“Humanity Has ‘Touched’ the Sun”
[ad_1] In this artist’s concept, the Parker Solar Probe hovers above the Alfven surface, a hilly boundary that defines the
Read more[ad_1] In this artist’s concept, the Parker Solar Probe hovers above the Alfven surface, a hilly boundary that defines the
Read more[ad_1] Hubble’s takes its annual look at the solar systems four gas giants. Image: Jupiter. Image: NASA, ESA, A. Simon
Read more[ad_1] There’s something strange about the dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way. These smaller galaxies orbit our own, but many
Read more[ad_1] Venus, Saturn and Jupiter are joined in the early-evening sky soon after sunset by a waxing crescent Moon. Watch
Read more[ad_1] The upgraded Hubble Space Telescope, seen moments before release from the space shuttle Atlantis’ robot arm near the end
Read more[ad_1] An artistic representation shows Kamo’oalewa as impact ejecta from the lunar surface — one of the hypotheses proposed to
Read more[ad_1] The International Space Station in Earth orbit. NASA Notice first came, like so many things these days, as a
Read more[ad_1] The famous Leonid meteor shower returns this week, with its activity predicted to peak between 09h and 11h UT
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Read more[ad_1] Concentration of glassy slabs (dark masses) at Quebrada de Chipana.P. Schultz et al. / Geology 2021 A decade ago,
Read more[ad_1] An artist’s concept shows the Nova C lander on the surface of the Moon. Intuitive Machines The Moon is
Read more[ad_1] Mariner 9NASA Hard to believe it was just 50 years ago today. Time flies when you’re exploring your solar
Read more[ad_1] Amateur astronomers often plan how they’ll take photographs, image sequences, or even time-lapse videos of a lunar eclipse. But
Read more[ad_1] Nova Cassiopeiae 2021 was still about magnitude 8.2 as of November 11th, almost 8 months after it erupted. Charts
Read more[ad_1] The Milky Way dominates the celestial vault in a truly dark-sky location. Rodrigo Soares If you’re concerned about light
Read more[ad_1] The partially eclipsed Moon sets behind a dawn-tinged North Sister peak in the Three Sisters Mountains in Oregon during
Read more[ad_1] Earlier this week, the vast international team associated with three gravitational-wave projects unveiled the results from their latest observing
Read more[ad_1] Canadian Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn is a meteorologist and pilot by day — and an inspiring astrophotographer by night. She’s
Read more[ad_1] Virginia State Parks / CC BY 2.0 On a clear night this past summer, I was outside with my
Read more[ad_1] Nova Cassiopeiae 2021 was still hanging in at magnitude 8.3 as of November 4th, more than 7 months after
Read more[ad_1] The Hubble Space Telescope. Image: NASA NASA is continuing work to resolve an issue that has suspended science operations
Read more[ad_1] An artist’s concept of the Giant Magellan Telescope in operation. The Giant Magellan Telescope Project Iconic space telescopes go
Read more[ad_1] Uranus, the remote seventh planet from the Sun and the third-largest planet overall, comes to opposition on the night
Read more[ad_1] A companion strips a massive star of its outer layers, a process that enables the star to eject more
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