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Stunning Mosaic Reveals 20 Years-Worth of Mars Data in a Single Image

ByUniverse Today and Matt Williams

The Mars Express orbiter, the European Space Agency’s first interplanetary mission, entered orbit around Mars on June 2, 2003.

Space

A “Jellyfish” Galaxy Survives Turbulent Cosmic Seas in New Hubble Image

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

When the Hubble Space Telescope peered into constellation Aquarius, it glimpsed at a "jellyfish" galaxy.

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New NASA Satellite Photo Reveals the Enormity of Canadian Wildfire Smoke

ByKiona Smith

You can see a lot more from low Earth orbit.

Space

Future Moon and Mars Missions Could Make Oxygen Using Experimental Solar Tech

ByKiona Smith

The technology isn't ready yet, but it's getting closer.

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Webb Telescope Finds Bright, Massive Stars in Hundreds of the Oldest Galaxies Ever Seen

ByKiona Smith

The age of darkness is over. The Epoch of Reionization has come.

Space

Strange Phenomenon Predicted by Einstein Reveals Oldest Evidence of Mysterious Space Dust

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

Astronomers paired a telescope with a gravitational distortion to discover the oldest-known instance of a peculiar substance.

Space

This Underground Lab Is Preparing For Human Mars Missions We Might Actually Survive

ByEvan Gough and Universe Today

Space injuries could call for emergency surgery.

UAP

Why NASA Needs An Office To Study "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena"

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

UFO sensationalism disrupts science. Creating a dedicated NASA office may help.

Space Science

Shocking Threads of Gas Could Transform Our Understanding of a Supermassive Black Hole

ByMolly Glick

“I was actually stunned when I saw these.”

Space

Today Only, You Can Get a Bird’s Eye View of Mars in Near-Real-Time

ByJohn Wenz

A new tool allows you to see what Mars is like right now, minus a little relativistic time delay.

Space

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Left Engineers on Read for A Week

ByKiona Smith

NASA's Mars helicopter is fine, but we can expect radio silence more often.

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This Super-Hot Exoplanet Is Even Stranger Than We Thought

ByKiona Smith

JWST observations just spotted traces of water vapor, along with clues that suggest a powerful magnetic field, on exoplanet WASP-18b.

Space

Crescent Venus, Elusive Meteors, and More: 4 Sky Events to Catch in June

ByJennifer Walter

Keep your eye on the sky this month for a spectacular show.

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You Need to See the Strawberry Moon in the Sky This Weekend

ByKiona Smith

The June 2023 Full Moon is almost here.

Space

NASA Says Some "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" Are Unexplainable — Here's What They Might Be

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

A panel of NASA and Pentagon experts publicly discussed UAP, “unidentified anomalous phenomena.”

Space

A Deep Sea Mission Could Reveal Knowledge Critical for Finding Alien Life

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

A new mission will explore the ocean depths to understand the Solar System.