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James Webb telescope reveals 'Sleeping Beauty' galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren't supposed to exist
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range of masses in the first billion years after the Big Bang, moving one...
'Fighting dragons' light up little-known constellation in the Southern sky: Space photo of the week
A nebula where young stars sculpt dragon-like forms has been imaged in colorful detail by the Dark Energy Camera in Chile.
Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any given time. Where do they come from?
Half a dozen fragments of the moon may briefly orbit Earth at any given time, before moving on to circle the sun, new research suggests.
If aliens existed on Mars 3.7 billion years ago, they would have needed umbrellas
A vast network of inverted channels, formed of sediment laid by ancient rivers, implies Mars was once a much rainier place than we thought.
ExoMars parachutes ready for martian deployment
The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth.
Largest supernova dataset hints dark energy may be changing over time
It took about 50 exploding stars to upend cosmology. Researchers mapped and measured light from Type Ia supernovae, the dramatic explosion of a particular kind of white dwarf. In 1998,...
Deepening Stirling engine analysis: Optimized model offers more accurate performance predictions
Multiple space agencies plan to return astronauts to the moon by the end of this decade. Along with commercial and international partners, these efforts aim to create infrastructure that will...
This star survived a black hole—and came back for more
Lightning might not strike twice, but black holes apparently do. An international group of researchers led by Tel Aviv University astronomers observed a flare caused when a star falls onto...
Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: Why it needs to be protected
Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes Earth at a very high velocity. This leaves an excavated circular hole in...
Microbes in deep-sea volcanoes can help scientists learn about early life on Earth, or even life beyond our planet
People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some...
Scientists have detected the largest black hole merger yet. What it is and why it matters
It was a bump in the night. A big one. Astronomers revealed on Monday that two massive black holes collided producing another one that is 225 times the mass of...
Want a big piece of Mars? It could be yours — for $4M US
For sale: a 25-kilogram rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million US. Why so expensive? It's the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.
Astronomers capture 1st close-up photograph of new interstellar visitor
Using the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have captured the first detailed image of our third known cosmic interloper.
Manitoba researchers part of team working to unravel mystery of largest black hole merger ever detected
A group of Manitoba researchers were involved behind the scenes of an international effort that this week revealed the first documented case of two massive black holes merging — happily, billions of light...
Spacewalking cosmonauts release 3-D-printed satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Spacewalking cosmonauts set free the world's first satellite made almost entirely with a 3-D printer on Thursday....
Chasing eclipses across the globe is a way of life for some
WASHINGTON (AP) -- While Monday's total solar eclipse in the U.S. will be a once-in-a-lifetime sky show for millions, there's a small group...
Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission
Video: 00:00:40 View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world".The European Space Agency-built Cupola is the favourite place...
Vigil: ESA’s space weather reporter in deep space
Video: 00:01:51 Space weather ‘reporter’ Vigil will be the world’s first space weather mission to be permanently positioned at Lagrange point 5, a unique vantage point that allows us to see solar activity...
Earth from Space: Circles in the desert
Image: This image from Copernicus Sentinel-1 shows circular agricultural structures near Tabarjal, in the barren desert of northern Saudi Arabia.
New Apollo Earthrise view shows Juice’s RIME working well
When the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) flew past our Moon in August 2024, its Radar for Icy Moon Exploration (RIME) instrument listened to radio wave echoes...
Federal Chancellor of Austria welcomed to ESA Headquarters
Image: On Friday 18 July, His Excellency Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of Austria, visited ESA Headquarters in Paris receiving a tour of the site from Director General Josef Aschbacher.It was the Chancellor’s first...
ExoMars parachutes ready for martian deployment
The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth.
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