This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars…
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Mars has a solid core, resolving a longstanding planetary mystery, according to new study
Credit: NASA Scientists have discovered that Mars has an interior structure similar to Earth’s. Results from NASA’s InSight mission suggest that the red planet has a solid inner core surrounded…
Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The sun will someday die. This will happen when it…
Hubble spies galaxy with much to see
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy NGC 7456. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker While it may appear as just another spiral galaxy among billions in the universe,…
Asia will get a prime view of this weekend’s total lunar eclipse
The moon shines over Mexico City during a total lunar eclipse, in Mexico City, Friday, March 14, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File The year’s second total lunar eclipse is…
Watch the blood moon total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7 with these free livestreams (video)
Stargazers will be treated to a spectacular view on the night of Sept. 7-8, as Earth’s inner shadow sweeps across its natural satellite, triggering a “blood moon” total lunar eclipse.…
See Voyager’s 1990 ‘Solar System Family Portrait’ debut
Ed Stone, the longtime project scientist of NASA’s Voyager mission, cohosts a news conference on June 6, 1990, during which the mission revealed the “Solar System Family Portrait,” a mosaic…
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule boosts ISS higher above Earth in key test
A Dragon just pushed the International Space Station a little farther away from Earth. SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully finished a test reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) on…
Perseid meteors shine with the Milky Way over an ancient Egyptian temple in breathtaking photo
Photographer Osama Fathi has captured a stunning view of Perseid meteors crossing the bright ribbon of the Milky Way over the ruins of an ancient settlement in Egypt dedicated to…
