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Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) has captured a striking new image of the grand design spiral galaxy NGC 5248. This Hubble image shows the Grand…
TThe first expansion story for Bethesda’s space RPG comes after a year of updates that have fixed the game’s flaws. Quest-breaking bugs are gone, there are…
According to some researchers, the moon may have been captured during a close encounter between young Earth and the Earth binary (a system consisting of the…
of NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope It has provided astronomers with a detailed new image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5668. In this image of the…
The Hubble team has released a striking new photo taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of NGC 346, an open star cluster in one of…
yesIn front of your ears Star WarsVideo game designers began exploring intergalactic dogfights in 1962. spacewar!The first proper computer game, , was a rudimentary but influential…
NGC 261 is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way's closest neighbors. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the diffuse nebula NGC…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is not scheduled to return astronauts from space this year National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) It’s official: Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunning image of the Pegasus dwarf elliptical galaxy, a moon of the Andromeda galaxy. The Pegasus dwarf elliptical galaxy…
Stunning new images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show spiral galaxy UGC 3478 in great detail. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows UGC 3478,…
NASA announced on Saturday that SpaceX will bring home the two astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station since early June due to…
Chandra X-ray ObservatoryNASA/CXC & J. Vaughan On July 23, 1999, just a few months before I enrolled in college, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia launched with a…
Hubble astronomers have released a stunning new image of the dwarf irregular galaxy UGC 4879, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble Space Telescope…
Astronomers have created a beautiful image of the barred spiral galaxy UGC 11861 using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows UGC…
Lightning can create special energy wavesRoom the Agency/Alamy This overlooked mechanism could allow lightning energy to reach the top of the atmosphere, threatening the safety of…
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to capture striking new photos of LEDA 12535, a barred spiral galaxy located in the famous Perseus Cluster…
The International Space Station (ISS) is nearing the end of its lifespan, with agencies around the world planning to decommission it around 2030. After nearly 24…
NASA is considering keeping its two astronauts there until February as they make their way to the International Space Station after the Boeing spacecraft encountered problems…
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that explores wild ideas for manipulating the universe and tests their impact on the laws of physics, from splitting the…
Beyond eating floating food and introducing curious Earthlings to vacuum toilets, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) have some serious work to do as…
Astronomers used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to capture this image of the barred spiral galaxy LEDA 857074. This Hubble image shows the barred spiral galaxy…
Their ambitious mission was initially planned for just one week, but now, after 56 days on the International Space Station, the two NASA astronauts remain in…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have obtained stunning new images of the dwarf elliptical galaxy IC 3430. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the…
Gamma-ray bursts occur when massive stars collapse or collide.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/ A. Simonett, Sonoma State University The most powerful explosion astronomers have ever seen…
The muscle cells briefly stayed with astronauts on the International Space Station Shutterstock / Artsiom P After a week in the microgravity of space, muscle cells…
In celebration of our 25th anniversary NASA’s Chandra X-ray ObservatoryThe Chandra team has released 25 new images of cosmic objects and phenomena. This collection of images…
To prevent a fate similar to the dinosaurs, The European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated work on a groundbreaking planetary defense mission known as the Rapid…
Astronomers have released a beautiful photo of the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 5238 taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows…
Astronomy Photographer of the Year An annual photo contest showcasing all things space-relatedis back for the first time in 16 yearsNumber Run. More than 3,500 photos…
Part of the urine collection systemLuka Bielski Astronauts on spacewalks may soon be able to drink their own urine, thanks to a water filtration and recycling…
MaAsteroids hurtling at planet-destroying speeds, glowing spheres of hot gas, black holes from which even light cannot escape: outer space can be the stuff of nightmares,…
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to create a stunningly detailed image of NGC 3810, a spiral galaxy hosting a supernova. This Hubble Space…
The International Space Station (ISS) has been operational since 2000 and is continuously manned by astronauts, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes. Throughout its operation, the ISS…
The trunk, situated at the bottom of the Crew Dragon spacecraft beneath the astronauts’ seating area, typically carries cargo. It is equipped with solar panels for…
We tend to think of space-time as the underlying structure of the universe, but whether it’s truly fundamental, or whether it arises from something much deeper,…
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to create two stunning images of NGC 5253, a dwarf starburst galaxy and a possible blue compact dwarf…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured its first images since changing to an alternate operating mode that uses just a single gyroscope to help control…
RCW 7 is located in the constellation Puppis, about 5,300 light years from Earth. This Hubble image shows the nebula RCW 7. Image courtesy of NASA/ESA/Hubble/J.…
Astronauts Robert L. Curbeam Jr. (left) and Christer Fugelsang aboard the International Space StationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) How spaceflight affects astronauts' health may be…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope NGC 2005A globular cluster located in the constellation Dorado, 162,000 light years from Earth. This Hubble image shows the…