A robotic spacecraft headed to the Marshall Islands last week — the last stop on its way to rescue a 21-year-old NASA space ...
The Full Moon glows, Mercury stands still, and Venus blazes bright as it closes in on the heart of in Leo the Lion in the sky ...
Mercury and Jupiter are growing closer in the evening sky, but the former is also getting fainter and more challenging to ...
The strange, two-toned moon Iapetus moves north of Saturn early this morning, offering an easy chance to spot it.
Today in the history of astronomy, China’s mission returns the first samples from the lunar farside.
The asteroid Lutetia is skimming past several bright stars in Scorpius, including two stunning doubles you won’t want to miss ...
Mercury passes 7° due south of Pollux in Gemini at 3 P.M. EDT. By evening, Mercury, Jupiter, and Pollux create a skinny, tall triangle with the two planets forming the base and the star at the apex, ...
If you’re up late after midnight, you’ll have the chance to check in on a summertime favorite: NGC 7000, the North America Nebula in Cygnus. Reaching nearly 70° high in the east by 2 A.M. local ...
The leading explanation for each of these events is what’s known as a bit flip: an electronic glitch caused by radiation from space. Although uncommon, they can have significant consequences. And as ...
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst takes a selfie during an EVA outside the International Space Station in 2014. New research shows that when astronauts spend extended periods of time in space, their ...
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