The partial lunar eclipse on 28 October in Munich, Germany Imago/Alamy Photographers around the world captured…
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is hurtling towards the tiny asteroid Dinkinesh
NASA’s Lucy mission is heading to two swarms of asteroids trapped in Jupiter’s orbit NASA's Goddard…
Walking on the moon: candid photos from astronaut Tim Peake’s new book
20 July 1969. Neil Armstrong’s photos of Buzz Aldrin’s first steps on the Moon. NASA SPACE,…
Searching for life on Mars isn’t worth the risk to Earth
IN THE past few months, the wheels started to fall off NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR)…
Lucy spacecraft found another asteroid behind the asteroid Dinkinesh
The asteroid Dinkinesh and its smaller orbiting asteroid NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL/NOAO NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has flown…
The sun is smaller than we thought it was
The sun isn’t quite as big as we thought, so may release solar flares differently to…
Euclid space telescope released its first stunning full-colour images
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope has sent back its first science images, and…
Can we smash together all of the asteroids to build a new planet?
Let’s be honest: the asteroid belt is a bit of a mess. It is full of…
Newfound moon around asteroid Dinkinesh is actually two touching rocks
The asteroid Dinkinesh and its binary contact satellite NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL The asteroid Dinkinesh’s newfound moon…
Lunar occultation of Venus 2023: When to see the planet disappear behind the moon
Venus seen next to and above the crescent moon just before a daytime occultation in 2015…