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Sometimes, even the most familiar astronomical objects can hold surprises for researchers. Take the well-known Ring Nebula, which astronomers have now discovered harbors a mysterious “bar” of iron atoms. Also

Blue Origin just sent its latest batch of space tourists to the final frontier. The company, which was founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, launched its New Shepard vehicle today (Jan.

A tremendously large cloud that blocked the light from a distant star has been found to consist of swirling winds of vaporized metal. Even more curious, the cloud appears to

Grab your telescope and join us tonight as we take you on a tour of three magnificent lunar craters named after pre-eminent astronomers and philosophers who helped shape our understanding

When the Undertones sang about “Teenage Kicks,” they could well have been inadvertently referring to the chaotic and violent “teenage” periods of planetary systems that are shaped by collisions between

Image 1 of 2 The Summer Triangle shines above Egypt’s Black Desert.(Image credit: Osama Fathi – Night Sky Watcher) The Summer Triangle shines above Egypt’s Black Desert.(Image credit: Osama Fathi

As has almost become the norm, SpaceX launched two more batches of Starlink satellites over the course of two days from dual coasts. Booster 1082 missions First up on Thursday

Key specs External dimensions: 19.09 x 11.02 x 5.91-inches (48.5 x 28 x 15 cm) with roll top down; 25.98 x 11.02 x 5.91-inches (66 x 28 x 15 cm)

Refresh Get notified of updates 2026-02-01T19:50:11.305Z Artemis 2 moon rocket powered up for test (Image credit: NASA/Sam Lott) NASA engineers have powered up the huge core stage of the Artemis

February’s full “Snow Moon” has risen, dazzling stargazers with an incredible performance as it climbed over the eastern horizon below the stars of the constellation Leo to flood the night