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Six images of the Milky Way with different colors and star configurations. Some have gas tendrils, other are more speckled with sparkles.

Record-breaking Milky Way map showcases 1.5 billion objects: 'We have changed the view of our galaxy forever'

By Robert Lea published

A 13-year survey conducted by the VISTA telescope has resulted in the creation of the most detailed Milky Way map ever. It contains a stunning 1.5 billion objects.

Galaxies
The vast blackness of space is filled with little points of light that are galaxies, one trapped in a white box, is magnifited in a larger white box in the middle.

Hubble Space Telescope suggests our ancient universe was surprisingly crowded with supermassive black holes

By Keith Cooper published

A 14-year Hubble Space Telescope study suggests the universe was teeming with supermassive black holes. But how could that be?

Hubble Space Telescope
A piece of space debris streaks with flame as it burns up in the atmosphere.

Europe will launch a satellite in 2027 just to watch it burn

By Andrew Jones published

The European Space Agency plans to launch a satellite called DRACO in 2027, then study how it breaks up during its fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

Satellites
a white rocket stands at a launchpad surrounded by four tall lightning towers against an orange sky.

How to watch SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch for NASA on Sept. 28

By Samantha Mathewson published

SpaceX plans to launch the Crew-9 astronaut mission for NASA on Saturday (Sept. 28), and you can watch the action live online.

Human Spaceflight
A reddish brown sphere surrounded by a halo of white smoke next to a smaller shining silver sphere.

This exoplanet circling a dead star may mirror Earth's fate — if our planet survives a dying sun, that is

By Robert Lea published

A newly discovered Earth-size world orbiting a dead white dwarf star gives scientists a hint of what the solar system may look like in billions of years.

Exoplanets
Hurricane Helene seen from above by cameras on the International Space Station on Sept. 26, 2024.

Watch Hurricane Helene approach Florida in this NASA video from the ISS

By Tariq Malik published

NASA is streaming video views of Hurricane Helene today (as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast and you can watch it online.

International Space Station
A large field of stars and galaxies with one shown in a small white squre, then magnified in a larger white square near the center.

'That's weird': James Webb Space Telescope spies a strange galaxy outshining its stars

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

An oddball galaxy in the early universe shines so brightly it outshines its stars.

James Webb Space Telescope
A hurricane is seen moving toward florida in satellite imagery.

Satellite images show Hurricane Helene gaining strength before Florida landfall (video)

By Monisha Ravisetti published

Hurricane Helene will make landfall in Florida on Thursday evening (Sept. 26), and satellite footage is capturing it along its path.

Satellites
Side by side squares with L shaped rulers show holes in the center from an impact. Front and rear view of a tested space debris shield.

New type of Kevlar heading to ISS in October for space debris protection tests

By Tereza Pultarova published

Next-generation space debris protection material is being readied for a test trip to the International Space Station, to see how it holds up in the final frontier.

Tech
Two men in suits sit at a table in front of some flags and a building support beam sporting a NASA logo. They are both signing their own piece of paper held by a blue folder.

NASA, South Korea plan mission to unexplored region of deep space

By Andrew Jones published

NASA and South Korea's space agency have agreed to deeper cooperation in space exploration, science and aeronautics, including collaboration on a pioneering mission.

Missions
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