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On this day in space! NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (435+ words) Jemison, a medical doctor and engineer, spent 8 days in orbit on space shuttle Endeavour. On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to go to space. In NASA's early days, women and people of color were…...
Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt's Western Desert
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (219+ words) Osama Fathi captured this breathtaking view of Perseids cutting through star trails from Egypt's Western Desert on Aug. 13-14. Fathi imaged the star trails in 240 consecutive 25-second exposures, which captured the apparent motion of the stars in Earth's sky as they…...
Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (360+ words) "NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress." Rocket Lab still holds out hope that it can build NASA's next Mars orbiter. The agency picked Blue Origin for that job earlier this month, awarding…...
LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (182+ words) Josh Dinner is Space.com's Spaceflight Staff Writer. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016. Josh has covered the evolution of NASA's Artemis program and…...
Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it?
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (333+ words) "It made us think that there's a process obscuring shortening structures." Wrinkles on the surface of Mercury have revealed that the closest planet to the sun is shrinking faster than scientists thought. New research suggests that Mercury is shrinking between…...
Astronomers discover two stars that joined together to form a binary system just 60 years ago
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (426+ words) "For the first time, we were able to watch two massive stars move around one another while they were still being born." Using the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) radio telescope, astronomers have watched as two stars come together…...
NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (649+ words) "When you look up at the night sky, most of those stars have planets." But while coronagraphs have been used many times before, the one that just launched toward the stars is unprecedented. "The Roman Space Telescope is carrying the…...
A photon from the biggest cosmic explosion since the Big Bang appears to have defied Einstein. Scientists may finally know how
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (80+ words) Space Your membership journey starts here. Keep exploring and earning more as a member. Latest space missions, discoveries and exploration updates. Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Start exploring exclusive deals, expert advice and more Never…...
A ghostly pyramid of light is about to appear before dawn — here's how to see it
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (324+ words) A ghostly "false dawn" is about to light up the predawn sky — if you know where to look. Starting today (Sept. 9), skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere have a chance to spot one of the night sky's more elusive sights: the…...
China on track to launch Mars sample-return mission in 2028: 'If accurate, this represents a Sputnik moment"
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (688+ words) "China will not only grab the headlines but may be the first to find evidence of life on another planet." China is making progress on its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission, which aims to bring back to Earth roughly 500 grams…...