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One under-appreciated space asset is the photography skills of the Russian cosmonauts on board the International Space Station. They are extremely skillful photographers who don't get the same recognition as their astron...

It seems the universe has an odd sense of humor. While a crown-encrusted virus has run roughshod over the world, another entirely different corona about 100 million light years from Earth has mysteriously disappeared....

A new study identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus. The study provides some of the best evidence yet that Venus is still a geologically active planet. A research paper on the work, which was conducted...

On the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Google doodle program chose to commemorate the scientific legacy of Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt.

It was 45 years ago today when American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts shook hands for the first time in Earth orbit....

Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time that come in many forms. So far, short-duration gravitational wave signals have been observed from colliding black holes and colliding neutron stars, but scientists expect to...

The gorgeous image shows Comet NEOWISE blazing above a Falcon 9 rocket that's poised to launch South Korea's first military satellite today (July 20).

Britain's military on July 19 agreed to fully fund a gap-filler Skynet satellite it sole-sourced from Airbus Defence and Space three years ago, signing a 500-million-pound ($628.5 million) contract that covers the satell...

A mission called Hope, the Arab region's first attempt to go interplanetary, is now on its way to Mars.

Research by the University of Liverpool has revealed that strange behaviour of the magnetic field in the South Atlantic region existed as far back as eight to 11 million years ago, suggesting that today's South Atlantic ...

To prepare for two of its astronauts marking a new milestone in space, NASA has decided to rewrite the records for many of its historic missions, including the first moon landing.

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Celebration is tinged with relief as $200-million orbiter embarks on 7-month odyssey to the Red Planet --

Planets form from gas and dust particles swirling around baby stars in enormous spinning disks. But because this process takes millions of years, scientists can only learn about these disks by finding and studying a lot ...

While others have perfected sourdough starter or whipped up chocolate chip cookies during the pandemic, NASA scientist Max Coleman has been toiling in his kitchen over containers of baby radishes--all in the name of scie...

Astronomer Jackie Faherty shares her tips for an ideal viewing experience --

A study conducted by scientists at São Paulo State University's Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE-UNESP) in Rio Claro, Brazil, has identified 19 asteroids of interstellar origin classified as Centaurs, o...

SpaceX successfully launched South Korea's first military satellite Monday (July 20) and aced a rocket landing.

Researchers have identified 37 features on Venus that were likely created by volcanism recently, potentially reshaping our understanding of the hellishly hot planet.

Near Space Labs is selling high-resolution imagery of major Texas cities for prices ranging from $10 to $50 per square kilometer. SpaceNews

Many exoplanets known today are 'super-Earths,' with a radius 1.3 times that of Earth, and 'mini-Neptunes,' with 2.4 Earth radii. Mini-Neptunes, which are less dense, were long thought to be gas planets, made up of hydro...

A new study finds that while black holes drive the formation of galaxies, they are also what kills them in the end. The post What Shuts Down a Galaxy’s Star Formation? appeared first on Universe Today.