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Discovery Alert: The Planet that Shouldn’t Be There
A large, gaseous exoplanet orbits a red giant star that should have destroyed it. It’s 530 light-years from Earth.... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 9:47 pm - ●
Watch a dust devil swirl across Mars in this video from NASA's Perseverance rover
NASA's Perseverance rover captured video of a dust devil moving along the western rim of Mars' Jezero Crater on Aug. 30, 2023.... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 9:00 pm - ●
NASA Selects Four Small Explorer Mission Concept Studies
NASA has selected four small explorer missions to conduct concept studies.... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 8:34 pm - ●
Near-Earth Asteroids as of September 2023
September 2023 Each month, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office releases a monthly update featuring the most recent figures on NASA’s planetary defense efforts, near-Earth object close approaches, and other timely facts about... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 8:05 pm - ●
See green comet Nishimura's tail get whipped away by powerful solar storm as it slingshots around the sun (video)
After surviving its closest approach to the sun, Comet Nishimura was buffeted by a possible coronal mass ejection that briefly blew its... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 8:00 pm - ●
The brightest planets in October's night sky: How to see them (and when)
The only planet that continues 'out of the loop' in October is Mars, which will remain out of sight, too near the... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 7:35 pm - ●
NASA Invites Media to Upcoming SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open through Oct. 18, 2023, for SpaceX’s 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station.... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 7:33 pm - ●
NASA Announces Launch Services for Pair of Space Weather Satellites
NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, and its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for the agency’s TRACERS (Tandem... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 7:30 pm - ●
It's Official, Antimatter Falls Down in Gravity, Not Up
Since the discovery of antimatter decades ago, particle physicists have wondered if these particles were repulsed by gravity. Einstein predicted that despite... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 29, 2023 - 7:12 pm - ●
Time-lapse video shows a supernova's aftermath ballooning into space
Two decades of Hubble Space Telescope data reveal the stunning threads of a dead star's leftovers.... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 7:00 pm - ●
A New Planet-Hunting Instrument Has Been Installed on the Very Large Telescope
A new study shows how existing observatories like the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) can be upgraded to perform cutting-edge astronomy The... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 29, 2023 - 6:41 pm - ●
NASA’s Psyche now set to launch October 12
With just under two weeks until its planned launch, NASA’s Psyche mission has been rescheduled. As per a NASA blog post, the... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 29, 2023 - 6:18 pm - ●
Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Patriot Construction Supports NASA Ames Research Center
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) is highlighting the contributions made by Hispanic-owned... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 6:04 pm - ●
These photos of Stoke Space's 'Hopper' reusuable rocket test are just amazing
New photos from Stoke Space show the successful test flight, Hopper2, bringing the company one step closer toward developing fully reusable rockets.... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 6:00 pm - ●
NASA’s New Horizons to Continue Exploring Outer Solar System
NASA has announced an updated plan to continue New Horizons’ mission of exploration of the outer solar system. Beginning in fiscal year... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 5:58 pm - ●
The annular eclipse is coming soon. Here’s where and when to see it
An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth line up, just like a total eclipse. In the case, however,... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 29, 2023 - 5:53 pm - ●
Two NASA Goddard Earth Scientists Receive AGU Awards
Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum and Dr. John Bolten, both of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, received American Geophysical Union (AGU)... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 5:35 pm - ●
Light from the cosmic web connecting galaxies has been seen for the 1st time (video)
For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the faint glow of the diffuse cosmic web that stretches throughout the known the... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 5:00 pm - ●
Dark Matter Could Be Annihilating Inside White Dwarfs
Astronomers still don't know what dark matter is, but one of its characteristics is that it has a small "cross section," which... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 29, 2023 - 5:00 pm - ●
NASA Funds Eight Studies to Protect Astronaut Health on Long Missions
NASA is funding eight new studies aimed at better understanding how the human body reacts to spaceflight. These studies will be done... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 5:00 pm - ●
Lose Yourself in the JWST’s Exquisite Image of Barnard’s Galaxy
There may come a day when we grow weary of JWST images. But it’s not today. Today, we can lose ourselves in... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 29, 2023 - 4:41 pm - ●
Science in Space: Week of Sept. 29, 2023 – Fire Safety in Space
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted a variety of scientific investigations during the week ending Sept. 29, 2023, including FLARE.... Read more »Source: NASA | Published: September 29, 2023 - 4:14 pm - ●
How methane studies on Earth could inform the search for alien life in our solar system
A new class of proteins found in methane deposits on Earth's seafloor could help inform the search for alien life.... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 4:00 pm - ●
Want to Safely Watch the Sun With a Large Group? Get a Disco Ball
The upcoming solar eclipses and the current high sunspot activity means it’s a great time to observe the Sun. Eclipses also mean... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 29, 2023 - 3:44 pm - ●
'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb Space Telescope is most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seen
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 3:00 pm - ●
The Sky This Week from September 29 to October 6: The year’s last Super Moon
Friday, September 29The end of the month brings us the September Full Moon, also known as the Harvest Moon. Full Moon officially... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 29, 2023 - 2:00 pm - ●
Week in images: 25-29 September 2023
Week in images: 25-29 September 2023 Discover our week through the lens... Read more »Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 29, 2023 - 1:10 pm - ●
Watch SpaceX launch 22 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida this evening
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 22 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast this evening (Sept. 29), and you can watch... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 1:00 pm - ●
8 tips to safely watch the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14
From eye safety to backcountry travel, here's how to stay out of harm's way when eclipse-chasing and observing the 'ring of fire'... Read more »Source: Space | Published: September 29, 2023 - 12:00 pm - ●
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 29 – October 8
The Moon pairs with Jupiter, then the Pleiades, as it departs the evening sky. That leaves a dark-sky Milky Way crossing the... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 29, 2023 - 9:54 am - ●
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 29 – October 8
The Moon pairs with Jupiter, then the Pleiades, as it departs the evening sky. That leaves a dark-sky Milky Way crossing the... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 29, 2023 - 9:54 am - ●
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 29 – October 8
The Moon pairs with Jupiter, then the Pleiades, as it departs the evening sky. That leaves a dark-sky Milky Way crossing the... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 29, 2023 - 9:54 am - ●
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 29 – October 8
The Moon pairs with Jupiter, then the Pleiades, as it departs the evening sky. That leaves a dark-sky Milky Way crossing the... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 29, 2023 - 9:54 am - ●
Earth from Space: Southern Patagonian Ice Field
Image: Part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field with its white glaciers and aquamarine lakes is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image... Read more »Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 29, 2023 - 8:00 am Colliding Moons Might Have Created Saturn’s Rings
If we could wind the clock back billions of years, we’d see our Solar System the way it used to be. Planetesimals... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 28, 2023 - 10:45 pmIs it Life, or is it Volcanoes?
