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Amateur astrophotographer captures gorgeous view of Bod...

Amateur astrophotographer Joel Martin captured this stunning view of Bode's gala...

NASA Kicks Off Biological Research Aboard Space Station

Crew members are kicking off operations for several biological experiments that ...

Readers’ wildlife photos and video

I am running out of photos, so please send in any good ones you have. Thanks! To...

Is This the First Hint of Planet Nine?

Since the invention of the telescope, astronomers have been hunting for objects ...

Webb Confirms the Coldest Planet Ever Found. It's Orbit...

A few years ago, astronomers discovered an exoplanet orbiting the white dwarf 18...

Hubble Spots a Magnetar Zipping Through the Milky Way

Magnetars are among the rarest - and weirdest - denizens of the galactic zoo. Th...

Super Earth's are Pretty Common. We Just Don't Have One.

Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1992 astronomers have now found ov...

How Kerbal Space Program is Inspiring Real Mission Designs

In a recent paper, a team of engineers from Purdue University describes how sand...

Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ hijabs

Today’s Jesus and Mo strip, called “targets,” came with the caption, “He’s fluen...

Exploring Europa and Ocean Worlds with ORCAA Cryobots

What probes can be used to explore the depths of Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, and...

How CADRE Passed Its Autonomy Testing

Getting missions to land successfully on the Moon has been difficult. Recent mis...

Astronomers Get A Rare Chance to Study Uranus During an...

A rare stellar occultation, which happens only once every 30 years, allowed astr...

Vesta: Not Quite a Planet, Not Quite an Asteroid

As the second-largest object in the main asteroid belt, Vesta attracts a healthy...

Environmental Factors for Humans Standing on Titan

What will a human experience while standing on the surface of Saturn’s largest m...

A Dark Nebula with a Starry Background

Star birth is a process hidden inside dense crèches of gas and dust. Yet, if you...

Walking Moon Robots Possibly More Reliable than Lunar R...

How can walking robots deliver more efficient in-situ robotic exploration on the...

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