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James Webb Space Telescope watches planet-forming dust shells zooming through space
The shells of carbon-rich dust are expanding outward into space at the breakneck velocity of 1,600 miles per second.
Are James Webb Space Telescope images really so colorful?
How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?
Moon selected as historical preservation site to protect lunar heritage
The World Monuments Fund has added the moon to its watch list of 25 historic places that face major challenges and has called for preserving lunar heritage.
What if life on Venus is just life from Earth?
Scientists think it's possible that life cells from Earth could've been transferred to Venus, thanks to asteroid impacts over the last few billion years.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket reached orbit on its first-ever flight early this morning (Jan. 16).
Watch 2 NASA astronauts repair X-ray telescope on ISS during a spacewalk today
NASA's Nick Hague and Suni Williams will service the X-ray telescope attached to the ISS during a 6.5-hour-long spacewalk today (Jan. 16). Watch it live.
Space Mountain at 50: Five nods to NASA from the Walt Disney World ride
The ride today bears little resemblance to actual spaceflight. But in the 50 years Space Mountain has been running, there have been and still are several nods to NASA.
Battlestar Galactica at 20: the show that reinvented space opera
How a kitsch "Star Wars" cash-in spawned a bona fide sci-fi classic. So say we all!
The 7 best total solar eclipses of the next 10 years
We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.
Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation, about 650 million light-years away from Earth.
James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: 'This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem'
The James Webb Space Telescope's ancient "little red dot" galaxies have been seen as a sign of "broken cosmology." Feeding supermassive black holes may have come to the rescue.
Uncanny 'Alien: Romulus' Ian Holm CGI fixed for home release as director 'wasn't 100 percent happy'
Director Fede Alvarez spoke to Empire about fixing the controversial CGI of Rook in Alien: Romulus.
Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping
Goodnight Gaia. The European Space Agency star-tracking satellite ceased operations on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, after 12 years of mapping the Milky Way.
Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo
A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in front of Saturn, briefly hiding it from viewers on Earth.
Telescope vs monocular: Which should I buy?
From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy.
'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' finale leaves us asking 'what's next'?
In its final episode, Skeleton Crew sticks the landing with lots of action and some genuinely tense moments, but its answers are limited.
An ancient 3-star system give this 'blue lurker' a turbo boost, Hubble Space Telescope reveals
A massive white dwarf and a sun-like "blue lurker" star tell a remarkable story of what was once a triple-star system in the M67 cluster.
The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.
As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.
Strange multi-planet system proves not all hot Jupiter exoplanets are lonely giants
Hot Jupiters may not be the lonely giants scientists once thought they were.
What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just launched lunar landers built by Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based company ispace. What's next for the two craft?