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Astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet, thanks to new insights into…
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 ■ The biggest well-known asterism in the sky is the Winter Hexagon. It fills the heavens toward…
Photographer captures rare aurora over Brazil during intense geomagnetic storm (photo)
By Vidya Saras
The southern lights captured from Brazil on Jan. 19. (Image credit: Egon Filter)A rare aurora appeared briefly over southern Brazil…
https://youtu.be/5f71iHe033YCheck out the illustrated version of this podcast on Sky & Telescope’s YouTube channel! February is often the coldest month…
NASA’s Artemis 2 crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program
By Vidya Saras
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.…
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the Helix Nebula, highlighting comet-like knots of…
An unusual ratio of potassium isotopes, found in samples of basaltic rock brought back to Earth from the moon’s South…
The galaxy cluster MACS J0308 acts as a lens for Supernova Ares.NASA / ESA / CSA Sixty years from now,…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The rocket that will launch the next humans to the moon is rolling to the pad…
The Lazuli Space Observatory, which has a targeted launch date of July 2028, is shown in orbit in this artist’s…