China’s lunar rover Yutu 2 is still active on the far side of the moon nearly six years after its historic touchdown. Earlier this year, China aced the complex Chang’e…
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New cosmic distance catalog could unlock the mysteries of universe formation
The William Herschel Telescope in La Palma, Spain. Credit: PAUS team A new catalog providing information on millions of distant galaxies, which determines their distances with unprecedented precision over a…
SpaceX Crew-9 astronaut launch delayed to Sept. 25
The next space station astronaut mission will delay one day to Sept. 25. The delay in the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is “to complete prelaunch…
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The rings of Saturn are among the most famous and spectacular features in the solar system. Earth may once have had something similar. In a paper…
Scientists spot ancient ‘smiley face’ on Mars — and it could contain signs of life
Astronomers recently spotted a surprising “smiley face” beaming up from the surface of Mars as they surveyed the alien landscape as part of a new study. The emoticon-like structure, which…
Supermoon and partial lunar eclipse rising over Kansas City soon: When to look up
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you look up in the Kansas and Missouri skies on Tuesday, Sept. 17, you may be able to catch a glimpse at not only a…
New video shows how tiny spacecraft will ‘swarm’ Proxima Centauri
Screenshot of the animation showing the Swarming Proxima Centauri approaching Proxima b. Credit: i4is/Interstellar Initiatives Earlier this year, NASA selected a rather interesting proposal for Phase I development as part…
‘Surprising’ warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record
Temperature spikes above Antarctica in July represent the earliest warming of the stratosphere ever recorded, NASA observations show. Atmospheric scientists have been closely monitoring this region of Earth’s atmosphere, which…
Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?
We have some incredibly powerful telescopes that have given us spectacular views of the cosmos and allowed us to look back to the early days of the universe. These observatories,…
