Solar Orbiter captures spectacular video of Mercury crossing the Sun
Planetary transits are a very common thing that astronomers often rely on to search for and study exoplanets. Transits can even let astronomers study the …
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NASA photos show huge Empire State Building-sized asteroid that buzzed past Earth
Early in February, an asteroid estimated to be at least 1,600 feet long breezed past Earth at roughly 1.1 million miles out. While it never …
NASA has turned to AI to help design better spacecraft parts
NASA is relying on AI to help create better spacecraft parts, the space agency has announced. The hardware is being designed by artificial intelligence, but …
James Webb captures most detailed view yet of Pandora’s Cluster
Astronomers have finally unveiled the latest deep field image captured by James Webb, offering the most detailed view of Pandora’s Cluster yet. The cluster, which …
Hubble photos show mysterious ‘spokes’ on Saturn’s rings
Scientists continue to be baffled by a strange occurrence in Saturn’s rings. According to the space agency, spokes on Saturn’s rings have been a point …
Russia delays ISS rescue mission after discovery of a second coolant leak
Russia’s rescue mission to the ISS has been delayed. The Soyuz MS-23 was originally slated to launch in February, but Russia has officially announced a …
A piece of the Sun broke off and was swallowed by a polar vortex
NASA scientists spotted a strange polar vortex near the Sun’s northern pole. The vortex appears to be part of a huge filament of solar plasma …
Multi-telescope image showcases the largest known spiral galaxy in the universe
Three telescopes, two of which belong to NASA, have brought their data together to create a spectacular image. The image, which was originally revealed back …
NASA’s NuSTAR Telescope reveals beautiful hidden light shows on our Sun
Our Sun is a terrifying and beautiful cosmic object, and while scientists are sure that the Sun will explode one day, destroying Earth along with …
NASA’s Curiosity just discovered evidence of ancient water on Mars
Since 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been crisscrossing the Martian surface, gathering data about the planet’s history, including evidence of ancient water on Mars. Curiosity …
Fascinating image shows light bending around a white dwarf star
A group of astronomers has managed to directly measure the mass of a dead star by using gravitational microlensing around a white dwarf star to …
Watch ISS astronauts complete a spacewalk on NASA Live
NASA is currently hosting live footage of a spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on its live streaming service. The spacewalk, which is just one …
NASA is getting ready to examine Mars rock samples that may hold proof of alien life
NASA has announced plans to create a lab specifically designed to study the Martian rock samples that Perseverance has been gathering from the Jezero Crater …
NASA tested new propulsion tech that could unlock new deep space travel possibilities
With the successful launch of Artemis I behind it, NASA has been doubling down on efforts to make deep space travel – and it’s reported …
James Webb Space Telescope just showed us a space cloud’s frozen heart
The James Webb Space Telescope has wasted no time giving us new, beautiful images to look at. The latest image was released as part of …
Mysterious whiting events in the ocean have scientists baffled
For more than seven years, scientists have been scratching their heads, trying to figure out what causes mysterious whiting events in our oceans. One of …
Perseverance just created the first Martian weather report
The weather on Mars is proving to be unpredictable and turbulent. After months of roaming the surface of the Red Planet, NASA says that Perseverance …
James Webb Space Telescope just hit a software glitch
James Webb has hit a software glitch. The newly minted telescope has only been in service for a little over six months, but it has …
Scientists may have found a way to predict solar flares in 2023
Solar flares are dangerous and can cause a ton of disruption here on Earth – from radio blackouts to more severe issues with GPS navigation …
A nuclear-powered rocket could take astronauts to Mars in just 45 days
NASA’s manned mission to Mars would take seven months with the current technology we have for rockets. However, a nuclear-powered spacecraft could make that trek …
Hubble spotted a black hole snacking on the donut-shaped remains of a star
NASA’s Hubble space telescope spotted a black hole munching on the donut-shaped remains of a star in a galaxy nearly 300 million light-years away. The …
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight probe hits trouble on journey to the moon
Just last month, NASA launched a small probe called the Lunar Flashlight toward the moon. The small probe was expected to test a new green …
This is what 133 days on the Sun looks like
Have you ever wondered what the surface of the Sun looks like as it changes daily? A new video from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center …
James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first Earth-sized exoplanet
Webb has discovered its first exoplanet. The new Webb exoplanet clocks in at just 99 percent the diameter of Earth. NASA announced the discovery on …
Huge X-class solar flare from the Sun was strong enough to cause radio blackouts
The Sun’s activity cycle continues to stir things up, as our star recently unleashed a massive X-class solar flare that was strong enough to cause …
NASA’s TESS spots a second potentially habitable Earth-sized planet
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found success in detecting various exoplanets throughout the universe. Now, though, the satellite has detected what scientists believe …
NASA can now track CO2 emissions more accurately from space
According to a recent study, researchers were able to use space-based measurements from NASA satellites to track carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions more accurately. This was …
Iconic NASA satellite that helped slow global warming falls back to Earth
After 38 years in orbit, a dead NASA satellite has returned to Earth. The satellite, known as the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, or ERBS, was …
NASA shares photo of C/2022 E3 comet streaking through space
Today’s astronomy photo of the day is none other than the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). Astronomers first discovered the comet in early March of 2022. …
Curiosity rover may have found a water source on Mars
Various spacecraft and rovers are scouring the surface of the Red Planet, looking for anything that could help in NASA’s quest to learn more about …
