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NASA's 'Snap It!' computer game teaches kids about solar eclipses

17 March, 2024 - 11:00
NASA has launched a new computer game to help kids learn about solar eclipses ahead of April 8 when the moon's shadow will sweep across North America.

Mercury slammed by gargantuan eruption from the sun's hidden far side, possibly triggering 'X-ray auroras'

16 March, 2024 - 15:00
A gigantic plasma eruption from the sun's hidden far side recently launched a sizable coronal mass ejection that slammed into Mercury, potentially triggering invisible X-ray auroras around the planet's rocky surface.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 102 — A New Volcano on Mars!

16 March, 2024 - 14:32
On Episode 102 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dr. Pascal Lee about the intriguing features he and his associates found on Mars.

'3 Body Problem:' How Netflix's sci-fi saga employs the famous Wow! SETI signal

16 March, 2024 - 14:00
An explanation of the Wow! signal as used in the new Netflix sci-fi series, "3 Body Problem."

Solar eclipse 2024 weather prospects: Q&A with an expert

16 March, 2024 - 13:00
It's still too early to know what the weather will be like across the path of totality for the April 8 total solar eclipse, but one expert shares more on the early outlook and the best practices when it comes to weather forecasts closer to the event.

New NASA astronauts celebrate moon missions, private space stations as they get ready for liftoff (exclusive)

16 March, 2024 - 11:00
NASA's newest generation of astronauts have moon missions and a growing space program in their future. The 2024 class tells Space.com they are excited for what's next.

Hubble Telescope spies stormy weather and a shrinking Great Red Spot on Jupiter (video)

15 March, 2024 - 22:04
The Hubble Space Telescope's latest look at Jupiter finds writhing storms and a shrinking Great Red Spot.

Artemis 2 moon astronauts celebrate engine test for future lunar missions (video)

15 March, 2024 - 21:00
Artemis 2 moon astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch watched a dramatic engine fire in Mississippi on March 6. The test will prepare NASA for future lunar landings.

FAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX Starship's 3rd test flight

15 March, 2024 - 20:30
The FAA will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation into what happened on the third test flight of the company's Starship megarocket, which occurred March 14.

Debris from burning satellites could be affecting Earth's magnetic field

15 March, 2024 - 20:00
The growing number of satellites burning in Earth's atmosphere has concerned scientists for years. A new paper explores how the emerging shell of "conductive dust" may affect Earth's protective magnetic field.

Scientists reveal never-before-seen map of the Milky Way's central engine (image)

15 March, 2024 - 19:15
A new map spanning 500 light-years reveals the interaction between magnetic fields and dust in the Milky Way that will become the building blocks of stars.

Watch Jennifer Lopez pilot a space mech in 1st teaser for Netflix sci-fi film 'Atlas' (video)

15 March, 2024 - 16:59
Netflix released a first teaser trailer for its new action sci-fi feature starring Jennifer Lopez, "Atlas."

NASA beefing up SLS moon rocket for its Artemis program

15 March, 2024 - 16:00
As NASA tests a new generation of lunar rocket engines, the agency said it will need more power and storage to help astronauts work on the moon in the coming decade.

April 8's total solar eclipse will make baseball history. Here's how

15 March, 2024 - 15:00
The total solar eclipse on April 8 stretches from Mexico across 15 U.S. states and into southeastern Canada, hitting two cities that will host Major League Baseball games that day.

'The New World on Mars' offers a Red Planet settlement guide (exclusive)

15 March, 2024 - 14:00
An interview with Robert Zubrin for his new book, "The New World on Mars."

Colliding neutron stars hint at new physics that could explain dark matter

15 March, 2024 - 13:00
Extreme collisions between neutron stars could create exotic particles beyond the standard model, including axions, the hypothetical particle that comprises dark matter.

Speck of light glimpsed by Hubble is truly an enormous old galaxy, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

15 March, 2024 - 11:00
The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on a mere speck of light seen by Hubble, identifying it as a massive early galaxy that existed just 510 million years after the Big Bang.

Watch SpaceX's Starship reenter Earth's atmosphere in this fiery video

14 March, 2024 - 22:00
SpaceX's Starship captured amazing footage of its fiery trip through Earth's atmosphere during its third test flight, which took place on Thursday (March 14).

Scientists may have just caught 7 exotic 'ghost particles' as they pierced through Earth

14 March, 2024 - 21:00
The IceCube facility may have caught evidence of seven elusive ghosts. There is nothing supernatural about them, however. They're "ghost particles," or neutrinos, that come from powerful cosmic sources.

NASA enlists citizen scientists to help solve solar mysteries during the total solar eclipse 2024

14 March, 2024 - 16:00
The Eclipse Megamovie Project 2024 will enlist citizen scientists to photograph the total solar eclipse and solve the mystery of solar jets and plumes.

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