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In this aerial view, flood water surround a building after Hurricane Nicole came ashore on November10, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nicole came ashore as a Category 1 hurricane before hitting Florida's east coast.

Rising sea levels could swamp the US coastline by 2050, NASA predicts

By Joe Phelan published

Sea levels are expected to rise around the contiguous U.S. faster than previously thought, a new NASA study finds.

The construction site of the Solar Radio Telescope is seen on November 12, 2022 in Daocheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province of China.

China completes world's largest solar telescope array with a whopping 313 dishes

By Andrew Jones published

China has completed the construction of the Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope (DSRT), the world's largest array of telescopes dedicated to studying the sun and how its behavior affects Earth.

The Andromeda galaxy, which may have been growing by cannibalizing smaller galaxies.

Galactic cannibal Andromeda feasts on smaller galaxies, cosmic leftovers reveal

By Robert Lea published

Andromeda, the Milky Way's neighboring spiral galaxy, may be a cosmic cannibal that has been growing by chowing down on smaller galaxies.

The lava-filled Moku'āweoweo caldera as captured by the USGC webcam.

Dozens of earthquakes swarm Hawaii as the world's largest volcano erupts

By Ben Turner published

The eruption is so far not threatening downhill communities or affecting flights

rocket launches with the partially lit moon in the background

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff last updated

This incredible image was captured during the launch of the fourth crew to China's Tiangong space station today (Nov. 29)

Composite image of the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster. Red is the radio emission received by LOFAR. Blue is X-rays by the Chandra telescope. White is hydrogen from the H-alpha map of the WIYN telescope. And the background is the night sky in optical light from the Hubble telescope.

Breathtaking image of galaxy cluster made by merging X-ray and radio data

By Elizabeth Rayne published

A structure in the heart of the Perseus galaxy cluster can now be seen as an otherworldly display of reds and blues thanks to a new technique that involves merging X-ray and radio data.

Graphic illustration showing the layers of Mars against the backdrop of space.

Mars: Everything you need to know about the Red Planet

By Charles Q. Choi last updated

Reference Mars, the fourth planet from the sun is famed for its rusty red appearance. Here we explore the Red Planet in more detail and see why scientists find it so intriguing.

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Artist's illustration of ICON's envisioned Project Olympus lunar construction system in action on the moon.

Building on the moon: NASA awards Texas company $57 million for lunar construction system

By Mike Wall published

NASA just awarded the Texas-based company ICON $57.2 million for its Project Olympus, which is working to develop technology that will allow humanity to build outposts on the moon and Mars.

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.

SpaceX will launch Japanese moon lander, UAE rover early Thursday. Here's how to watch.

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Japanese lander and UAE rover to the moon early Thursday (Dec. 1), 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 Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano watching eruption closely

By Meghan Bartels published

Astronomers are watching with Hawaii 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.

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.