A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions suggests the presence of hydrogen, implying future astronauts could access water available right in lunar regolith.
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'Sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar storms
The "archipelago" of dark patches is rapidly unleashing solar storms, and Earth may soon be in the firing line.
Webb’s Infrared Eye Reveals the Heart of the Milky Way
The JWST is taking a break from studying the distant Universe and has trained its infrared eye on the heart of the Milky Way. The world’s most powerful space telescope has uncovered some surprises and generated some stunning images of the Milky Way’s galactic center (GC.) It’s focused on an enormous star-forming region called Sagittarius C (Sgr C).
China's next cargo spacecraft arrives at launch site ahead of early 2024 liftoff
The robotic Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft arrived recently at China's coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center ahead of an early 2024 launch on a Long March 7 rocket.
Watch SpaceX's Starship explode in astronomer's stunning telescope footage (video)
While thousands of photographers had their cameras trained on SpaceX's second test flight of its massive Starship rocket, one amateur astronomer was watching with a telescope.
City-size 'devil comet' headed for Earth loses its iconic horns and turns green after latest volcanic eruption
The latest eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.
US Space Force wants to track 'abnormal observables' with unknown origins in Earth's orbit
A new U.S. Space Force publication says that to operate safely in space, Guardians need to know exactly what is in orbit and where it came from — but anomalous objects show that it's no easy task.
Canon RF 15-35mm F/2.8 L IS USM now $300 off: Black Friday deal
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The Milky Way's stunning spiral structure appears to be an anomaly. But why?
A new supercomputer simulation reveals why spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are strikingly scarce in our pocket of the universe.
Canada assigns astronauts to launch on Boeing's Starliner, back up Artemis 2 moon mission
The Canadian Space Agency announced 2 new spaceflights for its astronauts on Wednesday (Nov. 22), following a historic moon assignment earlier this year.
Black Friday VR deal: get $50 off the Meta Quest 2 headset
Save $50 this Black Friday on the Meta Quest 2 VR headset, a fantastic and affordable model, now even cheaper.
These supermassive black hole jets may pelt Earth with 'ghost particles'
New research shows gamma-ray blasting blazars could also be belting Earth with "ghost particles," or neutrinos.
Nikon Z8 & lens bundle $200 off: Black Friday camera deal
The 6-month-old Nikon Z8 is $200 off when you buy it with the NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S lens in this Black Friday camera deal — get both for under $4900.
North Korea claims it sent a spy satellite to orbit for 1st time: report
North Korean state media claims its Malligyong-1 spy satellite reached orbit on Tuesday (Nov. 21); if true, this would mark the first time the nation has accomplished such a feat.
Stellar telescope Black Friday deal: Over 30% off this Celestron beginner telescope
Save over $150 on the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ beginner telescope for a whopping 31% saving.
Asteroid Named for Sky & Telescope’s Gary Seronik
The International Astronomical Union has named the asteroid provisionally designated as 1993 FE15 after Sky & Telescope's Contributing Editor Gary Seronik: 20046 Seronik.
Black Friday: Save $310 on Celestron NexStar 8SE at Amazon
The best telescope for stargazing is now 19% off in Amazon's Black Friday deal — save $310 on the Celestron NexStar 8SE and see planets and deep space like never before.
A Galaxy Seen When the Universe was Only 332 Million Years Old
It’s wonderful to watch the fascination on people’s faces when you explain to them that studying distant objects in the Universe means looking back in time! Reach out to the furthest corners of the Cosmos and you can see objects so far away that the light left them long before our Solar System even existed. With the commissioning of the JWST the race was on to push the boundaries even further and hunt down the most distant galaxy in the Universe and maybe even the first galaxies to ever have formed.
Epic 33-engine burn among successes of of Starship's 2nd test flight, SpaceX says
All 33 of the Raptor engines that power Starship's giant Super Heavy first stage performed well during Saturday's (Nov. 18) liftoff, SpaceX said.
I review cameras for a living — this Amazon Black Friday deal cuts $400 off my favorite camera.
The Sony A7R V is only one year old, and Amazon has slashed $400 off in this amazing Black Friday deal — now at its lowest-ever price of $3498!