Astronomers are working hard to understand biosignatures and how they indicate life’s presence on an exoplanet. But each planet we encounter is... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 28, 2023 - 7:19 pmHow Did Two Hot and Super-dense Neptunes Form?
Astronomers have discovered two Neptune-size planets that are denser than rock and in searingly close orbits to their star. How did these... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 28, 2023 - 7:11 pmIf Earth is Average, We Should Find Extraterrestrial Life Within 60 Light-Years
A new study estimates that there could be 11,000 habitable planets within 100 parsecs of our Sun, the nearest being 20 parsecs... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 28, 2023 - 6:42 pmSeptember full moon 2023 is a super Harvest Moon
The September full moon - the Harvest Moon supermoon - happens overnight on September 28-29, 2023. This full moon lies between Jupiter... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 28, 2023 - 5:07 pmWhat makes the Harvest Moon special?
The Northern Hemisphere's Harvest Moon falls overnight September 28-29, 2023, or almost 6 days after the September equinox. It's also a supermoon!... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 28, 2023 - 5:05 pmSycamore Gap tree in the UK, remembered in images
Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland National Park was felled overnight last night (September 27-28, 2023). Here are a few of the many... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 28, 2023 - 4:46 pmSee the year’s last Super Moon
When September’s Full Harvest Moon rises above the horizon Friday evening, it will be the final big, bright Super Moon of the... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 28, 2023 - 3:28 pmJWST finds carbon-rich dust grains earlier than expected
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected the earliest and most direct signature for carbon-rich dust grains from the early universe.... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 28, 2023 - 3:00 pmThe great martian debate: Did we find life on Mars?
This year marks 100 years since the births of two pioneers in the search for life on Mars. Joan Oró and Gilbert... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 28, 2023 - 2:08 pmLast of 4 full supermoons for 2023 is tonight
We had 4 full supermoons in a row in 2023. The last one for this year is tonight. Supermoons look brighter than ordinary full... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 28, 2023 - 11:00 amSun activity is moderate, with an M flare by newcomer AR3450
Sun activity for September 28 goes moderate with an M1.3 flare by newcomer sunspot AR3450. Large prominence in the solar north pole.... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 28, 2023 - 9:00 amGuy Ottewell’s Astronomical Calendar 2024 is here
The popular and information Astronomical Calendar for 2024 by Guy Ottewell is available. It comes in either electronic or printed form. Learn... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 28, 2023 - 8:00 amMaterial matters
The Biofilms study continues its cosmic quest to combat bacterial contamination. With three experiments aboard the International Space Station, it's on a... Read more »Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 28, 2023 - 7:34 amNASA Opens the Lid on OSIRIS-REx's Sample Capsule
NASA teams have started the intricate process of removing the samples of asteroid Bennu from their canister. The post NASA Opens the... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 27, 2023 - 11:46 pmHow Do Lava Worlds Become Earth-Like, Living Planets?
Earth was once entirely molten. Planetary scientists call this phase in a planet’s evolution a magma ocean, and Earth may have had... Read more »Source: Universe Today | Published: September 27, 2023 - 9:49 pmAstronaut Frank Rubio returns to Earth after breaking U.S. spaceflight record
After an accidental year-long stay in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dimitri Petelin successfully landed this... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 27, 2023 - 8:08 pmDown goes antimatter! Gravity's effect on matter's elusive twin is revealed
For the first time, in a unique laboratory experiment at CERN, researchers have observed individual atoms of antihydrogen fall under the effects... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 27, 2023 - 7:48 pmTravel Diary: Astronomical Adventures in the Canaries
The week of September’s new Moon, a passel of astro-enthused passengers explored one of the world’s premier observing locations. The post Travel... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 27, 2023 - 4:09 pmWhat would signal life on another planet?
