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Image of the Day 2024 Archive
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2025 19:00
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.
We finally know where to look for life on Mars
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2025 18:03
Ever since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers know where to look: deep under the surface of a broad Martian plain.
FCC allocates additional spectrum for commercial launches
Space News - 1 Jan 2025 02:08
The FCC has formally allocated additional spectrum for launch applications, fulfilling a provision in a bill passed earlier this year. The post FCC allocates additional spectrum for commercial launches appeared first on ...
Space Force marks Florida's record-breaking launch year
Space News - 1 Jan 2025 23:29
SpaceX dominates the commercial space race. 'Crazy numbers,' says Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen, commander of the Eastern Range The post Space Force marks Florida’s record-breaking launch year appeared first on SpaceN...
Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH review
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2025 22:00
The Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH is a Micro Four Thirds prime lens offering an equivalent focal length of 30mm.
A Long-Term Lunar Infrastructure Hub Named After the Object That Created the Moon
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2025 20:04
Getting back to the Moon is the primary goal of NASA’s Artemis program, but what do we do once we get there? That is the challenge tackled by a group of students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who wrot...
Dark energy camera captures the glittering galaxies of the Antlia Cluster
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2025 19:00
NSF NOIRLab rings in the New Year with a glittering galaxyscape captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at...
'Star Trek: Lower Decks': the 25 best 'Trek' callbacks from the show's five-year mission
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2025 19:00
As the animated show comes to an end, we look back at the best 'Trek' gags from the final frontier.
New Study of Supernovae Data Suggests That Dark Energy is an Illusion
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2025 18:40
Dark energy is central to the standard model of cosmology, but the Timescape model suggests dark matter doesn't exist. The post New Study of Supernovae Data Suggests That Dark Energy is an Illusion appeared first on Univ...
How Viking and Germanic DNA Spread Through the Iron Age Migrations
Discover - 1 Jan 2025 18:01
Follow the complex story of migrations in Europe during the first millennium, as Germanic and Viking ancestry spread across the continent.
Scientists pin down the origins of a fast radio burst
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2025 18:00
Fast radio bursts are brief and brilliant explosions of radio waves emitted by extremely compact objects such as neutron stars and possibly black holes. These fleeting fireworks last for just a thousandth of a second and...
New Glenn Completes a Hotfire Test. Next... Flight?
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2025 17:31
Blue Origin has achieved an important milestone with its New Glenn NG-1 rocket, successfully completing a 24-second hotfire of the rocket's BE-4 engines in preparation for an expected test flight in the coming days. This...
How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2025 17:30
When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky.
Here's your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2025 16:55
The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses, but don't expect any sun-disappearing acts like the one that mesmerized North America last spring.
Kenya investigating fallen space debris
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2025 16:53
Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.
Tyrannosaur Teeth Fuel Rare Fossil Find in England
Discover - 1 Jan 2025 16:00
Learn about the discovery of Tyrannosaur fossils in the southern coast of England, showing that the dinosaurs lived in the region 135 million years ago.
New Year's northern lights delight as powerful solar storms spark auroras across central US and Europe (photos)
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2025 14:11
Last night, the sun and Earth collaborated to give us a light show that no fireworks display could rival. Happy New Year!
Launches, moon landings and more: Here's the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2025 13:00
From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of spectacular space missions.
January's Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet
NASA Breaking news - 1 Jan 2025 12:00
Have you looked up at the night sky this season and noticed a bright object sporting a reddish hue to the left of Orion? This is none other than the planet Mars! January will be an excellent opportunity to spot this plan...
A Young Exoplanet's Atmosphere Doesn't Match its Birthplace
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2025 01:02
If the modern age of astronomy could be summarized in a few words, it would probably be “the age of shifting paradigms.” Thanks to next-generation telescopes, instruments, and machine learning, astronomers are conduc...