Science & Astronomy

The amazing auroras of February 2023 are a visual feast for stargazers (photos)

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The amazing auroras of February 2023 are a visual feast for stargazers (photos)

Space.com March 2, 2023

Earth recently experienced the most powerful solar storm of the current solar cycle, which caused auroras to...

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Astronomers catch rare glimpse of oldest known supernova, which dates back to Year 185

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Astronomers catch rare glimpse of oldest known supernova, which dates back to Year 185

Space.com March 2, 2023

A new image taken by a camera designed to study dark matter has revealed remnants of an...

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DART’s epic asteroid crash: What NASA has learned 5 months later

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DART’s epic asteroid crash: What NASA has learned 5 months later

Space.com March 2, 2023

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission had two main goals: to show that an asteroid could...

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Venus and Jupiter get so close they nearly ‘kiss’ in the night sky tonight. Here’s how to see it.

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Venus and Jupiter get so close they nearly ‘kiss’ in the night sky tonight. Here’s how to see it.

Space.com March 2, 2023

Venus and Jupiter will approach each other in the night sky on Wednesday (March 1) during a...

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Auroras, spacecraft mods and more: SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts reflect on their time in orbit

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Auroras, spacecraft mods and more: SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts reflect on their time in orbit

Space.com March 2, 2023

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada was having a bad Monday morning. Working on the International Space Station (ISS)...

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Don’t miss Venus and Jupiter shine super close in the night sky. They won’t be closer until 2032!

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Don’t miss Venus and Jupiter shine super close in the night sky. They won’t be closer until 2032!

Space.com March 2, 2023

On Wednesday (March 1) the drama that the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter have been engaged...

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Webb telescope sees bizarre galaxy cluster triplets

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Webb telescope sees bizarre galaxy cluster triplets

Mashable March 2, 2023

Look closely at this image, and you might think you’re seeing triple. A new James Webb Space...

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Record breakers! Super-close dwarf stars orbit each other in less than a day

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Record breakers! Super-close dwarf stars orbit each other in less than a day

Space.com March 1, 2023

Scientists have discovered a record-breaking binary star system consisting of two ultracool dwarf stars so close to...

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Venus grade: NASA seeks a lander battery tough enough to survive Earth’s evil twin

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Venus grade: NASA seeks a lander battery tough enough to survive Earth’s evil twin

Space.com March 1, 2023

A new NASA video makes the case that Venus is Earth’s “evil twin.” The nefarious moniker is...

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4 big asteroids are flying by Earth this week, but don’t worry. They aren’t getting too close.

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4 big asteroids are flying by Earth this week, but don’t worry. They aren’t getting too close.

Space.com March 1, 2023

A quartet of large asteroids are zooming by Earth this week, but they’ll all pass our planet...

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