In June, astronomers reported a disappointing discovery: The James Webb Space Telescope failed to find a thick atmosphere around the rocky planet... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 27, 2023 - 4:00 pmA torn-up star is revealing the intensity of a supermassive black hole’s grip
A recent discovery has unveiled the death scene of a large star, three times the mass of the Sun, being torn apart... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 27, 2023 - 3:59 pmOSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Lands in the Utah Desert
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: September 27, 2023 - 3:37 pm25 tips to help you prepare for the 2024 total solar eclipse
With the big event only two years away, it's time to start planning now. The post 25 tips to help you prepare... Read more »Source: Astronomy Magazine | Published: September 27, 2023 - 2:47 pmVega's fuel-free CubeSats to keep formation with wings
Spain’s trio of ANSER CubeSats, due to fly on Europe’s next Vega launcher, will fly like a flock of birds in orbit... Read more »Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 27, 2023 - 12:30 pmSpace is hard on the human body. Here’s what we’re learning
Space is hard on the human body and mind. Scientists are working to find ways to improve the lives and health of... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 27, 2023 - 10:21 amDo you sleep less before a full moon? Research says yes
A new study shows that - whether you live in a rural or urban environment - you might sleep less before a... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 27, 2023 - 10:00 amGreat Square of Pegasus gallops into the autumn sky
The Great Square of Pegasus consists of 4 stars of nearly equal brightness in a large square pattern. It's a great jumping-off... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 27, 2023 - 8:02 am- Video
Visible planets and night sky for September and October
The full Harvest Moon shines brightly overnight night tonight, September 28-29. Visible planets for the month of September and October, here. The... Read more »Source: EarthSky | Published: September 27, 2023 - 8:00 am Study sheds new light on strange lava worlds
In a new study, scientists have shown that sweeping molten oceans have a large influence on the observed properties of hot rocky... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 27, 2023 - 4:25 amAndreas Mogensen becomes International Space Station commander
Video: 00:03:20 ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen became commander of the International Space Station (ISS) on September 26, 2023, in a traditional ceremony... Read more »Source: ESA Top News | Published: September 26, 2023 - 3:15 pmPsyche Asteroid Mission Set for Launch October 5th
NASA’s newest mission is bound for the metallic asteroid of the same name. The metal-rich rock offers us a view of asteroid... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 26, 2023 - 2:39 pmNASA Leaders Inspire Girls to Fly Toward STEM Careers
By Matina DouzenisNASA’s Kennedy Space Center Women at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida marked the 2023 Girls in Aviation Day by... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 26, 2023 - 1:53 pmNew insights into the atmosphere and star of an exoplanet
A new study of the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system has demonstrated the complex interaction between the activity of the system's star and... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 25, 2023 - 11:05 pmDid life exist on Mars? Other planets? With AI's help, we may know soon
Scientists have discovered a simple and reliable test for signs of past or present life on other planets -- 'the holy grail... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 25, 2023 - 7:37 pmHidden supermassive black holes reveal their secrets through radio signals
Astronomers have found a striking link between the amount of dust surrounding a supermassive black hole and the strength of the radio... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 25, 2023 - 4:48 pmMessier 2: Pisces’ hidden galaxy that’s a work of art
Messier 2 is probably the best globular cluster of the late-summer/early autumn sky, being a big and bright telescopic target that can... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: September 25, 2023 - 2:11 pmStellafane Star Party Celebrates Their Centennial
As hundreds of astronomers made their annual pilgrimage to the “shrine to the stars” this year, the Springfield Telescope Makers were preparing... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 25, 2023 - 1:00 pmOsiris-REX Capsule Returns Samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth
Samples taken from the asteroid Bennu are now safely on Earth. The post Osiris-REX Capsule Returns Samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 24, 2023 - 7:54 pmHubble, Webb Data Hint at Ocean Worlds
Data coming from the Webb and Hubble space telescopes suggests two exoplanets might be water worlds. But the evidence isn’t yet definitive.... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 22, 2023 - 7:00 pmAstronomers discover newborn galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are now able to peer so far back in time that we... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 22, 2023 - 3:08 pmAstronomers find abundance of Milky Way-like Galaxies in early Universe, rewriting cosmic evolution theories
Galaxies from the early Universe are more like our own Milky Way than previously thought, flipping the entire narrative of how scientists... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 22, 2023 - 3:07 pmCarbon source found on surface of Jupiter's moon Europa
Astronomers using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have identified carbon dioxide in a specific region on the icy surface of... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 22, 2023 - 3:07 pmThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 22 – October 1
The bright Moon steps eastwaed night by night under Altair, then Saturn, then the Great Square of Pegasus. Meanwhile, Deneb replaces Vega... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 22, 2023 - 9:19 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 22 – October 1
The bright Moon steps eastwaed night by night under Altair, then Saturn, then the Great Square of Pegasus. Meanwhile, Deneb replaces Vega... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 22, 2023 - 9:19 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 22 – October 1
The bright Moon steps eastwaed night by night under Altair, then Saturn, then the Great Square of Pegasus. Meanwhile, Deneb replaces Vega... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 22, 2023 - 9:19 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 22 – October 1
The bright Moon steps eastwaed night by night under Altair, then Saturn, then the Great Square of Pegasus. Meanwhile, Deneb replaces Vega... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 22, 2023 - 9:19 amShh! Quiet cables set to help reveal rare physics events
Newly developed ultra-low radiation cables reduce background noise for neutrino and dark matter detectors.... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 21, 2023 - 7:45 pmStudents Walk in the Clouds at NASA Armstrong STEM Event
More than 500 local students, ranging from grades first to eighth, joined NASA and COSI (Center of Science and Industry) in a... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 21, 2023 - 5:47 pmNew Mars gravity analysis improves understanding of possible ancient ocean
