ASTRONOMY

Rich trio back on Earth after charter trip to space station

Three rich businessmen returned from the International Space Station with their astronaut escort Monday, wrapping up a pricey trip that marked NASA's debut as...

Scientists model landscape formation on Titan, revealing an Earth-like alien world

Saturn's moon Titan looks very much like Earth from space, with rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain tumbling through a thick atmosphere. While...

Water on Jupiter’s moon closer to surface than thought

Ridges that criss-cross the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa indicate there are shallow pockets of water beneath, boosting hopes in the search for...

Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth

Even during times of conflict on the ground, space has historically been an arena of collaboration among nations. But trends in the past decade...

NASA’s Perseverance rover captures video of solar eclipse on Mars

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars' potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun. These observations can help scientists...

Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun’s powerful grip: Planet’s atmosphere explains the gravity of the situation

If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always...

Astronomers discover micronovae, a new kind of stellar explosion

A team of astronomers, with the help of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), have observed a new type of stellar...

Perseverance rover arrives at ancient river delta for new science campaign

After collecting eight rock-core samples from its first science campaign and completing a record-breaking, 31-Martian-day (or sol) dash across about 3 miles (5 kilometers)...

A new explanation for why Jupiter’s moon has splendid dunes

Scientists have long wondered how Jupiter's innermost moon, Io, has meandering ridges as grand as any that can be seen in movies like "Dune."...

NASA is having a tough time testing the SLS

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) has been having some problems getting tested since it rolled out onto launch pad 39B last month. These tests,...

Sun releases significant solar flare

The Sun emitted a significant solar flare on April 16, 2022, peaking at 11:34 p.m. EST. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun...

US intelligence satellite launched from California

A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space from California on Sunday. The NROL-85 satellite lifted off at 6:13 a.m....

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