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World's first wooden satellite is set for launch. Here's why this is a pretty big deal

The LignoSat probe aims to tackle air pollution for defunct satellites — but it has other perks.

Record-breaking quasar ate one Sun's mass *per day* and grew to an unimaginable mass

Oh, you thought the Sun was big? That's cute.

Could life have hitchhiked to Earth on cosmic dust?

We may all be aliens.

Voyager 1's interstellar odyssey hits a snag

Could this be last call for the spacecraft?

What a solar eclipse looks like on Mars, through the lens of NASA's Perseverance

NASA's Perseverance rover captures Phobos eclipsing the sun on Mars.

Water molecules found on asteroids for the first time

Could this be how water ended up on Earth?

NASA engineered a cup to drink coffee in zero gravity

Space is space... but coffee is coffee.

Did the first black holes appear before galaxies? Astronomers think black holes are missing link in early universe evolution

Black holes may be less cosmic villains and more like co-creators in the early universe.

Another Saturn moon may harbor a subsurface ocean

Mimas just became a much more interesting moon.

The moon is slowly shrinking — and it's triggering powerful moonquakes that could derail lunar colonization

Moonquakes shake up plans for human settlements.

Astronomers find a new "super-Earth" in a habitable zone only 136 light-years away

Researchers found a new "super-Earth" sitting in its star's goldilock zone. Could it harbor life?

Spiral galaxies like you've never seen them before: a James Webb flurry of images

When the JWST was launched, we were promised amazing photos. Well, we got amazing photos.

Japan's SLIM lander makes a comeback after an awkward upside-down landing

Japan is now officially part of an elite Moon-landing club.

Growing danger in space? ISS lettuce found susceptible to bacterial infection

Growing food in space isn't without challenges.

Astronomers discover oldest black hole -- and it's much larger than it should be

The discovery might up-end how scientists believe black holes form.

This planet is half lava and it's the most metal thing

When you look at a lot of planets, you're bound to find some unusual ones — but this one is something else.

Scientists might have finally solved the mystery of the “magic” islands on Saturn’s moon

Scientists suggest Titan's 'magic islands' are floating chunks of porous, frozen organic solids.

6 Ways the Universe Changed in 2023 (Like Every Year): from Moon Drifts to Sun's Mass Loss

A lot happened in our universe in the past year.

"Diamond rain" on icy planets has unexpected connection to magnetic fields

Experiments with X-ray lasers simulate space conditions.

Webb Telescope captures Uranus' rings and moons in festive mood right on time for Christmas

No, its not a wormhole; it's Uranus.

NASA uses laser to stream first video in deep space -- and of course it's a cat vid

NASA knows what's up.

Zero gravity, equal opportunity: How disabled astronauts are rewriting the rules in space

Individuals with disabilities can enrich astronaut teams and herald a more inclusive future in space exploration

Some stars may have small black holes at their core — and we should be able to find them

Do some stars swallow black holes completely?

A poison spray suggests there could be life on Enceladus

The frozen moon is one of the most promising places for extraterrestrial life

This Japanese company wants to power rockets with cow dung

Could cattle get us to into orbit?

NASA just mapped all the planet's surface minerals in arid regions

The scale of this project is truly spectacular.

Astronauts lost the first tomato grown in space. Now, they found it (after 8 months)

The return of the prodigal tomato.

The Lunar Anthropocene — a New Geological Era on the Moon?

It's time to start looking at space exploration with a different lens.

This nuclear-powered probe will help NASA look for life on frozen worlds

NASA has bold ideas to look for ice on the frozen moons in our solar system.

This rogue star traveled 10 billion years from outside the galaxy until it reached Milky Way's heart

It's the ultimate 'star-trekker,' boldly going where no star has gone before!

Dwarf planet on the edge of the solar system is soft and squishy, "like a slushie"

Eris has plenty of mysteries left for us to discover.

This is what Mars would look like from a space station

NASA's Odyssey Orbit has been taking stunning pictures of Mars for more than 20 years. But this is something else.

Healthy plants grown in lunar soil for the first time

Adding a pinch of three types of bacteria to lunar soil could significantly increase its fertility. Here is the proof.

Mystery of missing exoplanets explained by shrinking atmospheres

In the wise words of George Constanza, it's shrinkage.

JWST's Latest Discovery: a planet where it rains sand

A rainy day means something different on this planet.

Aurora-like radio emissions found above sunspot

Astronomers detect long-lasting radio auroras from a sunspot, enhancing understanding of solar and stellar magnetic activities.

Webb and Hubble team up to illuminate the Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster -- one of the most colorful corners of the universe

Teamwork really does make the dream work.

Scientists propose using the Sun's gravity to beam energy between stars -- and maybe power interstellar civilization

The Sun could one day power more than just the Solar System.

Researchers find oxygen in Venus's hellish atmosphere

Earth's uglier twin may have oxygen, but will never be habitable.

The Euclid mission will create a monumental map of the Universe across space and time — and it just sent us the first images

Eye candy is just the first step.

Can we deploy solar farms in space? These scientists think so

The next big thing in clean energy is literally above our heads.

Mars' hidden magma layer reshapes our understanding of the Red Planet

NASA's InSight data reveals a 150-km molten layer in Mars' mantle, reshaping our understanding of its internal structure and magnetic field."

Venus likely had plate tectonics like Earth. Could this be a clue for ancient life?

Could Venus have hosted life?

New superconducting camera with 400,000 pixels can spot the Universe's dimmest lights

The camera offers unparalleled precision in capturing faint celestial lights.

Much of the craters on Mars today could have once been habitable rivers

It’s an important development in the search of life on the Red Planet

1970s tech in interstellar space: How NASA keeps Voyagers alive against all odds

Is it possible to fix a spacecraft billions of miles from home?

AI makes first discovery of a supernova all on its own

We're witnessing the birth of a new era in astronomy, where humans may take the back seat for the first time.

No, an Everest-sized comet isn't heading towards Earth. Here's what you need to know instead

It's not a "devil comet".

Radio bursts from 8 billion years ago could reveal the Universe's true mass

An ancient fast radio burst (FRB) may provide answers to the challenge of determining the universe's mass

What the "Ring of Fire" eclipse looked like from space: in the shadow of the moon

The 2023 annular solar eclipse cast a huge shadow over North America as seen by a weather satellite.

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