Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon – but it’s having problems

Illustration of the SLIM spacecraft JAXA Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has touched down…

ESA – Luminous in Lepus

This image shows the spiral galaxy IC 438, which lies about 130 million light-years from Earth in the…

New supernova explodes in a galaxy in Virgo

The nearly edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 4216 in the constellation Virgo lit up with a new…

Is dust the culprit behind discrepancies?

Location of 58 active galactic nuclei on the sky along with the distribution of dust along…

A “Green Monster” Lurks in Star’s Debris

For the first time, astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb…

Muninn Mission completed: Interview with Marcus Wandt

Video: 00:04:36 ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt from Sweden is back to Europe less than 24…

Jim Peebles interview: A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe

JIM PEEBLES is widely known as the architect of modern cosmology – and its nice-guy-in-chief. Awarding…

Earth views from Cupola by Marcus Wandt

Join ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to…

XMM-Newton spots a black hole throwing a tantrum

Hubble image of Markarian 817. Credit: NASA Black holes are like temperamental toddlers. They spill food…

Orbital-1 Launch: 10th Anniversary – NASA

An Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket is seen as it launches from Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops…