Latest Space Stories
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Why is the sun’s corona 200 times hotter than its surface?
Follow the JUICE mission as it launches to Jupiter and its many mysterious moons
Super-thin ‘mirror membranes’ could lead the way to bigger space telescopes
Lunar laws could protect the moon from humanity
Ice giant Uranus shows off its many rings in new JWST image
Quantum computers can’t teleport things—yet
Before the Artemis II crew can go to the moon, they need to master flying high above Earth
Notes from meticulous medieval monks could illuminate this scientific wonder
Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy after historic launch failure
A powerful explosion rocked space so hard, NASA called it the ‘brightest of all time’
Meet the first 4 astronauts of the ‘Artemis Generation’
Scientists are finally getting into the rhythm of sea creatures’ lunar cycle
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Virat Markandeya/Knowable Magazine
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Apr 2, 2023
How AI can make galactic telescope images ‘sharper’
Saturn’s rings have been slowly heating up its atmosphere
April’s skies boast the full pink moon, Lyrid meteor shower, and a total solar eclipse
A DIY-rocket club’s risky dream of launching a human to the edge of space
Catch 5 planets (including Uranus) in an ultra-rare planetary alignment
A ‘city-killer’ asteroid will cruise past Earth tonight
The first 3D printed rocket launch was both a failure and a success
How the Hubble telescope is keeping a 265-year-old stargazing project alive
The universe is getting a weigh-in thanks to AI
‘Oumuamua isn’t an alien probe, but it might be the freakiest comet we’ve ever seen
Gritty, swirling clouds of silica surround exoplanet VHS 1256 b
Why scientists are studying the clouds of debris left in DART’s wake
The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey
We finally have a detailed map of water on the moon
Our homes on Mars could be made from potato-based ‘StarCrete’
Dark energy fills the cosmos. But what is it?
Your guide to the types of stars, from their dusty births to violent deaths
Venus could still be spewing lava, and scientists are hellbent on proving it
College students built a satellite with AA batteries and a $20 microprocessor
These 3D printed engines can power space-bound rockets—or hypersonic weapons
NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them
James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena
DART left an asteroid crime scene. This mission is on deck to investigate it.
Moonlight will help inspire a Danish church’s wildlife-friendly design
Clouds of ancient space water might have filled Earth’s oceans
NASA’s Curiosity rover captures a moody Martian sunset for the first time
Sorry, Star Trek fans, the real planet Vulcan doesn’t exist
SETI thinks AI could help rovers search for life on Mars
5 ways we know DART crushed that asteroid (but not literally)
Lunar dust is notoriously hard to clean, but a new spray might do the trick
Black hole collisions could possibly send waves cresting through space-time
Seismologists might have identified the deepest layer of Earth’s core
March skies will bring a lunar illusion and planetary reunion
Why the Space Force is testing out tech for small, high-flying satellites
Hold onto your satellites: The sun is about to get a lot stormier
Light pollution is erasing the stars in the sky—here’s why we should care
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Chris Impey and Connie Walker / The Conversation
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Feb 24, 2023
Uranus’s quirks and hidden features have astronomers jazzed about a direct mission
These 6 galaxies are so huge, they’ve been nicknamed ‘universe breakers’
Want to travel to Mars? Here’s how long the trip could take.
Why is space cold if the sun is hot?
Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS
NASA is using AI to help design lighter parts
JWST’s latest new galaxy discoveries mirror the Milky Way
Volunteer astronomers bring wonders of the universe into prisons
Hubble telescope spies Saturn’s rings in ‘spoke season’
IBM’s AI has a new job: sorting through NASA’s giant stream of Earth and weather images
Distant dwarf planet Quaoar shouldn’t have a ring, but it does
Moondust could chill out our overheated Earth, some scientists predict
The ISS is the best place for an astronaut to get stuck in space
Would Earth laws apply to Mars colonists?
Astronomers find 12 more moons orbiting Jupiter