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Tokyo-based company ispace's Hakuto-R moon lander is seen here being readied for its liftoff atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled for Nov. 30, 2022.

Watch SpaceX launch Japanese moon lander, UAE rover early Wednesday

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Japanese lander and UAE rover to the moon early Wednesday (Nov. 30), and you can watch the action live.

Graphic showing the moon phases and dates in November. The full moon is Nov. 8, the Third Quarter is Nov. 16, the New Moon is Nov. 23 and the First Quarter is Nov. 30.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2022

By Tariq Malik last updated

Reference See the phase of the moon tonight and the rest of the moon phases for 2022, and when you can see them.

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glowing lava flowing over landscape and smoke billowing off

ATLAS observatory atop Hawai'i's Mauna Loa volcano watching eruption closely

By Meghan Bartels published

Astronomers are watching with Hawai'i residents as the largest volcano on Earth erupts for the first time in decades.

An overhead image of the eruption of Mauna Loa in Hawaii.

Satellites watch Mauna Loa, world's largest active volcano, erupt in Hawaii (photos)

By Brett Tingley published

Satellites watched as Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on Earth, erupted on Sunday (Nov. 27) after 38 years of quiet.

three women wearing masks working at chalkboard

COVID-19 pandemic widened the gender gap in astronomy publishing

By Robert Lea published

The gender imbalance that has existed for years in astronomy research and publishing worsened when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down labs and sent scientists home.

The Orion spacecraft views Earth and moon during an Artemis 1 livestream Nov. 28, 2022.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff last updated

NASA's Orion spacecraft captured this amazing view of Earth and the moon today (Nov. 28) as it approaches its maximum distance from Earth.

Nebulas NGC 3603 (left) and NGC 3576 (right), as imaged in infrared by VISTA.

Nebulas glow with forming stars in stunning new image

By Stefanie Waldek published

ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy gives us a peek at the action inside the stellar nurseries.

view of Neptune from the surface of Triton, Neptune's largest moon. The bright blue orb of Neptune can be seen in the distance.

Neptune moons: Facts about the elusive moons of the Neptunian system

By Elizabeth Howell, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Explore all 14 of Neptune's moons along with their names and dates of discovery. The Neptunian system hosts some very strange and elusive moons.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning intergalactic bridge of stars in new image

By John Loeffler published

A new Hubble photo shows a tidal tail crossing the span between galaxies like a celestial bridge of stars.

An image of long magnetic filaments jutting off a black hole's jet.

Magnetic Milky Way filaments dwarfed by mysterious structures in distant galaxy cluster

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers have discovered the distant relatives of huge, highly organized magnetic filaments dangling in the center of the Milky Way.

Protons are subatomic particles that form the nucleus of an atom.

Protons: The essential building blocks of atoms

By Keith Cooper published

Reference Protons are ubiquitous in the universe. They are found in the nuclei of all atoms and play a crucial role in how stars shine.

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An artist's depiction of a star eating its planet.

Planet-killing stars can cover up their crimes. Here's how we could catch them.

By Paul Sutter published

Astronomers have found a way to catch planet-murdering stars red-handed and figured out how long we have until the case grows cold.

launch screenshot of rocket launching

SpaceX Dragon launches science, solar arrays to International Space Station

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft launched science and solar arrays to the International Space Station on Saturday.

The crater-riddled far side of the moon seen by the Orion spacecraft.

The top space stories of the week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated

The sunlight-riding LightSail 2 ends its mission, Artemis 1 flies close to the moon and Europe announces its newest astronauts. These are some of this week's top stories.

Close-up view of the lunar surface captured by the Orion spacecraft's onboard optical navigation camera during the mission's closest approach to the lunar surface on Nov. 21, 2022.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated

A small Mars helicopter flies again, Artemis I takes lunar close-ups and astronaut finalists take the stage in Paris. These are some of this week's top photos.

Artist's illustration of NASA's BioSentinel cubesat, which launched with the Artemis 1 mission on Nov. 16, 2022.

Artemis 1's BioSentinel cubesat aces lunar flyby, readies for biology mission

By Andrew Jones published

The shoebox-sized BioSentinel spacecraft, which launched on NASA's Artemis 1 mission, is all set to begin its deep-space biology experiment after making a flyby of the moon.

An artist's depiction of a gas giant exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star.

Weird young super-Jupiter challenges theories of planet formation

By Robert Lea published

A weird planet with the diameter of Jupiter but eight times its mass has left astronomers questioning current theories about planet formation.

An image of a solar flare captured by the HXI instrument aboard China's ASO-S spacecraft on Nov. 11, 2022.

China's new solar probe snaps its 1st image of the sun (photo)

By Andrew Jones published

China's recently launched Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) has returned its first image, showing an M-class flare erupting on the sun.

An artist's depiction of the twin Janus spacecraft.

NASA asteroid smallsats stranded by Psyche delay

By Andrew Jones published

NASA has removed the twin Janus smallsats from the Psyche asteroid mission after launch delays meant Janus would not be able to meet its science goals.

An illustration of a short gamma-ray burst traced back to its galaxy of origin.

Astronomers trace 84 bright blasts to colliding stars in ancient galaxies

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers have traced mysterious short gamma-ray bursts back to active star-forming galaxies in the distant early universe.