).