The first use of a novel method of analyzing Mars' gravitational force supports the idea that the planet once had an extensive... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 20, 2023 - 7:23 pmIs the Day 12 Hours Long on the Equinox? It's Complicated
The Earth's atmosphere and the large size of the solar disk result in unequal days and nights, even on the equinox. The... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 20, 2023 - 4:10 pmIs the Day 12 Hours Long on the Equinox? It's Complicated
The Earth's atmosphere and the large size of the solar disk result in unequal days and nights, even on the equinox. The... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 20, 2023 - 4:10 pmIs the Day 12 Hours Long on the Equinox? It's Complicated
The Earth's atmosphere and the large size of the solar disk result in unequal days and nights, even on the equinox. The... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 20, 2023 - 4:10 pmTag team of the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA captures the core of the most distant galaxy protocluster
An international research team has used the James Webb Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array to observe the most distant... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 20, 2023 - 3:12 pmBlack holes eat faster than previously expected
While previous researchers have hypothesized that black holes eat slowly, new simulations indicate that black holes scarf food much faster than conventional... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 20, 2023 - 3:04 pmNew recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
Life on a faraway planet -- if it's out there -- might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 19, 2023 - 7:50 pmNew findings suggest Moon may have less water than previously thought
A team recently calculated that most of the Moon's permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) are at most around 3.4 billion years old and... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 18, 2023 - 2:52 pmGroundbreaking research shows that the limits of nuclear stability change in stellar environments where temperatures reach billions of degrees Celsius
New research is challenging the scientific status quo on the limits of the nuclear chart in hot stellar environments where temperatures reach... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 18, 2023 - 2:51 pmEngineered compound shows promise in preventing bone loss in space
Mice treated aboard the International Space Station showed significantly reduced bone loss.... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 18, 2023 - 2:51 pmTo Catch Beads of Sunlight, Here's Where You Should Head for October 14th's Annular Eclipse
Some eclipse-chasers will choose to view a “broken ring” and a long display of Baily's beads on October 14, 2023. The post... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 18, 2023 - 1:00 pmTo Catch Beads of Sunlight, Here's Where You Should Head for October 14th's Annular Eclipse
Some eclipse-chasers will choose to view a “broken ring” and a long display of Baily's beads on October 14, 2023. The post... Read more »Source: Astronomy & Observing News – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 18, 2023 - 1:00 pmNGC 488: Pisces’ hidden galaxy that’s a work of art
NGC 488 in Pisces is an oval-shaped face-on spiral galaxy that’s a bit of a hidden gem.... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: September 18, 2023 - 11:06 amBrilliant galaxies of early universe
Scientists have used data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as part of the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 15, 2023 - 8:33 pmThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 15 – 24
Comet Nishimura shines at its brightest... but don't be disappointed, we warned you. Meanwhile Jupiter outdoes Saturn as an evening light, and... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 15, 2023 - 8:55 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 15 – 24
Comet Nishimura shines at its brightest... but don't be disappointed, we warned you. Meanwhile Jupiter outdoes Saturn as an evening light, and... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 15, 2023 - 8:55 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 15 – 24
Comet Nishimura shines at its brightest... but don't be disappointed, we warned you. Meanwhile Jupiter outdoes Saturn as an evening light, and... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 15, 2023 - 8:55 amSnaps supersonic outflow of young star
Herbig-Haro (HH) objects are luminous regions surrounding newborn stars, formed when stellar winds or jets of gas spewing from these newborn stars... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 14, 2023 - 9:51 pmCarbon atoms coming together in space
Lab-based studies reveal how carbon atoms diffuse on the surface of interstellar ice grains to form complex organic compounds, crucial to reveal... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 14, 2023 - 3:47 pmElectrons from Earth may be forming water on the Moon
Planetary scientists have discovered that high energy electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes on the Moon's surface and,... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 14, 2023 - 3:46 pmMatter comprises of 31% of the total amount of matter and energy in the universe
One of the most interesting and important questions in cosmology is, 'How much matter exists in the universe?' An international team has... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 13, 2023 - 4:27 pmDiscovery of two potential Polar Ring galaxies suggests these stunning rare clusters might be more common than previously believed
These new detections suggest polar ring galaxies might be more common than previously believed.... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 13, 2023 - 4:33 amDark matter halos measured around ancient quasars
At the center of every galaxy is a supermassive black hole. Beyond a certain size, these become active, emitting huge amounts of... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 12, 2023 - 3:01 pmThe universe caught suppressing cosmic structure growth
As the universe evolves, scientists expect large cosmic structures to grow at a certain rate: dense regions such as galaxy clusters would... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 11, 2023 - 6:11 pmWater world? Methane, carbon dioxide in atmosphere of massive exoplanet
A new investigation with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 11, 2023 - 6:10 pmNew insights into neutrino interactions
Elusive fundamental particles called neutrinos are predicted to interact unexpectedly with photons under extreme conditions.... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 11, 2023 - 6:10 pmNASA, NSF Collaborate to Strengthen Research Capabilities
Ten research investigators at nine academic institutions will advance their science and technology projects while contributing to NASA’s research priorities through an... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 11, 2023 - 2:37 pmThe Great Square of Pegasus: heralding autumn
Longer autumnal nights are taking over from more balmy late-summer evening. Behold the grand appearance in September’s late-evening southern sky of the... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: September 11, 2023 - 11:03 amComet 2P/Encke on close approach to Earth
For the next month or so you can see the return of periodic comet 2P/Encke (Encke’s Comet).... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: September 11, 2023 - 10:51 amStudy hints at the existence of the closest black holes to Earth in the Hyades star cluster
