Scientists discover massive underground ‘thermal anomaly’ on Mars
New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two…
Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese radar satellite to orbit early on Sept. 1
Rocket Lab will launch a private Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Tuesday morning (Sept. 1), and you…
Kepler stared at the same 150,000 stars in Cygnus for four years without looking away, watching for the tiny dimming of a planet crossing in front of them, and the four years of staring turned up more than 2,600 confirmed worlds
Every telescope before it was built to look around. Kepler was built to stare. Launched in March 2009…
ESA JUICE probe targets dark Jovian moon Kallichore in 2031
The planet Jupiter hosts more than 100 moons with the majority of attention going to the four Galilean…
Starwatch: Sagitta’s arrow shape makes it easy to see against a dark sky | Astronomy
We are on the hunt for another small, northern summer constellation this week: Sagitta, the arrow. Although it…
Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake? | Astronomy
Twenty years ago, Pluto got demoted. After a vote by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 2006,…
NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online
Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone…
7-stage journey reveals how falling space rocks survive air
At least once in our lives, we’ve all seen a bright streak of light briefly blaze across the…
Gardening the Moon’s Cosmic Archives
When a meteoroid hits the Moon’s surface, it does more than just dig up a little dirt. It…
Roman Space Telescope live launch updates: NASA, SpaceX begin post-launch press conference
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Space shuttle Endeavour weighed roughly 170,000 pounds, yet its final 12-mile journey through Los Angeles took 68 hours at no more than 2 mph—crews repeatedly stopped to trim trees and squeeze its 78-foot wingspan past obstacles with inches to spare.
Space shuttle Endeavour had crossed the United States on top of a modified Boeing 747. The last 12…
Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe’s Origins
In the very first moments of the universe, matter didn’t exist as we know today. A millionth of…