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Supermoons are big and bright, but not as rare as the hype would suggest
An astronomer lays out the facts about rare moon encounters. As an observational astronomer who teaches…
International Space Station to retire by crashing into Pacific Ocean by 2031
According to NASA’s estimates, the space station’s operational life will come to an end with a…
Mars Rover Perseverance achieves an important milestone.
A set of white tubes hangs on a hand-crafted wood board on the wall of NASA’s…
Photons Received: Webb Sees Its First Star – 18 Times
The James Webb Space Telescope is nearing completion of the first phase of the months-long process…
Dark side of Venus revealed in new NASA photos
Images were taken of Venus’ “night side,” or the side facing away from the sun, offer…
Third potential planet discovered around star closest to our sun
We may have a new planetary neighbour orbiting just four light-years away. Astronomers have detected evidence of…
Hubble Sees Cosmic Clues in a Galactic Duo
This spectacular image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the spiral galaxy NGC 105, which…
Alien antimatter crashes into Earth
It came from outer space. And it was tiny. In March 2021, after years of analyzing…
China’s Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped ‘mystery hut’ on far side of the moon
It’s likely a large boulder excavated by an ancient lunar impact. China’s Yutu 2 rover has…