A new article hints at the existence of several black holes in the Hyades cluster -- the closest open cluster to our... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 8, 2023 - 5:00 pmNASA, International Astronauts to Speak with Students in Two States
Students from North Carolina and Rhode Island will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 8, 2023 - 2:15 pmThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 8 – 17
Comet Nishimura teases us shyly low on the dawn horizon, then low on the dusk horizon. The Milky Way arches high across... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 8, 2023 - 9:17 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 8 – 17
Comet Nishimura teases us shyly low on the dawn horizon, then low on the dusk horizon. The Milky Way arches high across... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 8, 2023 - 9:17 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 8 – 17
Comet Nishimura teases us shyly low on the dawn horizon, then low on the dusk horizon. The Milky Way arches high across... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 8, 2023 - 9:17 amHow to prevent biofilms in space
In experiments aboard the International Space Station, a surface treatment developed engineers prevented the growth of microbial biofims. These films can damage... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 7, 2023 - 6:20 pmRavenous black hole consumes three Earths'-worth of star every time it passes
Massive burst of X-rays detected by astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole. They... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 7, 2023 - 5:03 pmNew cosmological constraints on the nature of dark matter
New research has revealed the distribution of dark matter in never before seen detail, down to a scale of 30,000 light-years. The... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 7, 2023 - 2:59 pmOn the track of elusive neutrinos
Scientists have been able to show that the CRES method is suitable for determining the neutrino mass and has already set an... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 7, 2023 - 2:58 pmAction-packed Sky: Saturn, Comet Nishimura, and More
September is Saturn's time to shine. We also check on Comet Nishimura — now at 5th magnitude and still brightening — and... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 6, 2023 - 3:28 pmAction-packed Sky: Saturn, Comet Nishimura, and More
September is Saturn's time to shine. We also check on Comet Nishimura — now at 5th magnitude and still brightening — and... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 6, 2023 - 3:28 pmFurthest ever detection of a galaxy's magnetic field
Astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 6, 2023 - 3:23 pmVenus’ brilliant evening showing for the rest of the year
Venus is now a brilliant ‘morning star’ seen for a short time in the pre-dawn eastern sky.... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: September 6, 2023 - 10:36 amVast bubble of galaxies discovered, given Hawaiian name
The immense bubble is 820 million light years from Earth and believed to be a fossil-like remnant of the birth of the... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 6, 2023 - 12:25 amObserving October's Annular Eclipse
If you'll be in the path of the October 14, 2023, annular eclipse, here's what you can look for as the Moon... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 5, 2023 - 4:31 pmObserve a fine trio of planetary nebulae in Cygnus
Planetary nebulae are arguably the most popular of all deep-sky objects.... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: September 4, 2023 - 10:34 amComet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) brightening with nice tail
Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) was discovered by on August 11 by Hideo Nishimura of Japan. It’s currently in the pre-dawn sky and... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: September 4, 2023 - 10:16 am- mp3
September Podcast: Explore the Summer Triangle
Daylight hours are getting shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, which means the hours for stargazing are getting longer throughout September! So stream... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 2, 2023 - 11:53 am - mp3
September Podcast: Explore the Summer Triangle
Daylight hours are getting shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, which means the hours for stargazing are getting longer throughout September! So stream... Read more »Source: Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 2, 2023 - 11:53 am Student-Focused Scientific Balloon Mission Inspires Future Generation
The fall campaign of NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is underway at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) balloon launch site in Fort... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 1, 2023 - 7:17 pmHot Jupiter blows its top
The planet HAT-P-32b is losing so much of its atmospheric helium that the trailing gas tails are among the largest structures yet... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: September 1, 2023 - 6:36 pmGeorgia, Texas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Station
Students from Georgia and Texas will have separate opportunities next week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: September 1, 2023 - 1:11 pmThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 1 – 10
Vega culminates at the zenith around the end of twilight. Arcturus and the Dipper sink through the evening. Saturn and Jupiter rule... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 1, 2023 - 9:23 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 1 – 10
Vega culminates at the zenith around the end of twilight. Arcturus and the Dipper sink through the evening. Saturn and Jupiter rule... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 1, 2023 - 9:23 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, September 1 – 10
Vega culminates at the zenith around the end of twilight. Arcturus and the Dipper sink through the evening. Saturn and Jupiter rule... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: September 1, 2023 - 9:23 amWebb reveals new structures within iconic supernova
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 31, 2023 - 6:28 pmScientists detect and validate the longest-period exoplanet found with TESS
Scientists have detected and validated two of the longest-period exoplanets found by TESS to date. These long period large exoplanets orbit a... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 31, 2023 - 4:17 pmNew giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisions
A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, who believe its composition could be the... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 31, 2023 - 4:17 pmUnprecedented gamma-ray burst explained by long-lived jet
While astrophysicists previously believed that only supernovae could generate long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), a 2021 observation uncovered evidence that compact-object mergers also... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 31, 2023 - 4:16 pmNASA’s Lunabotics 2024 Challenge is Open
Across the country, teams comprising hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students – members of the Artemis generation – will vie to be... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: August 31, 2023 - 3:50 pm- Video
First Nations Launch Winners View NASA SpaceX’s Crew-7 Launch
Participants from the 14th First Nations Launch High-Power Rocket Competition watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 launch from the Banana Creek viewing site at the agency’s... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: August 30, 2023 - 7:05 pm Telescopes help unravel pulsar puzzle
