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As different as they may seem, black holes and Las Vegas have one thing in common: What happens there stays there--much to the frustration of astrophysicists trying to understand how, when and why black holes form and gr...

The Encalife SVBONY SV47 10x42 binoculars are a suitable binocular for beginners, if you can find them at the right price.

A new study looks at the practicality of living in a common near-Earth asteroid The post Rubble Pile Asteroids Might be the Best Places to Build Space Habitats appeared first on Universe Today.

A coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station was likely caused by a micrometeorite strike, a Russian space official said Thursday.

A spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station was called off after the detection of a coolant leak, NASA said on Thursday.

Our understanding of habitability relies entirely on the availability of liquid water. All life on Earth needs it, and there’s every indication that life elsewhere needs it, too. Can planets with frozen surfaces someho...

Microsoft said Dec. 14 it is partnering with satellite operator Viasat to find solutions for bringing internet access to 10 million unserved or underserved people within three years. The post Microsoft and Viasat partner...

The sun unleashed at least eight solar flares on Wednesday (Dec. 14), and more are expected after a crackling sunspot emerged on the star's face.

SpaceX ignited one of the six Raptor engines on its Ship 24 Starship prototype during a static fire test on Thursday (Dec. 15).

Astronomers have made the most extensive study yet of how magnetically active stars are when they are young. This gives scientists a window into how X-rays from stars like the sun, but billions of years younger, could pa...

Russia's space agency has called off another spacewalk at the International Space Station as engineers investigate a coolant leak on a docked Soyuz spacecraft.

NASA has selected Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Redondo Beach, California, to support the James Webb Space Telescope Phase E - Operations and Sustainment contract.

Disney+ releases a gung-ho new trailer for "Star Wars: The Bad Batch"

There is an ongoing incident at the International Space Station involving a coolant leak from a docked Soyuz MS-22 crew ship. Just as Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Propokyev and Dmitri Petelin were getting ready to do a sp...

Like a famous (and photogenic) actor followed by paparazzi, the Carina Nebula is one of the most photographed objects in space because of its stunning beauty. Over the years, the Carina Nebula has been one of the Hubble ...

After exploring Ganymede and Europa, NASA's Jupiter probe Juno is about to set its sights on the third of the giant planet's four main moons -- the mysterious volcanic moon Io.

Want to go to Mars? Great! Now, all you need to do is plan a mission. Figure out where to land, what to bring, and how you’re going to live there in the months (or years) between favorable return windows. All this will...

Comet strikes on Jupiter's moon Europa could help transport critical ingredients for life found on the moon's surface to its hidden ocean of liquid water--even if the impacts don't punch completely through the moon's icy...

The James Webb Space Telescope has officially been named the big thing of 2022 in science.

In case you missed any of the 25-day flight of Artemis 1, NASA has compiled a 25-minute highlight reel that showcases the top moments of the mission, from launch to splashdown. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted...

A new proposal for an interstellar mission shows how a solar sail could use the same technique birds do to pick up speed. The post Birds use Dynamic Soaring to Pick Up Velocity. We Could Use a Similar Trick to Go Interst...

Bright blue water in the Caribbean Sea and smog in Northern India appear in the first global image produced with data from NOAA-21's VIIRS instrument.