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World's largest iceberg is no more after being ripped apart in 'iceberg graveyard'
Satellite images show fragments from the enormous iceberg A-76A dispersing near South Georgia island, where the previous world's largest iceberg also met its doom in 2020.
NASA-JPL Psyche launch on track with 'outstanding' progress, review board confirms
Steps taken by NASA, the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, and Caltech, to put the Psyche mission on track for an October 2023 launch have been outstanding,...
What's the (dark) matter with Euclid?
Currently about halfway through the Euclid simulations campaign, the key focus in the Main Control Room is the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) and spacecraft commissioning.
Watch Space.com experience moon gravity at 30,000 feet in new mini-documentary out June 7
Space.com's reporter Tereza Pultarova takes part in a research flight simulating lunar gravity in this original documentary.
The ISS’s latest delivery includes space plants and atmospheric lightning monitors
A SpaceX Dragon cargo craft docked with 7,000 pounds of material. NASA The International Space Station received roughly 7,000 pounds of supplies and scientific experiment materials early Tuesday morning following the successful autonomous...
Betelgeuse is almost 50% brighter than normal. What's going on?
Whenever something happens with Betelgeuse, speculations about it exploding as a supernova proliferate. It would be cool if it did. We're far enough away to suffer no consequences, so it's...
Jimi Hendrix rocks the cosmos as an interstellar time traveler in 'Purple Haze'
Jimi Hendrix turns into a galactic time traveler hunting for an ancient cosmic relic in upcoming graphic novel "Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze."
First detection of secondary supermassive black hole in a well-known binary system
Supermassive black holes that weigh several billion times the mass of our sun are present at the centers of active galaxies. Astronomers observe them as bright galactic cores where the...
Disks, spikes and clouds: A peek into a black hole's back yard
The first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015 has opened a new window on the universe, enabling in particular the observation of the merger of pairs of massive black...
James Webb Space Telescope peers behind bars to reveal a cosmic 'treasure trove' (video)
The James Webb Space Telescope has produced a stunning image of a distant star-forming barred spiral galaxy as astronomers study star birth outside the Milky Way.
Astronomers discover a new 'warm Jupiter' on an eccentric and misaligned orbit
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a new "warm Jupiter" exoplanet. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-1859 b, orbits its parent star on an eccentric and...
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at International Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spaceship successfully docked with the International Space Station early Tuesday morning after taking off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida the day before.
NASA's Psyche asteroid probe on track for October launch after 1-year delay
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is on track to hit its new launch target of October 2023, a year later than originally planned, an independent review has found.
Tonga Eruption Triggered Massive 'Equatorial Plasma Bubble'
Scientists are using satellite observations of a massive volcanic eruption’s impact to better understand Earth’s atmosphere
Should future Mars missions have all-female crews?
Statistics show that women are better astronauts than men, but gender diversity is key to a successful Mars mission, experts say.
Texas sheriff recommends criminal charges after migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard
A Texas county sheriff investigating September's involuntarily transportation of 49 migrants from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard recommended on Monday that criminal charges be filed in the case.
Astronomers are Reducing Satellite Interference in Hubble Images
Artificial satellites photobomb about 10% of Hubble exposures on celestial targets. But a typical satellite trail is very thin and will affect less than 0.5% of a single Hubble exposure....
Weigh a quasar's galaxy with precision
A team of researchers from EPFL have found a way to use the phenomenon of strong gravitational lensing to determine with precision - about 3 times more precise than any...
Earth's highest, coldest, rarest clouds are back. How to see the eerie 'noctilucent clouds' this summer.
Look North as the stars appear in June and July to have a chance of seeing rare noctilucent (or 'night-shining') clouds with the naked eye.
NASA's new moon car for Artemis astronauts will be inspired by Mars rovers
NASA wants a new lunar terrain vehicle that not only can transport astronauts across the moon, but also has semi-autonomous capabilities and scientific instruments similar to a Mars rover.
Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule dock with space station early Tuesday
A robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (June 6), and you can watch it live.
Big data astronomy: Using statistics in a new way to decipher the universe
The digital age has been a tremendous boon to the fields of both statistics and astronomy. However, according to Dr. Max Bonamente, a professor of physics and astronomy at The...
Strawberry Moon of June 2023 sweetens the night sky in these amazing photos
Skywatchers from around the planet have set the internet aglow with images of June's full moon, the Strawberry Moon, which rose on Saturday, June 3.
Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb Telescope shows
Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is already providing new insights into this question. One...
Five incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our solar system
Impact cratering happens on every solid body in the solar system. In fact, it is the dominant process affecting the surfaces on most extraterrestrial bodies today.
Earth's land is drying as it warms, but it is not clear how dry is too dry
When soil moisture is low, evaporation is limited. The conditions of this moisture-limited regime can exacerbate extreme weather events, including droughts and heat waves. In a new study, Hsin Hsu...
Russia delays launch of Luna 25 moon lander until August
The launch of Russia's robotic Luna 25 moon lander has been postponed from July 13 and will now lift off no earlier than August.
NASA, SpaceX launch solar arrays, cargo to space station
Following a successful launch of NASA's SpaceX 28th commercial resupply services mission, two new solar arrays, science investigations, and supplies are on their way to the International Space Station.