With a remarkable observational campaign that involved 12 telescopes both on the ground and in space, including three European Southern Observatory (ESO)... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 30, 2023 - 5:17 pmEl Niño and the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
What will the ongoing El Niño event do to the chance of cloud cover along the 2024 total solar eclipse track? The... Read more »Source: Observing – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 30, 2023 - 3:00 pmNeptune's disappearing clouds linked to the solar cycle
Astronomers have uncovered a link between Neptune's shifting cloud abundance and the 11-year solar cycle, in which the waxing and waning of... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 29, 2023 - 8:07 pmQuantum discovery offers glimpse into other-worldly realm
Experiments promote a curious flipside of decaying monopoles: A reality where particle physics is quite literally turned on its head... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 29, 2023 - 4:59 pmThe Moon Is "Blue" This Wednesday...Or Is It?
If skies are clear this Wednesday, you'll see the full Moon — but it's not the "true" Blue Moon. The post The... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 29, 2023 - 3:00 pmCrew-7 Lifts Off
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 28, 2023 - 4:19 pmCygnus’ Crescent rides high on summer evenings
Superb Cygnus (the Swan) owns the summer nights. It is a constellation overloaded with bright deep-sky objects, including some exceptional nebulae.... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 28, 2023 - 3:12 pmHow being in space impairs astronauts' immune system
A new study has examined how T cells of the immune system are affected by weightlessness. The results could explain why astronauts'... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 25, 2023 - 6:03 pmHubble Sees a Sparkling Neighbor Galaxy
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 25, 2023 - 11:00 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, August 25 – September 3
Saturn comes to opposition. Vega crests at the zenith, while Arcturus declines in the west. Venus shines at dawn. Go out before... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 25, 2023 - 8:57 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, August 25 – September 3
Saturn comes to opposition. Vega crests at the zenith, while Arcturus declines in the west. Venus shines at dawn. Go out before... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 25, 2023 - 8:57 amMysterious Neptune dark spot detected from Earth for the first time
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune's atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 24, 2023 - 3:19 pmTesting the First U.S. Crewed Launch Vehicle, Mercury-Redstone
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 24, 2023 - 3:10 pmNASA, Forest Service to Share Moon Tree Seedlings, Promote STEM
Education and community organizations can apply to receive a living piece of spaceflight history to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: a... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: August 24, 2023 - 2:26 pmHow a cup of water can unlock the secrets of our Universe
A researcher made a discovery that could change our understanding of the universe. He reveals that there is a range in which... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 23, 2023 - 8:54 pmPsyche Comes Together
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 23, 2023 - 3:55 pmNew Comet Nishimura May Become Naked-Eye Bright
Comet Nishimura is quickly brightening in the morning sky and may be faintly visible with the naked eye next month. And on... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 23, 2023 - 3:37 pmNew Comet Nishimura May Become Naked-Eye Bright
Comet Nishimura is quickly brightening in the morning sky and may be faintly visible with the naked eye next month. And on... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 23, 2023 - 3:37 pmA Gateway to the Moon
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 22, 2023 - 3:58 pmSee Saturn as opposition this weekend
The amazing ringed world Saturn, the jewel in the Solar System’s crown, comes to opposition on 27 August. ... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 22, 2023 - 12:11 pmWant to know how light works? Try asking a mechanic
Physicists use a 350-year-old theorem that explains the workings of pendulums and planets to reveal new properties of light waves.... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 21, 2023 - 9:42 pmRewriting the past and future of the universe
New research has improved the accuracy of the parameters governing the expansion of the Universe. More accurate parameters will help astronomers determine... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 21, 2023 - 3:43 pmCrew-7 Members Arrive for Prelaunch Activities
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 21, 2023 - 3:31 pmCapitalise on Barnard’s giant ‘E’ in the sky
Barnard’s ‘E’ in Aquila is formed from the dark nebulae Barnard 142 and 143 (B142/143). At... Read more »Source: Astronomy Now | Published: August 21, 2023 - 3:02 pmThis Week's Sky at a Glance, August 18 – 27
The waxing Moon passes Spica and then will occult Antares for much of North America. Saturn reaches opposition this week. The Andromegasus... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 18, 2023 - 1:00 pmThis Week's Sky at a Glance, August 18 – 27
The waxing Moon passes Spica and then will occult Antares for much of North America. Saturn reaches opposition this week. The Andromegasus... Read more »Source: Celestial News & Events – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 18, 2023 - 1:00 pmHubble Captures Cosmic Cluster
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 18, 2023 - 11:00 amNew type of star gives clues to mysterious origin of magnetars
Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 17, 2023 - 8:38 pmHuginn - piloting the Dragon
Huginn - piloting the Dragon Huginn... Read more »Source: ESA Top News | Published: August 17, 2023 - 3:24 pmSTEM Essay Contest Winners Earn Close-Encounter Visit to NASA
Three student winners of NASA’s Power to Explore Challenge journeyed behind the scenes at NASA’s Glenn Research Center and Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) in Cleveland... Read more »Source: Learning Resources – NASA | Published: August 17, 2023 - 12:54 pmStudent Experiments Take Flight on Sounding Rocket from NASA Wallops
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 17, 2023 - 11:33 amOspreys Make a Home at Kennedy
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 16, 2023 - 2:37 pmUsing supernovae to study neutrinos' strange properties
In a new study, researchers have taken an important step toward understanding how exploding stars can help reveal how neutrinos, mysterious subatomic... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 15, 2023 - 7:11 pmWildfires in the Northwest Territories
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 15, 2023 - 3:58 pmArtemis II Crew, Meet Orion
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 14, 2023 - 4:07 pmHundred-year storms? That's how long they last on Saturn
Megastorms regularly appear on Saturn, marring the relatively bland surface before disappearing. But radio observations show that the storms have long-lasting effects... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 11, 2023 - 9:21 pmAn Artist’s Concept of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Landing
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 11, 2023 - 4:18 pmCould artificially dimming the sun prevent ice melt?
