The Milky Way galaxy is our home, and yet in some ways, it is the least understood galaxy. One of the biggest challenges astronomers have is in understanding its large-scale structure. Because we’re in the midst of it all, mapping our galaxy is a bit like trying to map the size and shape of a wooded park while standing in the middle of it.
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Every SpaceX Starship explosion and what Elon Musk and team learned from them (video)
Watch Space.com's video of every SpaceX Starship explosion and see what Elon Musk and team learned from them.
Sweden's tallest mountain is shrinking from climate change
Sweden's highest mountain has shrunk by two meters in one year due to the melting of the glacier that covers it.
No, Russia hasn't claimed it will abandon an American astronaut on the space station
Permanent flooding has become commonplace on this low-lying peninsula, nestled behind North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The trees growing in the water are small and stunted.
The Radio Signal From Proxima Centauri Came From Earth After All
Step outside around 45 minutes after sunset on Saturday evening (Aug. 21) and in a single glance you'll be able to partake in a gathering of the moon and the biggest planet of our solar system.
Watch Netflix's 1st trailer for the Inspiration4 documentary on SpaceX's private spaceflight
Netflix's first trailer for a documentary series on SpaceX's Inspiration4 private astronaut mission is here. Check it out.
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket aces static fire test on California launchpad (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket is one step closer to spaceflight.
James Webb’s Upper Stage is off to the Launch Site
In November (or early December) of this year, after many excruciating delays, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will finally launch to space. As the most advanced and complex observatory ever deployed, the James Webb will use its advanced suite of instruments to observe stars, exoplanets, and galaxies in the near and mid-infrared spectrum. In the process, it will address some of the most enduring mysteries about the nature of the Universe.
SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA on Aug. 28 and you can watch it live
The next SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to visit the International Space Station will launch next Saturday (Aug. 28), and if you're an early-bird you can watch it all online.
Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit
NASA's Perseverance rover has given us an otherworldly skywatching treat — the minuscule Mars moon Deimos, twinkling in the dusty Red Planet skies.
Fusion experiment smashes record for generating energy, takes us a step closer to a new source of power
Scientists have calculated that Earth is 4.54 billion years old, with an error range of 50 million years.
Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk at new space station
Chinese astronauts conducted their second spacewalk outside of the country's new space station on Friday, installing a range of equipment including a back-up air-conditioning unit.
Astronomy Jargon 101: R-Process
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll quickly see what we’re talking about this week: r-process!
Sodium 'fizz' gives big asteroid Phaethon its weird comet-like appearance
As an asteroid, Phaethon is a ball composed mainly of rock, and it shouldn't have enough water ice to form the glowing fuzzy coma and tail that adorn a comet.
What can we do with a captured asteroid?
Asteroids are packed with gold and other valuable resources. And the best way to harvest those metals may be to bring space rocks to Earth.
Space beer, anyone? Hops flying on SpaceX's private astronaut mission Inspiration4 will be auctioned for charity
Billionaire Jared Isaacman is looking for a brewery to make beer with space-flown hops — for a good cause.
August full moon 2021: The 'Sturgeon Moon' swings by Jupiter this weekend
The full moon of August arrives Sunday (Aug. 22), after it makes a close pass to Jupiter and Saturn.
Japan’s Mission to Phobos Will Also Bring a Sample Home by 2029
Japan’s space agency (JAXA) is gearing up for its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, with plans to have a sample from Mars’ moon Phobos return to Earth by 2029. Mission scientists say they hope to find clues to the origins of Mars two moons, as well as Mars itself, and possibly even traces of past life.
NASA halts human moon lander work with SpaceX amid Blue Origin lawsuit
NASA must again stop work on its human moon lander partnership with SpaceX due to a Blue Origin lawsuit, further risking the agency's tight timeline to return astronauts to the moon.
Epic radio images give most-detailed views of distant galaxies
The most detailed radio images of galaxies outside the Milky Way have been captured by a network of 70,000 radio antennas spread over nine European countries.
