Astronomers use new craters on Mars to see beneath the dust blanket and determine the…
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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 Cassini’s images, amateur astronomers create their own spectacular scenes. Although the motivation behind NASA’s…
New measurements of the magnetic field strength in angrite samples find it to be very…
This newly released image shows a color enhanced view of Jupiter. This enhanced-color image of…
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team astronomers has found the first evidence of the…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveal new evidence that an intermediate-mass black hole…
This new HiRISE image shows a recent cluster of impacts on Mars. The dark spots…
New research expands how habitable zones are defined by taking into account the impact of…
This new HiRISE image shows dunes and gullies on the surface of Mars. Gullies are…
A trio of X-ray observatories has captured a remarkable event in their data: a decade-long…
New research reveals that Mars had far too little carbon dioxide about 3.5 billion years…
This newly released Hubble image shows barred spiral galaxy NGC 7640, which is located 30…
This newly released Cassini image shows the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Enceladus. Seen from outside, Enceladus…
This newly released ESO image shows spiral galaxy NGC 4981. Over 75 million light-years away…
ESA’s Mars Express provides a new mosaic of Mars. A new mosaic from ESA’s Mars…
Using the spectrometer on the Keck telescope, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics obtained…
NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) gets a closer look at impact ejecta on…
Today NASA’s Juno spacecraft will make its fourth flyby over Jupiter’s mysterious cloud tops. At…