With methods of so-called geoengineering, the climate could theoretically be artificially influenced and cooled. Researchers have now investigated whether it would be... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 11, 2023 - 3:54 pmGet Ready for a Great Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseids are here! With no Moon to spoil the show it's time to break out the lawn chairs, sit back, and... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 11, 2023 - 3:43 pmAfter seventeen years, a spacecraft makes its first visit home
On Aug. 12, 2023, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft will pass between the Sun and Earth, marking the first Earth flyby of the nearly... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 10, 2023 - 10:01 pmPhoenix’s Red Planet Selfie
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 10, 2023 - 4:24 pmPossible seasonal climate patterns on early Mars
New observations of mud cracks made by the Curiosity Rover show that high-frequency, wet-dry cycling occurred in early Martian surface environments, indicating... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 9, 2023 - 8:47 pmWebb reveals colors of Earendel, most distant star ever detected
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has followed up on observations by the Hubble Space Telescope of the farthest star ever detected in... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 9, 2023 - 5:07 pmPhysicists demonstrate how sound can be transmitted through vacuum
A classic movie was once promoted with the punchline: 'In space, no one can hear you scream'. Physicists have now demonstrated, to... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 9, 2023 - 5:07 pmChemical contamination on International Space Station is out of this world
Concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds in dust collected from air filtration systems on the International Space Station (ISS) exceed those found... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 9, 2023 - 12:20 amstsci-01h6c42211pd8xxd6a7vq3330n
This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of a massive galaxy cluster called WHL0137-08 contains the most strongly magnified galaxy known... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 8, 2023 - 5:54 pmmoonikin_campos_2
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 8, 2023 - 3:59 pme1b-pia25665_cadre-dm-with-sand-engineer-edited-web
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 7, 2023 - 3:57 pmHubble Glimpses a Glitzy Galactic Cluster
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 5, 2023 - 11:00 amGeomagnetic field protects Earth from electron showers
Geophysicists studied the activity of high energy electrons and clarified the unexpected protective role of the geomagnetic field surrounding the Earth.... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 4, 2023 - 4:37 pmGas streamers feed triple baby stars
New observations and simulations of three spiral arms of gas feeding material to three protostars forming in a trinary system have clarified... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 4, 2023 - 4:37 pmThis Week's Sky at a Glance, August 4 – 13
We're approaching the peak of the Perseid meteors. Vega claims the zenith as the Teapot claims the south. In twilight, Mars has... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 4, 2023 - 9:05 amScientists discover the highest-energy light coming from the sun
New research details the discovery of the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun. The international team behind the discovery also found... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 4, 2023 - 1:38 amStudy examines Earth and Mars to determine how climate change affects the paths of rivers
The study investigated why the paths of meandering rivers change over time and is a step toward understanding what the hydroclimate on... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 4, 2023 - 1:38 amNew exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation
An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation.... Read more »Source: Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily | Published: August 4, 2023 - 1:38 amBaghdad from the International Space Station
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 3, 2023 - 4:02 pmNASA’S SpaceX Crew-7 Members Prepare for Their Mission
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 2, 2023 - 2:43 pmTerra Observes Shark Bay, Australia
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: August 1, 2023 - 3:50 pm- mp3
August Podcast: Blue Moon and Perfect Perseids
Many skywatchers look forward to seeing the Perseid meteors every August, and this month’s Sky Tour episode why they’ll be especially good... Read more »Source: Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast – Sky & Telescope | Published: August 1, 2023 - 8:20 am Practicing for Orion’s Second Return
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 31, 2023 - 3:47 pmEclipse Apps, Videos, Books: Resources for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Find some of our favorite resources for the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse, including apps, video explainers, children's activities, and books. The... Read more »Source: Resources and Education – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 28, 2023 - 5:56 pmHubble Peers at a Tranquil Galaxy
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 28, 2023 - 11:00 amThis Week's Sky at a Glance, July 28 – August 6
Venus turns super-interesting and then disappears. Mercury lingers behind it in twilight. So does little Mars in third place. On the other... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 28, 2023 - 9:08 amInterns Flying High
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 27, 2023 - 2:39 pmLaguna Verde’s Turquoise Waters
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 26, 2023 - 4:06 pmView the Thin Crescent of Venus
With Venus approaching inferior conjunction in August here's a foolproof way to follow its thinning crescent as the planet transitions from Evening... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 26, 2023 - 2:00 pmNASA, Industry Partners Unveil Hybrid Electric Aircraft Paint Schemes
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 25, 2023 - 2:21 pmA Wildflower Close-Up
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 24, 2023 - 4:08 pmSee Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in Outburst!
