Astronomy

Lifestyle 21 hours ago

Stargazing: Spot stars in the night sky with these tips

There is a little bit of technique and preparation involved when it comes to stargazing. Camping will offer a star-filled sky experience throughout a clear night.

VIDEO 21 hours ago

Pink and green sky shines over Canada

An aurora was visible on Friday, August 4, in the starry sky over Ottawa, Canada. Watch as a time-lapse video captured by Andrea Girones shows the night sky in hues of pink, green and purple. “A little aurora time lapse from last night," she wrote.

Science 21 hours ago

NASA reestablishes contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence

After weeks of silence following a mistake, NASA scientists say they've restored full communications with the agency's Voyager 2 spacecraft, located billions of miles away.

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Webb Space Telescope captures stunning shots of Ring Nebula

New images of the Ring Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are helping scientists study how planetary nebulae form and chemical evolution within them.

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Webb Space Telescope images reveal metallicity in distant galaxy

New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveal the details of a neighboring irregular galaxy and surrounding dust and stars in multiple views from its instruments.

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Hubble Space Telescope sees planet around red dwarf star getting hiccups

NASA says astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have witnessed a young planet around a red dwarf star 32 light-years from Earth getting the "hiccups."

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Webb Space Telescope takes stunningly detailed infrared image of actively forming stars

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has taken a dazzling new image of a pair of forming young stars in high-resolution near-infrared light located 1,470 light-years away.

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Hubble Space Telescope finds boulders potentially shaken off asteroid following DART experiment

NASA says the Hubble Space Telescope has found nearly 40 boulders that were potentially shaken off the asteroid Dimorphos following its DART test last year.

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2023: What skywatchers should know

One of the biggest meteor showers of the year is back through the end of next month. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak in mid-August, when the moon will be just 10% full.

Lifestyle 21 hours ago

First moon landing still amazes the world today, a powerful example of American exceptionalism

Man first stepped first on the moon with the historic NASA Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. The incredible feat of human exploration still amazes the world today.

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August features 2 supermoons, including a blue moon: What to know

NASA says that next month will feature two supermoons, including a blue moon. The sturgeon moon will peak on Aug. 1, and the blue sturgeon moon on Aug. 30.

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Webb Space Telescope marks 1st year of science with marvelous new image

NASA released a stunning new image of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex on Wednesday to mark the first year of the James Webb Space Telescope's scientific operations.

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James Webb Space Telescope detects most distant active supermassive black hole ever seen

A team of researchers has used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover the most distant active supermassive black hole seen to date, as well as other finds.

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James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling galaxy collision

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a dazzling image of the result of a cosmic collision located approximately 120 million light-years away from Earth.

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Hubble telescope spies sparkling irregular galaxy 11 million light-years away

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a highly irregular galaxy known as ESO 174-1 located about 11 million light-years from Earth.

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The full buck moon will rise next month: What to know

The next full moon, called the full buck moon, will rise at the beginning of July. The moon, the first full moon of the summer season, will appear full in the sky for up to three days.

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Astronomers using NASA James Webb Space Telescope discover an interconnected web of galaxies

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study black holes formed within a billion years after the Big Bang recently discovered an interconnected web of galaxies.

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James Webb Space Telescope detects new carbon compound in space for the first time

For the first time, a group of international scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect a new carbon compound in space. The carbon compound is known as methyl cation.

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NASA captures Mars in stunning ultraviolet light

NASA has shared stunning views of Mars in ultraviolet wavelengths. The images of the red planet were taken by an instrument on its MAVEN spacecraft, which launched in November 2013.

Tech 21 hours ago

If aliens contact Earth, it may not be humans who get the call: expert

Harvard professor Avi Loeb argues extraterrestrials would reach out to artificial intelligence before humans over a likely "kinship" they feel with the technology.

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures photo of lightning glow on Jupiter during close fly-by of gas giant world

NASA on Thursday released a photo of lightning on Jupiter's north pole taken by the spacecraft Juno during an orbiting mission in 2020.

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Hubble captures dazzling 'jellyfish galaxy' 900 million light-years away

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a jellyfish galaxy located more than 900 million light-years away. JW39 is found in the constellation Coma Berenices.

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NASA researchers make observation of Uranus polar cyclone in first photos

Using ground-based telescopes to examine radio waves, NASA scientists have found strong evidence of a polar cyclone on the ice giant Uranus for the first time.

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NASA's Webb Space Telescope, Chandra team up for stunning composite images

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory combined powers in composite images, showing spiral galaxies, a star cluster and a famous nebula.

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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captures images of what may have been a wild river

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover may have captured images of what once was a flowing river while exploring Jezero Crater. NASA scientists are also looking under the Martian surface.

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Hubble Space Telescope looks into center of vast galaxy cluster almost 9 billion light-years away

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a galaxy cluster nearly nine billion light-years away in the constellation Draco, as well as its surroundings.

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Webb Telescope snaps shot of first asteroid belt ever seen outside the solar system

Using the James Webb Space Telescope's capabilities, scientists captured the first asteroid belt seen outside the solar system – and it's more complex than expected.

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New Jersey police investigate possible meteorite that crashed into home

New Jersey police are investigating a metallic object that crashed through the roof of a Hopewell home before hitting the hardwood floor and coming to rest on Monday.

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Star swallows planet whole, first time scienctists observe such an occurance

Scientists have captured the moment a star engulfed a gas giant for the first time ever. The event was a preview of what could happen to Earth in the future.

Cars + Trucks 21 hours ago

New Neptune Blue Hummer EV has an astronomical price

The GMC Hummer EV Omega Edition is a new limited trim for the pickup and SUV that features Neptune Blue paint and a full package of off-road equipment.

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Astronomers see ancient sun-like star devouring planet for the first time – and possibly Earth's fate

For the first time, astronomer have observed the first direct evidence of a dying and ancient sun-like star devouring an exoplanet – a possible window into our solar system's future.