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March 21, 2023

China and Russia pose increasing risks to US in new space race

China is aiming at becoming the world's dominant space power which poses a threat to U.S. security. Beijing is collaborating with Russia to make their space ambitions possible.

March 21, 2023

Hubble team releases dazzling new images of star-studded clusters

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope team released even more dazzling new images of star-studded clusters light-years away from Earth, including Messier 14 and Messier 7.

March 20, 2023

Asteroid to fly between Earth and the moon this week: report

A 200-foot asteroid discovered in February is expected to fly past Earth at about half the distance of the moon on Saturday, posing no threat to the planet, this time.

March 20, 2023

Earth hit by large blast of solar debris from the Sun: NASA

NASA reported that the Sun had a coronal mass ejection, or CME, that blasted a large mass of solar debris from the center of the system, with some debris hitting Earth.

March 20, 2023

First day of spring arrives: 5 things to know about the vernal equinox

The first day of spring each year in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the vernal equinox. This happens anywhere from March 19 to March 21 each year.

March 20, 2023

Mysterious streaks of light seen in California sky explained

Strange streaks of light flew over the Sacramento area Friday. An astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center said burning space debris likely caused the California event.

March 18, 2023

New star-studded Hubble image shows globular star cluster about 20,000 light-years away

A new Hubble Space Telescope image shows a partial view of the globular star cluster Messier 55 about 20,000 light-years away. M55 was first spotted in 1752.

March 16, 2023

NASA sees active Venus volcano for first time ever

NASA said scientists have seen direct evidence of active volcanism on Venus for the first time, looking at images taken decades ago by the Magellan mission.

March 15, 2023

NASA unveils sleek new spacesuits for Artemis III moon mission

NASA unveiled new spacesuits designed by Axiom Space on Wednesday that astronauts will wear for the Artemis III mission to the moon some time in 2025.

March 15, 2023

Webb telescope captures stunning image of star on cusp of supernova 15K light-years away

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the rare sight of a Wolf-Rayet star, some 15,000 light-years away, using its instruments to peer through surrounding dust.