The first bits of data have come back from the trio of small satellites that make up NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission, which aims to solve some mysteries…
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Trump administration cancels lease for NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City
It would appear that the latest wave of U.S. federal program cuts fueled by the Trump administration has affected NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) lab in New York…
International Dark Sky Week 2025: See these 10 night sky sights to celebrate
April 21 – 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations and people take action to raise awareness of an inevitable…
Multi-spacecraft radio observations trace the heliospheric magnetic field
Overview of a type III burst observed by four spacecraft. (a) Dynamic spectra. (b) Time profiles at four frequencies with intensity scaled to 1 au. (c) Intensity peaks from panel…
A dark nebula harboring a nest of newly formed stars
A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image taken with the Department of Energy-fabricated 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam)—one of the most powerful digital…
Webb helps scientists better understand solar system’s origins
Credit: CC0 Public Domain University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant icy objects in space beyond Neptune, offering a deeper…
Amateur astrophotographer captures a stunning galaxy 24 million light-years from Earth (photo)
Astrophotographer Ron Brecher has captured a stunning deep sky image of the spiral galaxy M106, located 23.5 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Brecher imaged the distant…
NASA’s EZIE mission captures ‘first light’
This artist’s concept shows the three CubeSats of NASA’s EZIE mission flying in formation to study electrical currents in Earth’s atmosphere associated with auroras. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL NASA’s EZIE…
World’s largest solar telescope gains powerful new ‘eye’ to study the sun’s secrets
The world’s largest solar telescope has gained a powerful new “eye” that promises deeper views into the workings of our sun than ever before, scientists announced on Thursday (April 24).…
