This new HiRISE image shows a new impact site on a dusty slope of Mars.…
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Space refers to the vast, seemingly infinite expanse beyond Earth’s atmosphere where planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena exist. It is a realm defined by extreme conditions—near vacuum, intense radiation, and temperatures ranging from blistering heat to freezing cold. Space exploration has revealed a universe rich with complexity, from black holes and exoplanets to the cosmic microwave background that offers clues to the Big Bang. For scientists, space is both a frontier and a laboratory, offering insights into fundamental physics, the origins of the universe, and the potential for life beyond Earth. It continues to inspire curiosity, innovation, and a deeper sense of our place in the cosmos.
Using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered a signal at…
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has discovered white dwarf stars…
This newly released Hubble image shows one of most massive known galaxy clusters, RX J1347.5–1145.…
Using data from NASA’s Dawn Mission, a team of astronomers has discovered evidence for organic…
NASA has decided to forego a previously-planned engine firing and allow Juno to remain in…
Using the Keck Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal the existence of a…
A new website funded by NASA lets the public search for new worlds in the…
A newly published study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics details how radio frequencies used…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured a new image of Jupiter this past week. During Earth-Trojan asteroid…
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn’s ring-embedded moon Daphnis. Daphnis, one of Saturn’s ring-embedded…
This newly released ESO image shows the center of the Milky Way crossed by the…
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers reports observing jets of hot gas…
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has detected unusual pulsations in the…
Carnegie Institution for Science has made a huge dataset of 1,600 nearby stars available to…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft captured this new view of Saturn’s F ring this past December. When…
This newly released Hubble image shows the patch of space just ‘beneath’ open star cluster…
By studying the remanent magnetizations in ancient meteorites, astronomers have determined that the solar nebula…