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On October 19-20, 2024, the satellite breakup of Intelsat 33e added at least 20 more pieces…
1st photo of Earth from space, 78 years ago today
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Major X3.3 solar flare erupts from returning Region 3842, source of strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25
A major, long-duration solar flare measuring X3.3 erupted from the Sun’s southeast limb at 03:57 UTC…
Life Can Maintain a Habitable Environment in Hostile Conditions
Everybody knows that for life to thrive on any world, you need water, warmth, and something…
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One of the many threats facing space travellers and indeed our own planet is that of…
The Webb Discovers a Rich Population of Brown Dwarfs Outside the Milky Way
This stunning image of a star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is more than…
NASA is Building Telescopes for the LISA Mission
Some of the most cataclysmic and mysterious events in the cosmos only reveal themselves by their…
White Dwarf Stars May be Shrouded in Extremely Light Particles Called Axions
Since the 1960s, astronomers have theorized that the Universe may be filled with a mysterious mass…
Melbourne City Lights
The city lights of Melbourne, Australia are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited…