View larger. | Artist’s concept of the hot Jupiter exoplanet called WASP-43 b. The Webb telescope…
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1st American in space, 63 years ago today
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. was the 1st American in space. Here he is in his…
Did Webb find signs of life on exoplanet K2-18 b?
EarthSky’s Will Triggs created this 1-minute video summary for you. Life on exoplanet K2-18 b? NASA’s…
The strange case of methane on Mars: Possible new answers
Here’s a sample of simulated Martian regolith after removal from the simulation chamber at NASA’s Goddard…
Eta Aquariid meteors are richer from the Southern Hemisphere
The radiant point of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower is near the star Eta Aquarii in…
See the ‘Martian spiders of Inca City’ in new images
View larger. | ESA’s Mars Express orbiter captured this view of Martian spiders at the South…
Giant magnetar eruption is 1st seen in another galaxy
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a magnetar, a type of neutron star but with vastly…
10 incredible photos of our planet
NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first Earth image as seen from the vicinity of the…
Hurray! Voyager 1 has phoned home with engineering updates
After receiving data about the health and status of Voyager 1 for the first time in…
Io’s volcanoes have been erupting for billions of years
EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd created this 1-minute video summary for you, on Io‘s volcanoes. Jupiter’s rocky moon…