Vera C. Rubin observatory to film 10-year-long night sky ‘movie’ : Short Wave : NPR

Rubin Observatory at night in March 2024. Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/A. Pizarro D. hide caption toggle caption Rubin…

‘Planet parade’ of Mercury, Venus and Saturn visible this week : NPR

Mercury, Venus and Saturn will be visible in the predawn Friday morning sky. NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA hide caption…

Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here’s what it would take : NPR

The U.S. military tests its land-based Aegis missile defense system in 2018. Such systems can track…

Why you probably won’t be living on Mars anytime soon : Short Wave : NPR

An image of rocks on Mars. Biologist Kelly Weinersmith and cartoonist Zach Weinersmith spent four years…

Space telescope spots possible signs of life on alien planet. Some are skeptical : NPR

This artist’s impression depicts what a water world with a hydrogen atmosphere, such as planet K2-18b,…

The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to dazzle the night sky beginning this week : NPR

(EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined to produce this image.) Startrails are seen during the Lyrid…

Katy Perry, Gayle King on Blue Origin flight launching Monday : NPR

Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry and Gayle King are among the six crew members on Blue Origin’s…

how scientists find distant planets : Short Wave : NPR

An illustration of the GAIA telescope, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2013. Using…

20 musicians who should get to go to space before Katy Perry : NPR

Katy Perry performs during 2015 Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show at University of Phoenix Stadium in…

New, powerful telescope facility in Chile to film 10-year long 'movie' of the sky

Later this year, astronomers will start filming an unprecedented 10-year movie of the southern sky, using…