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February 3, 2023

Chinese spy balloon over central US, will be in US airspace for 'a few days,' Pentagon says

A Pentagon spokesman said Friday that the Chinese surveillance balloon detected over the U.S. earlier this week has moved eastward and is being closely monitored.

February 3, 2023

Webb telescope image captures stunning spiral galaxy over a billion light-years away

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captured a large spiral galaxy located over a billion light-years from Earth, as well as additional smaller galaxies.

February 2, 2023

Astronomers find rare star system that will lead to gold-producing explosion

Astronomers at the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab announced the first confirmed detection of a star system that will one day form a kilonova explosion.

February 1, 2023

Video shows 'mysterious' whirlpool spiral flying over Hawaii sky

A strange spiral was caught on video earlier this month as it soared over Maunakea, Hawaii, and a telescope operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

February 1, 2023

'Mysterious' flying spiral spotted by Hawaii's Subaru Telescope

A flying spiral was captured over Maunakea, Hawaii (Credit: NAOJ & Asahi Shimbun via Storyful)

January 31, 2023

NASA captures photo of 'bear's face' on the surface of Mars

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took a a photograph of a formation that resembles a bear's face on the surface of the Red Planet.

January 31, 2023

Satellite, rocket stage nearly collide in possible ‘worst-case scenario’

An old rocket body and a military satellite nearly collided on Friday. LeoLabs said the resulting crash would have resulted in thousands of fragments persisting for decades.

January 28, 2023

Hubble captures stunning stellar duo in Orion Nebula 1,450 light-years away

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning new image of two stars in the Orion Nebula, a region of stellar formation located about 1,450 light-years away.

January 27, 2023

NASA successfully tests new engine for deep space exploration

NASA announced that its engineers developed and tested the first full-scale rotating detonation rocket engine. The supersonic rocket engine uses detonation.

January 26, 2023

Asteroid to rocket past Earth in one of closest encounters ever

NASA said that the asteroid, known as 2023 BU, will pass close to Earth on Thursday night. This will be a near miss, according to scientists at the agency.