Credit: CC0 Public Domain Since May this year, the aurora borealis (northern lights), has at times been visible further south than usual over Britain, sparking amazement and fascination. Social media…
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Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system’s planets and moons grew
Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system. Analysis of three grains…
Astronomers defy the zone of avoidance to find hundreds of new galaxies
Observed galaxies within the Vela supercluster. Credit: Sambatriniaina H. A. Rajohnson, et al There is a region of the sky where astronomers fear to look. Filled with dark clouds of…
Top Black Friday space gifts at Walmart
Looking for an alternative to Amazon this Black Friday? Walmart might just be the retailer for you. While Black Friday isn’t until November 29th, most retailers are already running sales…
A formula for life? New model calculates chances of intelligent beings in our universe and beyond
How the same region of the universe would look in terms of the amount of stars for different values of the dark energy density. Clockwise, from top left, no dark…
Marvel superheroes explore strange timelines in new trailer for ‘What If…?’ Season 3 (video)
Marvel Animation’s What If…? Season 3 | Official Trailer | Disney+ – YouTube Watch On Marvel Animation’s animated anthology series “What If…?” was a novelty hit for Disney+ when it…
Right now, the sun is far more active than predicted—and small satellites are paying the price
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University’s Binar Space Program burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. That was always going to happen. In fact, Binar…
Swirling polar vortices likely exist on the sun, new research finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Like the Earth, the sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research led by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research…
Top space gifts from Best Buy this Black Friday
Are you starting your Christmas shopping early, or are you just looking to surprise a space enthusiast? Here at Space.com, we’ve rounded up the top space gifts from Best Buy…
SpaceX launching 24 Starlink satellites from Florida today
SpaceX plans to launch 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast today (Nov. 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift…
