Astronomers discover mysterious gap of missing stars in glittering cluster
Euclid space telescope observations of ancient globular cluster NGC 6397 reveal a subtle gap in brightness distribution of red dwarf stars.
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NASA Hosts 2026 Review on Advanced Composite Manufacturing
NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project brought together its full team of Advanced Composites Consortium partners for a 2026 spring review at…
Atmosphere survival model refines search for habitable planets
Researchers have developed the Smaller Than Earth Habitability Model (STEHM) to assess which planets can maintain life-supporting atmospheres, focusing on size and atmospheric dynamics.
August 2026 lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the 96% ‘blood moon’
A deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the best lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year’s Eve 2028.
SpaceX Pulls Off Dual-Coast Starlink Launches in Under 20 Hours
More than 50 new Starlink satellites are now in orbit after launches from California and Florida.
NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll
Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.
Colorful, Chaotic Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on May 12, 2024. Citizen scientist Gary Eason…
Silo Season 3 Trailer Reveals the Apocalypse’s Origins
‘There’s a new world coming, and it’s just around the bend.’
SETI finds no alien technology in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Scientists failed to find radio signals emanating from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, further bolstering its status as a natural object, not one made by aliens.
A Globular Season Surprise
Jennifer Willis explores the genesis of globular clusters in the latest installment of Why We Look Up.
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