Comet Pons-Brooks, a dim comet on its way to a great apparition next spring, suddenly sprang into action overnight, brightening by five... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 21, 2023 - 10:12 pmOSIRIS-REx Rehearsal in the Utah Desert
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 21, 2023 - 3:58 pmThis Week's Sky at a Glance, July 21 – 30
Low in twilight, Mercury consorts with Venus and squeaks by Regulus. The waxing gibbous Moon does what it does every July: crosses... Read more »Source: This Week’s Sky At a Glance – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 21, 2023 - 9:00 amApollo 11 Moonwalk
AS11-40-5875 (20 July 1969) -- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 20, 2023 - 12:00 pmStarling Takes Flight
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 19, 2023 - 3:57 pmClouds Form Over North Africa
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 17, 2023 - 6:29 pmA Fully Electric Ride for Artemis Crews
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 17, 2023 - 4:04 pmThree Cheers for NASA Orion Crew Modules for Future Artemis Missions
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 13, 2023 - 7:19 pmThe Barchan Dunes of Brazil
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 13, 2023 - 3:29 pmmain_image_deep_field_smacs0723-1280
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 12, 2023 - 4:02 pmTime-lapse Animations Reveal a Universe in Transformation
Deep-sky objects may appear static throughout our lifetime but by carefully "blinking" archival and current images we can discern real changes in... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 11, 2023 - 5:06 pmWildlife at Armstrong Flight Research Center
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 11, 2023 - 3:55 pmNew Horizons’ Infrared View
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 10, 2023 - 4:08 pmPrelaunch Processing for Psyche
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 7, 2023 - 4:13 pmThe Last Rays of an Orbital Sunset
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 6, 2023 - 3:34 pmNASA’s X-59 Makes a Critical Move
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 5, 2023 - 3:37 pmA Full Moon Illuminates Artemis I
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: July 3, 2023 - 3:51 pm- mp3
July: Scorpion & Serpent Handler
Count on our monthly Sky Tour podcast to help you get the most out your casual stargazing. It’s a fun and informative... Read more »Source: Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast – Sky & Telescope | Published: July 1, 2023 - 7:21 pm Hubble Checks in on a Galactic Neighbor
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 30, 2023 - 11:00 amArtemis II Heat Shield Installed
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 29, 2023 - 2:03 pmSee Summer's Best “Gobbled” Globulars
Mergers between the Milky Way and long-ago dwarf galaxies have enriched our skies with dozens of iconic globular clusters. Many are visible... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: June 28, 2023 - 4:33 pmNASA TechRise Student Challenge Takes Flight
Aerostar’s high-altitude balloon is shown here moments after launch carrying payloads from 20 student teams as part of NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge.... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 27, 2023 - 7:28 pmExploring Climate Data in a New Way
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 26, 2023 - 4:05 pmHubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 23, 2023 - 11:00 amThis Week in NASA History: First Crewed Skylab Mission – May 25, 1973
This week in 1973, the first crewed Skylab mission launched aboard a Saturn IB from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts Charles Conrad,... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 22, 2023 - 4:03 pmThe Glowing North Sea
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 21, 2023 - 3:39 pmIt's Rock Science
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 20, 2023 - 5:36 pmA View of Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 16, 2023 - 3:17 pmArtemis II Module Makes a Move
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 15, 2023 - 3:58 pmEking Out Observing from under Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has made observing the night sky a challenge for many. Here are some ways you can make the... Read more »Source: Explore the Night with Bob King – Sky & Telescope | Published: June 14, 2023 - 4:48 pmA Dragon Beams Up
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 14, 2023 - 4:07 pmSpace awaits you! More ESA vacancies open for applications
In March, we announced that 2023 would see the publication of over 300 vacancies at ESA. New vacancies keep being published as... Read more »Source: ESA Top News | Published: June 13, 2023 - 8:17 amSpacewalker Woody Hoburg Rides the Canadarm2 Robotic Arm
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 12, 2023 - 7:23 pmSystems Engineering Supervisor Amy Lendian
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 9, 2023 - 1:31 pmHubble Observes a Cosmic Sea Creature
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 9, 2023 - 11:00 amiss069e018147
GMT157_10_27_Warren Hoburg_1070_SpX-28 arrival... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 8, 2023 - 4:26 pmCrew-5 Visits NASA Headquarters
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 7, 2023 - 3:23 pmA Bloom in Space
... Read more »Source: NASA Image of the Day | Published: June 6, 2023 - 4:05 pm
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