A size comparison of (152830) Dinkinesh (shown in blue in the artist concept) to the main belt asteroid (2867) Steins and the near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu. Steins is currently the…
Category: Planetary Science
New map of space precisely measures nearly 400,000 nearby galaxies
NGC 520 is one of the largest and brightest galaxies in the Siena Galaxy Atlas. It is made of two disk galaxies that will eventually merge together to form one…
SpaceX launch equals Space Coast record for the year
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday night marked the Space Coast’s 57th launch of the year, equaling the record total seen…
JWST observes the Kuiper Belt: Sedna, Gonggong, and Quaoar
Artist’s conception of Sedna, the TNO that orbits in the outer edges of the solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The Kuiper Belt, the vast region at the edge of our solar…
‘Ring of fire’ eclipse moves across the Americas, bringing with it cheers and shouts of joy
The moon passes between earth and the sun during a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Credit: AP…
A comprehensive blueprint for the settlement of Mars
Artist’s rendition of future astronauts and human settlements on Mars. Credit: NASA Throughout the 20th century, multiple proposals have been made for the crewed exploration of Mars. These include the…
Five things to know about NASA’s mission to a metal world
Psyche’s solar arrays convert light into electricity, providing the power for its four solar electric or “Hall-effect” thrusters. For the first time ever, a NASA probe is set to journey…
‘A new lens’ into the universe’s most energetic particles
An example of a cosmic-ray extensive air shower recorded by the Subaru Telescope. The highlighted tracks, which are mostly aligned in similar directions, show the shower particles induced from a…
