Dark comets fly through space, but unlike comets, they don’t have dust tails. Credit: Adina Feinstein and NASA’s Earth Observatory The water that makes up the oceans acted as a…
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NASA’s Terra satellite captures 2015 eclipse shadow
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team During the morning of March 20, 2015, a total solar eclipse was visible from parts of Europe, and a partial solar eclipse from…
ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a ‘space interceptor’ to defend satellites
United Launch Alliance (ULA) envisions its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket as playing a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space. Centaur, the upper stage of the…
NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun
An illustration courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows an artist’s conception of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. NASA’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than…
New commercial Artemis moon rovers undergo testing at NASA
From left to right: Astrolab’s FLEX, Intuitive Machines’ Moon RACER, and Lunar Outpost’s Eagle lunar terrain vehicle at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford Through NASA’s Artemis campaign, astronauts…
How to follow Santa Claus this Christmas Eve with NORAD’s 2024 tracker
Circumnavigating our planet bringing toys and joys is no simple task for Santa Claus and his high-flying reindeer, and whether Rudolph’s red nose is needed or not this year, it’s…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before
This image made available by NASA shows an artist’s rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. It’s designed to take solar punishment like never before, thanks to its…
What time is NASA’s Parker Solar Probe closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?
A NASA spacecraft is about to give astronomers an epic early Christmas present with the closest ever flyby of the sun on Dec. 24, but if you’re wondering exactly when…
NASA cameras to capture interaction between Blue Ghost lander, moon’s surface
One of the SCALPSS cameras is visible here mounted to the Blue Ghost lander. Credit: Firefly Say cheese again, moon. We’re coming in for another close-up. For the second time…
The moon might be older than scientists previously thought; a new study shines light on its history
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A physicist, a chemist and a mathematician walk into a bar. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but in my case, it was…
