Space.com contributing writer Stefanie Waldek is a self-taught space nerd and aviation geek who is passionate about all things spaceflight and astronomy. With a background in travel and design journalism, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University, she specializes in the budding space tourism industry and Earth-based astrotourism. In her free time, you can find her watching rocket launches or looking up at the stars, wondering what is out there. Learn more about her work at www.stefaniewaldek.com.
Latest articles by Stefanie Waldek

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Infrared images showcase "fire-breathing" lakes all across the Jovian moon.

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A new James Webb Space Telescope image shows perfectly aligned protostellar outflows in the Serpens Nebula, supporting a long-running theory of stellar formation.

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Astronomer Giovanni Cassini observed Jupiter's 'Permanent Spot' in 1665, but new research suggests it's a different vortex from today's Great Red Spot.

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Astronomers are using the Chandra X-ray Observatory to study stars' radiation and establish the feasibility of exoplanet habitability.

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Following a technical error in November 2023, NASA's deep-space explorer has resumed full science operations.

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NASA is testing how infrared light can transfer far more information than radio frequency communications.

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Volcanic meteorites from Mars give scientists a glimpse into the planet's structure.

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Jupiter and Earth's oceans have more in common than you might think.

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The ICEYE satellite constellation has given researchers a peek beneath the glacier, and it's not looking good.

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Ocean Networks Canada's (ONC) deep-sea observatories recorded disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field.

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The Indian Space Research Organization has released solar storm data from ground stations and spacecraft, including the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter.

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New research suggests studying the state of magma in deep reservoirs can improve volcanic eruption predictions.

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To launch Black Hole Week, NASA released this new Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 4951.

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During the winters of 2016 and 2017, a hole the size of Switzerland opened in the middle of Antarctica's sea ice. And scientists just figured out how it came to be.

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During a gravity assist with Mars, Hera will study the moon Deimos.

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Nokia is developing a LTE/4G communications system for the moon, and its first piece of the network might launch as soon as late this year.

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These supernova remnants are moving at extraordinary speeds only visible to us in long-term timelapses.

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A new theory suggests that NASA's Curiosity rover could be "burping" the surface of the Red Planet, releasing methane trapped beneath a salty crust.

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The next total solar eclipse to hit the United States will be in 2033, but it will only be visible in Alaska. The Lower 48 won't get one until 2044.

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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory images the firework-like remnants of the great supernova of 1181.

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It's round two for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets.

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No, the date and path of the total solar eclipse have not been miscalculated.

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Varda Space has written up the results of its groundbreaking W-1 mission, which successfully crystalized the metastable Form III of the antiviral drug ritonavir in space and returned it to Earth.

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Launched in September 2023, the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) — led by JAXA, in collaboration with NASA with additional contributions from ESA — has produced its first test images.
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