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Machine-Learning Algorithm Analyzes Gravitational Waves From Merging Neutron Stars in the Blink of an Eye
KINGSTON, R.I. - March 6, 2025 - Observations of the merger of binary neutron stars are vital to the growing field multi-messenger astronomy. The collision of these massive star remnants,...
Flight anxiety? Here are 5 tips to stay calm during takeoff and landing
It's normal to be freaked out by air travel. Here are five easy tips to ease your flight anxiety once and for all.
US military's mini space shuttle X-37B returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
The U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days.
Webb wows with incredible detail in actively forming star system
High-resolution near-infrared light captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows extraordinary new detail and structure in Lynds 483 (L483). Two actively forming stars are responsible for the shimmering...
Seismic clues from Marsquakes suggest liquid water and life potential beneath the surface
Are subterranean lifeforms viable on Mars? A new interpretation of Martian seismic data by scientists Ikuo Katayama of Hiroshima University and Yuya Akamatsu of Research Institute for Marine Geodynamics suggests...
Oops, we tipped it again: Mission over for sideways US lander
Intuitive Machines' second moon mission ended in disappointment on Friday after the US company confirmed that its spacecraft had tipped over and was unable to recharge its solar-powered batteries—mirroring its...
Here's a look at moon landing hits and misses
Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses.
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere.
The Quadrantids meteor shower is here! Here's the peak viewing time for SoCal
The annual Quadrantids meteor shower is hitting peak visibility for Southern California on Friday night heading into Saturday morning, from roughly midnight to 5:30 a.m., possibly 6 a.m.
NASA punts Mars Sample Return decision to the next administration
The troubled Mars mission's final design won't be clear until 2026.
Saturn's moon looked like a snowy Utah landscape in my mind. The reality is just as compelling
A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it is, can both evoke the...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory unscathed by Eaton fire, but not its workforce
One-fifth of the NASA facility's staff was forced to evacuate, director Laurie Leshin said.
New JPL space mission seeks to unravel the mystery of cosmic 'inflation'
The cosmos is riddled with evidence that the universe began with an exotic, unfathomably rapid expansion, but scientists don't know why it happened. NASA JPL's SPHEREx mission will seek answers...
Under Pluto's Sunny Skies, You'd Have to Wear Shades
Despite being some six billion kilometers away, the sun from Pluto would be a dazzling sight to behold—carefully, that is
Sculptures about to Land on the Moon Join a Long History of Lunar Art
A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon
JWST Solves Decades-Old Mystery of Nearby Supernova
Scientists have finally found the compact object at the heart of the famous supernova of 1987, and it’s not a black hole
First Commercial Moon Landing Returns U.S. to Lunar Surface
Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the moon since Apollo 17. It’s also a sign of private industry’s growing role in space
JWST Is Tracking Down the Cosmic Origins of Earth's Water
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope are exposing the pathways that water takes to reach terrestrial planets
Stunning Comet Could Photobomb This April's Total Solar Eclipse
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its closest approach to the sun this April—right after North America is treated to a total solar eclipse
Europe's Ariane-6 rocket blasts off on maiden flight
After a successful launch, the upper-stage of the rocket goes on to experience an anomaly.
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.
Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with 'space smell'
As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit.
Joyful welcome by stranded astronauts for SpaceX capsule crew
A capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station has docked.
New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.
Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk.
SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch
Officials at Elon Musk's company said the upper stage was lost, minutes after it launched.
Nasa astronaut stuck in space ventures outside
Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, has completed her first spacewalk since arriving.
UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
The asteroid named YR4 has a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032