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India took another step toward its first-ever human spaceflight last week, successfully testing the parachute system for its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule. The test occurred on Nov. 3, using an Indian

Activities at NASA’s flagship science center are coming under a Congressional magnifying glass, and lawmakers are calling for the space agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to get involved. A

Look low on the southwestern horizon at sunset on Nov. 12 for a chance to see swift Mercury close to the red light of Mars in the evening sky, but

A composite image of Comet Lemmon revealing where bright pixels were rejected by an image-stacking algorithm. (Image credit: Dan Bartlett) Recent months have seen space fans revel in a wealth

On Christmas Eve in 2023, a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft captured what looks like a barcode etched into the rusty slopes of Mars. The image, taken by ESA’s ExoMars

Denis Villeneuve will be directing the next James Bond movie, and we can’t wait to see his take on 007. And while his directorial slate is full of intense thrillers,

NASA’s 10 crewed Project Gemini flights, which launched in 1965 and 1966, were instrumental in delivering the knowledge and testing that would lead to landing astronauts on the moon in

Long before space travel, we looked up and wondered. Telescopes became our first spacecraft — tools that let us explore the universe without leaving the ground. Today, observatories span the

Specifications Optics: Fully multicoated lenses and prisms Design: Roof prism Magnification: 10x Objective lens: 1.2 inches (30 mm) Waterproof/fog-proof: Yes / Yes Field of view at 330 feet (1,000 m):

Comets of this type aren’t everyday sightings. The opportunity to observe objects that might have orbital periods measured in thousands of years is fleeting. So when Comet Lemmon recently appeared