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Image of presentation slide at the Space City Leicester launch event at the National Space Centre (UK).

UK launches Space City Leicester to push into the final frontier

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

A UK 'Space City' cluster has been established in Leicester, creating one of the biggest Enterprise Zones for space-related activities in the U.K.

This high-resolution view of the asteroid Dimorphos was created by combining the final 10 full-frame images obtained by the NASA DART probe's Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation (DRACO) and layering the higher-resolution images on top of the lower-resolution ones. Dimorphos is oriented so that its north pole is toward the top of the image.

Scientists hail DART success 6 months after historic asteroid crash

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Scientists shared the latest results from the DART mission this week, six months after its impact into the asteroid Dimorphos.

A time-lapse of the butterfly CME's quickly-unfurling plasma wings.

Stunning plasma-winged 'butterfly' coronal mass ejection erupts from the sun's far side

By Ben Turner published

Astronomers spotted a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) expanding its ethereal wings as it barrelled out of the sun and toward Mercury.

Planetary defense is designed to monitor and protect Earth from asteroids like this on in the image. This graphic illustration of a large asteroid crashing into Earth and throwing up a large plume of debris.

Planetary defense: Protecting Earth from space-based threats

By Vicky Stein last updated

Reference Planetary defense refers to the effort to monitor and protect Earth from asteroids, comets and other objects in space.

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an illustration of building on the surface of the moon, inside of which are farms growing plants

How astronauts could farm on the moon with lunar soil nutrients

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new technique for processing lunar soil may help foster plant growth on the moon in hopes for sustaining more long-term lunar missions.

an illustration of an alien planet orbiting a bright star

Sorry, Spock, but planet Vulcan's real-life doppelgänger doesn't exist

By Elizabeth Rayne published

A real-life version of Spock's home exoplanet in the 'Star Trek' universe has turned out to be nothing more than fiction.

an illustration of Earth beside a much larger blue-and-green planet

Here's the devastating impact a super-Earth would have on our solar system

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

A study simulated what would happen if a super-Earth orbited in the middle of our solar system, and the results are chaotic.

There are more than 100 missions to the Moon planned in the coming years, including the next Artemis missions.

More lunar missions means more space junk around the moon. Two scientists are building a catalog to track the trash.

By Vishnu Reddy published

Scientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for decades. But humanity's starry ambitions are farther reaching than the space just around Earth.

The two sets of colliding black holes in dwarf galaxies as seen by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Double trouble! Two pairs of giant black holes spotted on collision course

By Robert Lea published

Two pairs of giant black holes set to collide have been spotted by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the first evidence of such a cosmic collision.

The European Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, being unpacked at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana following its 9 February 2023 arrival from Airbus Toulouse.

Europe's 1st ever Jupiter mission in 'home straight' ahead of April launch

By Tereza Pultarova published

Europe's first Jupiter-bound mission is in the final stages of preparations for its launch on April 13 from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The far side of the moon, as imaged by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Radio telescope on moon's far side will peer into universe's 'Dark Ages'

By Josh Dinner published

A few years from now, a small radio telescope on the far side of the moon could help scientists peer into the universe's ancient past.

NASA's official meatball insignia was designed by James Modarelli in 1959.

Watch NASA discuss its 2024 federal budget request today

By Mike Wall published

NASA will discuss its allocated budget for fiscal year 2024 during a news conference on Monday (March 13), and you can watch it live.

A star-studded image with a large pillar of gas and dust rising through the center.

James Webb Space Telescope images: 12 astonishing views of our universe (gallery)

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The James Webb Space Telescope is busy capturing incredible images of our universe. We take a look at some of the best ones here in our gallery.

An artist's depiction of ESA's CHEOPS telescope at work studying exoplanets.

CHEOPS: A guide to ESA's exoplanet investigating mission

By Robert Lea last updated

Reference ESA's CHEOPS mission is investigating the characteristics of planets outside the solar system and identifying "golden targets" exoplanets for further analysis.

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a hand holding up a phone using TikTok with the full moon in the background

No, the moon phase can't help find your soulmate on TikTok

By Robert Lea published

A new TikTok trend suggests that users can compare the phases of the moon on the day they are born to determine if they are soulmates.

Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured this shot of a meteorite impacting the moon (bright flash at bottom left) on Feb. 23, 2023.

Boom! Japanese astronomer catches meteorite smashing into the moon (video)

By Andrew Jones published

Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured the telltale flash of a meteorite impacting the moon, causing a brief flash on our celestial neighbor's nightside.

Three bright stars in a line in the sky above a rocky outcrop.

Orion's Belt: Stars, location and mythology of the famous asterism

By Ed Browne last updated

Reference Orion's Belt is the most recognizable feature of the Orion constellation. Here we explore this asterism in more detail and learn how and where to spot it.

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Satellite trails seen in Hubble Space Telescope images taken between 2002 and 2021

Hubble Space Telescope images increasingly affected by Starlink satellite streaks

By Robert Lea published

Starlink satellite streaks have been found spoiling Hubble Space Telescope images, and the situation is only bound to get worse, a new study has revealed.

Forms of oxygen created by living organisms have been detected high above Earth's surface.

Earth spouts 'biosignatures' into space, hinting that other life-bearing worlds may do the same

By Tereza Pultarova published

Forms of oxygen created by living organisms can be found in space around our planet, a new study has revealed, hinting at a potential new method for tracing life on exoplanets.

The newly discovered asteroid 2023 DW flies close by Earth on Feb. 14, 2046.

Newly discovered asteroid the size of a swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says

By Brandon Specktor published

The newly discovered asteroid 2023 DW could collide with Earth in February 2046, although the odds of an impact are low.