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The first images from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Northrop Grumman These first…
Time crystals are ‘impossible’, but they are subject to quantum physics
In a new experiment, scientists create two time crystals inside a superfluid, and bring them into…
NASA hires two private companies to develop the lunar space suit
NASA announced today that two private companies – Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace – will develop…
NASA is still “pressing” a Russian cosmonaut to fly on the next SpaceX mission
Zoom / Anna Kekina will be the fifth Russian woman to go into space. Roscosmos More…
A new discovery reveals the reason for the different colors of Uranus and Neptune
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft captured these views of Uranus (left) and Neptune (right) during planetary flybys…
New tool detects potential asteroid impact with help from the past
More than 100 previously unknown asteroids have been discovered with a new tool that can sift…
Tau Herculids meteor shower displays ‘decent’ screen
Some lucky night sky watchers caught a glimpse of a brand-new meteor shower Monday night, as…
Deadly asteroids hiding in plain sight. A new tool helps their discovery.
Ed Law wants to save Earth from deadly asteroids. Or at least, if there’s a big…
Cloud forecasts show where the sky would be ideal for a possible meteor shower or meteor storm
The tau Herculids meteor shower is set to stain our skies with shooting stars. Fortunately, sky…