Astronomers capture a violent collision between two young planets
Astronomers expect most stars like our sun to act in a calm, predictable way. Their brightness rises and…
How a Tamiya Tank Helped NASA Stop Space Shuttle Tires from Exploding
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Don’t miss the waxing moon swing by the Beehive star cluster March 27
Look to the southern sky as darkness falls on March 27 to see the thickening form of the…
Jupiter’s Lightning Could Be Almost Unbelievably Powerful
When NASA’s Juno spacecraft reached Jupiter in 2016, its observations took some of the guesswork out of understanding…
What’s Up: April 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Mercury shines at its brightest for the year, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks, and a bright new comet…
NASA to Unveil Complete Roman Telescope, Host Media Briefing
Media are invited Tuesday, April 21, to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for a look…
U.S. GSSAP satellites execute GEO handoff to monitor China’s Shijian-29 spacecraft
HELSINKI — Commercial space tracking data shows U.S. satellites coordinating maneuvers to maintain proximity and continuous observation of…
Hitting the brakes: Hubble Space Telescope watches doomed comet reverse its spin
The Hubble Space Telescope has witnessed a spinning comet slow its own rotation and then start spinning in…
ISS observes an unknown phenomenon 55 miles above Earth
Hurricane named Helene smashed the Florida coast, bringing devastating rain and fierce winds. The havoc caused by that…
Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’
Astronomers are still searching for answers behind this year’s unusual wave of loud and fiery meteor sightings. Over…
NASA Releases Artemis II Moon Mission Launch Countdown
Before NASA sends its astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy…
NASA photographed a nearly perfect square with 3 km sides on Mars, 13 times larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza, but the official explanation is natural erosion; still, no one has explained why the four sides have almost identical lengths.
NASA image shows square formation of 3 km on Mars; scientists point to erosion, but almost perfect geometry…