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Solar flare causes ideal conditions to view auroras for part of US later this week
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (241+ words) A strong solar flare is causing prime viewing conditions for the northern lights to be seen in North America this week. Related video above: ISS astronaut captures stunning time-lapse of southern aurora On Tuesday, Aug. 25, a sunspot shot off a…...
NASA's soon-to-launch telescope will give the largest view of space ever. Here's how it works
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (354+ words) NASA is preparing to launch a new telescope next week that will be able to capture more of the night sky than ever before. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch Aug. 30 and will aim to collect…...
‘Super-Earth’ planet shows signs it could have an atmosphere
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1027+ words) Scientists say they have detected promising signs that a planet orbiting a star 49 light-years from Earth could have an atmosphere, making it potentially suitable for life. Called LHS 1140b, the object is about five times the mass of our planet, or…...
NASA telescope captures wandering black hole devour star
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (400+ words) A NASA telescope caught a black hole red-handed in the middle of devouring a nearby star on the outskirts of a galaxy 760 million light-years away. Video above: NASA illustration of a black hole devouring a star The National Aeronautics and…...
WATCH: A glowing aurora dances beneath the International Space Station, dazzling astronauts
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (125+ words) A brilliant view of the aurora australis A brilliant dance under the stars. The International Space Station has been capturing some stunning visuals of southern auroras while in orbit. The southern aurora, known as aurora australis, was captured in a…...
VIDEO: Astronaut shows off low-gravity demonstration with soccer balls
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (174+ words) A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station demonstrated a few soccer ball tricks in low gravity – just in time for the World Cup. Astronaut Jessica Meir showed spinning different soccer balls in low gravity, showing how a soccer ball's…...
School-bus sized asteroid discovered days ago will pass by Earth
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (513+ words) An asteroid roughly the size of one to two school buses will fly by Earth Monday, coming as close as 56,913 miles, according to the European Space Agency — equivalent to about one quarter of the distance between Earth and the moon....
NASA releases new 'Earthset' and eclipse photos taken during historic flyby of the moon
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) It was a moment for the history books: The Artemis II mission performed its much-anticipated lunar flyby yesterday and came within just 4,067 miles of the moon. While soaring aboard their Orion capsule beyond the far side of the moon, the…...
4 astronauts are now on their path to the moon. Here's what happens next
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1209+ words) The Artemis II mission crossed a crucial and historic threshold Thursday when the Orion spacecraft ignited its engine and propelled four astronauts toward the moon, setting them on a days-long slingshot trip that will reach deeper into space than any…...
NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (318+ words) NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. After a day in orbit around Earth, their Orion capsule…...