NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first Earth image as seen from the vicinity of the…
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Hurray! Voyager 1 has phoned home with engineering updates
After receiving data about the health and status of Voyager 1 for the first time in…
Io’s volcanoes have been erupting for billions of years
EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd created this 1-minute video summary for you, on Io‘s volcanoes. Jupiter’s rocky moon…
Asteroid hunt by Hubble telescope using AI
View larger. | This image from Hubble shows the barred spiral galaxy UGC 12158. This means…
Brown dwarf auroras might cause methane emission
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the brown dwarf W1935. Using the James Webb Space Telescope,…
Was asteroid Kamo’oalewa blasted from this moon crater?
Meet the lunar crater Giordano Bruno. It’s 13 miles (21 km) wide and located on the…
Asteroid Apophis to sweep close 5 years from tomorrow
Orbit of asteroid Apophis (pink) in contrast to the orbit of Earth (blue), from the years…
Enceladus hosting cell-sized particles, a hint of life?
View larger. | False-color view of the water vapor plumes on Enceladus, which Cassini took on…
Is alien life purple? Researchers look beyond Earth’s green
Is alien life purple? When we look at Earth from space, the color green means life.…
Venus’ atmosphere is leaking gases into space
View larger. | Japan’s Akatsuki (Venus Climate Orbiter) spacecraft captured this view of Venus on October…