While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of the most well-known spectacles in the solar system, Jupiter’s clouds and stripes that are responsible for the planet’s weather patterns are highly regarded, as well. Though not nearly as visible in an amateur astronomy telescope, Jupiter’s multicolored, rotating, and swirling cloud stripes are a sight to behold for any astronomy fan when seen in up-close images. And, what makes these stripes unique is they have been observed to change color from time to time, but the question of what causes this color change to occur has remained elusive.
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Watch SpaceX launch 22 Starlink 'V2 mini' satellites early Sunday
A Falcon 9 rocket will launch 22 of SpaceX's new "V2 Mini" Starlink internet satellites early Sunday morning (June 4), and you can watch the action live.
See the Full Strawberry Moon of June share the sky with Mars and a half Venus tonight
June's Strawberry moon rises tonight (June 3) and is joined by Jupiter, Mars and a half Venus in the night sky.
Watch SpaceX launch Dragon cargo mission to space station today
SpaceX will launch its 28th cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA today (June 3), and you can watch the action live.
China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts set to return to Earth tonight
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 15 mission are set to come home to Earth on Saturday evening (June 3) after six months aboard the Tiangong space station.
Astronomers are Searching for a Galaxy-Wide Transmitter Beacon at the Center of the Milky Way
It has been over sixty years since the first Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) survey occurred. This was Project Ozma, a survey led by Dr. Frank Drake (who devised the Drake Equation) that used the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank, West Virginia, to listen for radio transmissions from Epsilon Eridani and Tau Ceti. While the search revealed nothing of interest, it paved the way for decades of research, theory, and attempts to find evidence of technological activity (aka. “technosignatures”).
Webb spots vast plume of water vapor spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus
A plume of water vapor jetting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus stretches 20 times the size of the moon itself, feeding a vast torus around the ringed planet. Inset: Enceladus as imaged by the Cassini orbiter. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and G. Villanueva (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center). Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI)
Using the sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have managed to detect a vast plume of water vapor spewing from the southern pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, a jet extending nearly 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) and feeding a previously detected torus circling the entire planet.
Types of Stars
Stars are classified into different types based on their temperature, color, size, and other characteristics. The classification system used to categorize stars is called the stellar classification or spectral classification. Here are some of the main types of stars:
Ice clouds high in Earth's atmosphere could help predict climate change. NASA wants a closer look
An upcoming NASA mission will provide an unprecedented look at ice clouds at high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere.
This tiny probe the size of your cell phone could measure asteroid gravity in a space 1st
The European Space Agency (ESA) has designed a tiny mobile phone-sized probe that could become the world's first to measure the gravity on the surface of an asteroid.
Betelgeuse is Almost 50% Brighter Than Normal. What’s Going On?
Whenever something happens with Betelgeuse, speculations about it exploding as a supernova proliferate. It would be cool if it did. We’re far enough away to suffer no consequences, so it’s fun to imagine the sky lighting up like that for months.
Three New Astronauts Arrive at the Chinese Space Station, Including the Country's First Civilian
China continues to establish new milestones in space. In recent years, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) has begun assembling the Long March-9 (CZ-9), the country’s first reusable super-heavy launch vehicle; the Tianwen-1 mission became the first Chinese orbiter, lander, and rover combination to reach Mars, and their super-secret spaceplane completed its second flight (after spending 276 days in space). China has also made significant progress in terms of human spaceflight, especially where the Tiangong space station is concerned.
Marvel's new 'Micronauts' comic collection dives into inner space
Marvel Comics will release their massive new "Micronauts" comics omnibus edition this fall
Live from Mars! European probe beams Red Planet views to Earth in 1st-ever video feat
The European Space Agency held the first-ever "livestream from Mars" today (June 2), beaming home photos from its Mars Express orbiter in near-real time.
UFOs worth investigating despite lack of 'real evidence,' former astronaut Scott Kelly says
Four-time astronaut Scott Kelly spoke with Space.com about UFOs and why air and space are so 'prone to optical illusions' that lead to reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Mysterious cosmic threads are reaching out from the Milky Way's monster black hole
Hundreds of lines made from a multitude of gases have been discovered extending outward from the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
Spain signs the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration
Spain has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 25th nation to join the framework that aims to foster responsible and peaceful international exploration of the moon.
Third set of upgraded solar arrays ready for ride to International Space Station
Ground teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center prepare an upgraded roll-out solar array for installation inside SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship. Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson
Two more roll-out solar arrays will ride a SpaceX cargo ship to the International Space Station this weekend, continuing a years-long mid-life station upgrade as NASA plans procurement of a final set of new solar wings to fully reinforce the lab’s power supply.
Zendure Superbase Pro Power Station Review
An exceptional, nicely designed power station that is incredibly fast to recharge and easy to maneuver.
Mickey Mouse celebrates the Space Age as astronaut on Disney100 Citizen watch
Mickey Mouse has landed on the "face" of the moon. Face, that is, of a wristwatch created to pay homage to The Walt Disney Company and when its 100-year history intersected with the Space Age.
