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…
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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…
Solar flares may be 6.5 times hotter than previously thought
A solar limb flare with a comparatable scale of Earth. Credit: Created by Alexander Russell (University of Andrews) using open-source SunPy Python package and data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory…
