Researchers have discovered that in the exotic conditions of the early universe, waves of gravity may have shaken space-time so hard that they spontaneously created radiation.
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Planetary Society leads the charge to save NASA's VERITAS Venus mission
After dramatic budget cuts stalled NASA's VERITAS Venus mission, the nonprofit Planetary Society urges Congress for a revival.
Runaway supermassive black hole is hurtling through space followed by tail of infant stars (video)
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a runaway supermassive black hole racing through space followed by a tail of infant stars 200,000 light-years long.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 7 – 16
Venus in the western twilight guides the way down to Mercury. The Pleiades pass by Venus far in its background. And can you find the head of Hydra?
Earth from Space: Seoul, South Korea
Image: South Korea’s capital city, Seoul, and surroundings are featured in this image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 February 2023.
Revealing invisible Himalaya glacier loss
New research reveals that ice being lost from glaciers that flow into lakes in the Himalayas has been significantly underestimated. This discovery has critical implications for predicting the demise of the region’s glaciers and for managing critical water resources.
Watch live: SpaceX counting down to launch of Intelsat satellite with NASA air quality sensor
Watch our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Intelsat 40e communications satellite, which also hosts NASA’s TEMPO air quality monitoring instrument. Follow us on Twitter.
Artemis 2 moon crew lands on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and 'Today'
The first astronaut crew set to visit the moon in over 50 years just made a few publicity pit stops on Earth.
Dawn Aerospace's space plane aces first rocket-powered flights (video)
Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time over New Zealand's South Island in March 2023.
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Another Ringed Planet
Webb has returned an image of ringed Uranus, currently experiencing the dog days of northern hemisphere summer.
Do Repeating Radio Signals Indicate an Exoplanet with a Magnetosphere?
There’s an interesting problem in exoplanet studies: how to tell if a planet has a magnetosphere. It’s not like we can visibly see it unless we find a different way of looking. A pair of scientists may have found one. They used radio telescopes to track emissions given off by magnetic star-planet interactions. These happen when a planet with a magnetic field plows through star stuff caught its star’s magnetic field.
Rings around Uranus! James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of ice giant (photo, video)
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing image of the ice giant Uranus showing its ring system, bright moons and changing atmosphere.
Axiom Space targeting May 8 for launch of 2nd private crewed mission to space station
The four-person Ax-2, the second private crewed mission to the International Space Station, now has a target launch date: May 8.
Astronauts fly replacement Soyuz capsule to new docking port at space station
A NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts took a Soyuz capsule for a spin at the International Space Station early Thursday (April 6) to make way for a new cargo ship.
Stage set: Juice dress rehearsal complete
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After months practicing with a ‘fake’ Juice spacecraft, teams at ESA’s mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, today got in touch with the real thing. For the first time, mission engineers connected to the Ariane 5 rocket and inside its fairing the Juice spacecraft, for a dress rehearsal of the all-important “network countdown”.
The Rings of Uranus Shine Bright in Stunning New JWST Image
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning new image of the ice giant world Uranus. But what stands out most is the dramatic new view of the planet’s rings, which show up as never before with JWST’s infrared eyes.
Watch SpaceX launch an Intelsat satellite with NASA's TEMPO experiment tonight
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch a commercial Intelsat satellite with an NASA Earth science instrument early Friday (April 7). Here's how to watch it live.
SpaceX stacks huge Starship vehicle ahead of orbital test flight (video)
A stunning new video shows SpaceX's giant Starship vehicle at its full height on its scenic seaside launch mount in South Texas.
'Potentially hazardous' skyscraper-size asteroid will zip past Earth on April 6
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2023 FM is larger than a 40-story building and will zoom within 7.5 lunar distances from Earth on Thursday, April 6, according to NASA.
Pink Moon delights skywatchers around the world during April full moon 2023 (photos)
After April 2023's Pink Moon had set, photographers from across the globe took to social media to share their images and videos of the full moon.
How to follow the Juice launch live
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, Juice, is planned for launch at 13:15 BST/14:15 CEST on 13 April from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Here’s how to follow the key milestones online.
