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The Real Death Star: Astronomers Watch Red Giant Consume Planet
Even at the scale of the cosmos, nature remains...
Webb Telescope Finds Water Vapor Around Distant Planet
In the search for extraterrestrial life, a little moisture...
Exploration Mysteries: John Glenn and the ‘Fireflies’ in Space
In February 1962, astronaut John Glenn hurtled around Earth...
Why The New Era of Space Exploration Is More Important Than Ever
As Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan left the surface...
NASA Picks First Woman, Black Man For Moon Mission
For the first time since space programs began, NASA...
Solar Hole Could Bring Powerful Winds To Earth This Week
It's not unusual for coronal holes to open in...
Mars Used to Have Glaciers, Signaling Possible Water at the Equator
Scientists have uncovered evidence that ice recently existed on...
The Possible ‘Alien Spaceship’ That Puzzled Astronomers is a Hydrogen-Farting Rock
A splinter-like object darting around deep space captured astronomers’...
NASA Unveils First New Spacesuit in 40 Years. It’s Pretty Cool Looking
For a trip to the moon's South Pole, NASA...
NASA Uncovers Old Venus Secret: An Erupting Volcano!
The excitement around NASA's forthcoming Venus mission inspired a...
Curiosity Rover Captures Ethereal Martian Sunset
Mars is known for its expansive, rust-colored deserts. Its...
Astronaut Captures ‘Absolutely Unreal’ Photo of Northern Lights From Space
There are those who say the northern lights are...
‘Forbidden Planet’ the Size of Jupiter Discovered Orbiting Tiny Star
There are laws of planet formation that seldom bend...
Watch Part of the Sun Break Off and Swirl Around in a Vortex
These are delicate, stressful times, and I know that...
Solar Flares Wrack Sun’s Surface, Comms Disturbances Possible
Conditions on the surface of the sun have been...
NASA Witnesses Black Hole ‘Snacking’ on a Star
NASA announced Tuesday that it observed one of the...
Space Agency Issues Challenge: Find the Christmas Asteroid
Christmas is coming early for amateur astronomers. On Dec....
Spacecraft Visits Moon For First Time in 50 Years
For the first time in a half century, humankind...
A Star is Born: Webb Telescope Reveals Protostar
Space is big. Vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big. And while...
Bermuda Triangle Expedition Finds Piece of the Challenger Shuttle
Divers shooting an episode of a HISTORY Channel show...