The lab-created compounds — never seen before — might exist naturally on icy moons in the…
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New York Times Space & Cosmos
U.S. and China Vie in Hazy Zone Where Balloons, U.F.O.s and Missiles Fly
American officials are worried China is far along in developing military technology that operates in the…
New Auroras Found Glowing in the Skies of Jupiter’s Moons
Researchers reported auroras around Jupiter’s two largest Galilean moons for the first time and found new…
Webb Telescope Spots a Distant Spiral Galaxy Like Our Own
LEDA 2046648 has an eerie resemblance to our Milky Way galaxy, but it likes a billion…
SpaceX Test Fires Engines on Starship, the Most Powerful Rocket Ever
The ignition of the Super Heavy booster may set up an uncrewed orbital flight test next…
Dwarf Planet Quaoar Has a Ring That Shouldn’t Be Where Astronomers Saw It
Quaoar, which orbits the sun in the distant Kuiper belt, is the latest small object shown…
New Form of Ice Discovered Unexpectedly During Experiment
The research illustrates how much scientists still have to learn about a molecule as simple as…
Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect
The shortest month of 2023 will have plenty of highlights in orbit and beyond. …
Newly Discovered Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth Tonight
First detected just days ago, 2023 BU will approach within 2,200 miles of our planet’s surface…
A New View of the Most Explosive Moon in the Solar System
Recent strange activity around Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, confused and excited scientists. Click here…