New Solar System Found Where Planets Orbit Two Suns-Just like Luke Skywalker's Home in Star Wars
Tatooine, the desert home planet of Luke Skywalker was imagined as a desert world with two suns when Star Wars was first released in 1977.
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Astronomers Discover Hundreds of Mysterious Filaments Pointing Towards Our Milky Way's Massive Black Hole
Astronomers have found hundreds of mysterious filaments pointing towards the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.
X-rays and Webb Telescope Provide Dazzling Views of Space Invisible to the Unaided Eye
These images are composite pieces of technological artwork that would be invisible to the naked eye because of the X-rays detected by Chandra
See the Moon Under the "Da Vinci Glow" in the Next Three Days
Da Vinci used his artistic insights into the nature of light, and his engineering-level geometry to describe the glow around the moon.
For New Rover, NASA is Swapping Buggy Shape for a Giant Snake in Hopes it Can Explore Icy Moon of Saturn
The autonomous robot is being tested in sand and ice, along steep cliffs, craters, underground lava tubes, and even within glaciers.
Which Cities Will Likely Have Clear Skies as Total Solar Eclipse Moves Across the US in Monday's Spectacle
As Americans prepare for the total solar eclipse, cloudy skies have been forecast for some areas in the direct path of totality on April 8.
Scientists Reveal Incredible Image of Magnetic Fields Spiraling from Supermassive Black Hole
This new view of the black holes Sagittarius A. and Messier 87 has shown their magnetic fields are strikingly similar.
Scientists Locate the Broken Rotor Blade of Stricken Mars Helicopter Using Remote Imaging
Scientists have located the broken rotor blade lost by the stricken Mars helicopter after 72 flights in the Jezero Crater.
Oregon Outback Named World's Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary - a Stargazer's Paradise
Other famous Dark Sky Parks in the US include all the National Parks in Utah, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Big Bend National Park.
Priceless Video Shows US-Russian Group Hug in Microgravity When Astronauts Arrive at the ISS
As regards US-Russia relations, the video shows what they think of the current tensions, and perhaps we should take a leaf out of their books.
Intuitive Spacecraft Lands on Moon in Nail-Biting Descent of Odysseus-A First for US Company, 50 Years After Apollo
The Houston-based Intuitive Machines carried a payload for NASA to the moon for the first time since the Apollo missions over 50 years ago.
Scientists Spot the Brightest Object Ever-500 Trillion Times More Luminous Than the Sun
At 12 billion light years away, it probably burnt out long ago. The light detected today is merely the echo of its existence.
NASA to Send 'Message in a Bottle' Into Space Designed to Communicate With Extraterrestrials
In 1977 it was a golden record, now scientists are sending a "message in a bottle" into space to communicate with aliens. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a message from Earth in the form of an inscribed plaque when it launches in October, 2024, and heads toward Jupiter's moon Europa. On one side is […]
Images of Mars Eclipse Sparks Amusement Because it Looks Like a Googly Eye
The Perseverance rover on Mars recorded the potato-shaped moon of Phobos crossing in front of the Sun last week—a Martian eclipse.
New Moon Welcomes Saturn and Jupiter for Unparalleled Stargazing This Month With 'Gas Giants'
The New Moon on February 9th will set the stage for some excellent opportunities to see the gas giants Saturn and Jupiter
Incredible New Image Captures Evidence of Once-Flowing River on Mars
Taken above an ancient river system in the Aeolis Planum region, the incredible pictures conjure images of a very different Martian surface.
Newly Released NASA Collection of Spiral Galaxies May Leave Viewers 'Mesmerized'
The images came from the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) program, supported by more than 150 astronomers.
Japan Moon Lander Comes Back to Life After Wonky Angle for its Solar Panel, but 'Unprecedented Pinpoint Landing'
The spacecraft pulled off what JAXA described as an "unprecedented pinpoint landing" of 180 feet of the target, but landed on its side.
Ancient Lake Sediment on Mars Builds Excitement for Evidence of Life in the Perseverance Rover Samples
An ancient lake bed on Mars may hold evidence of life on the planet, revealed a study of the Perseverance Rover's ground-penetrating radar.
Solar-Powered Mars Plane Set to Cruise Red Planet Looking for Water
NIAC has funded a variety of daring enterprises, including asteroid mining technologies and fungal house kits for Martian habitation.
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