Hubble views the dawn of a sun-like star

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a triple-star star system. Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Duchene…

Five things to know about how NASA’s tiny twin polar satellites will study the Arctic and Antarctic

This artist’s concept depicts one of two PREFIRE CubeSats in orbit around Earth. The NASA mission…

SOHO’s view of the 11 May 2024 solar storm

Credit: SOHO (ESA & NASA) Over the weekend of 10–12 May 2024, Earth was struck by…

Robotic ‘superlimbs’ could help moonwalkers recover from falls

SuperLimbs, a system of wearable robotic limbs built by MIT engineers, is designed to physically support…

Solar storms that caused pretty auroras can create havoc with technology—here’s how

At the weekend, millions of people around the world were treated to a mesmerizing display of…

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX plans to launch 90 rockets into space from a Santa Barbara…

TRAPPIST-1 outer planets likely have water, research suggests

Three of the TRAPPIST-1 planets—TRAPPIST-1e, f and g—dwell in their star’s so-called “habitable zone.” Credit: NASA/JPL…

Astronomers discover merging twin quasars

Top: three-color (HSC r, i, and z-band) composite image around C1 and C2, the two reddest…

Astronomers discover new Earth-sized world orbiting an ultra-cool star

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international team of astronomers has detected a new, Earth-sized planet just…

Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time

This image provided by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a solar flare, the bright flash at…