The rocket, a prolific launch vehicle that propels both satellites and astronauts into orbit, blasted off…
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How astronomers work out the size of the solar system
Credit: NASA The size of the solar system is defined by the volume of space over…
SpaceX space junk crashed onto Saskatchewan farmland, highlighting a potential impending disaster
Space junk recovered from a farm in Saskatchewan. Credit: S. Lawler, CC BY In late April,…
Vivid portrait of interacting galaxies marks Webb’s second anniversary
This “penguin party” is loud. The distorted spiral galaxy at center, the Penguin, and the compact…
Dune-inspired upgrade for spacesuits allow astronauts to recycle urine into water
Side view of the whole system, worn as a backpack. Credit: Karen Morales Astronauts on spacewalks…
New research reveals how galaxies avoid early death
An artist’s impression showing bi-polar jets of gas originating from a supermassive black hole at the…
A new proposal would change that
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Planetary scientists are proposing a new definition of a planet to replace…
Researcher discusses how gravitational waves hint at dark matter and Big Bang mysteries
Example results for Models A, B, C, and D (red, blue, brown, and orange). Solid and…
Astronomers apply machine learning techniques to find early-universe quasars in an ocean of data
A deep image from the Dark Energy Survey showing the field covered by one of the…
Take a summer cosmic road trip through images from NASA’s Chandra, Webb
This release features four distinct composite images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb…