Recovery teams have already found some pieces of the Chinese surveillance balloon, which an F-22 fighter jet shot down on Saturday (Feb. 4).
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Massive comet hurtling past the sun is chasing its tail
The massive comet 96P Machholz is currently headed through the inner solar system, and a closer look at this unusual 4-mile-wide space snowball reveals that it's chasing its own tail.
The World's Largest Radio Telescope Just Scanned 33 Exoplanets for a Signal From Aliens
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), located in China, is currently the world’s largest and most sophisticated radio observatory. While its primary purpose is to conduct large-scale neutral hydrogen surveys (the most common element in the Universe), study pulsars, and detect Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), scientists have planned to use the array in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Integral to this field of study is the search for technosignatures, signs of technological activity that indicate the presence of an advanced civilization.
Astronomers Make a New Map of all the Matter (and Dark Matter) in the Universe
There’s a lot of matter in the Universe, but not all of it is visible to us. Matter is, essentially, anything that has mass and takes up space. That includes us, the planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies. It also includes dark matter. It’s all spread out through space.
Mysterious Russian satellite breaks up in orbit, generating cloud of debris
The mysterious Russian satellite Kosmos 2499 broke apart in early January, and the U.S. Space Force is already tracking 85 pieces of debris from the incident.
SpaceX launch and more 'photobombed' by February's Full Snow Moon (photos)
Images from all around the world celebrated the 'micromoon' of February 2023, including pictures of monuments and a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch.
This Exoplanet Orbits Around its Star’s Poles
In 1992, humanity’s effort to understand the Universe took a significant step forward. That’s when astronomers discovered the first exoplanets. They’re named Poltergeist (Noisy Ghost) and Phobetor (Frightener), and they orbit a pulsar about 2300 light-years away.
Accutron and Bulova debut new Astronaut and Lunar Pilot timepieces
Two watch brands are celebrating the historic associations they had with the U.S. space program. Accutron is reviving its "Astronaut" line, while Bulova is continuing its "Lunar Pilot" series.
Previous Chinese spy balloons over US were classified as UFOs: report
Some previous detections of Chinese surveillance balloons in U.S. airspace were initially categorized as "unidentified aerial phenomena," according to a report in The New York Times.
Intuitive Machines now targeting moon's south pole for delayed lunar landing mission
A United States company may touch down on the moon for the first time in 2023, but who will make the debut landing is hard to predict.
'Failed star' brown dwarf imaged in nearby star cluster (photos)
Astronomers have directly imaged a brown dwarf, a so-called "failed star," in the Hyades cluster, which lies 150 light-years from Earth.
Stack it up! ULA assembles 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket ahead of debut launch (photos)
ULA's heavy-lift Vulcan Centaur rocket could launch for the first time in the next few months, if testing continues to go well.
Last Boeing 747 rolls out of the factory: How the 'queen of the skies' reigned over air travel
On Jan. 31, 2023, Boeing completed its last 747, the airplane that helped make international air travel affordable.
Save $200 on the Samyang AF f/2.8 14mm lens: A great wide-angle lens
Taking those bucolic wildlife shots has now entered your life. Frame amazing mountain and seaside scenes for $200 cheaper.
Sierra Space Tests Another Inflatable Space Station Module … to Destruction
Oops! They’ve done it again. Sierra Space blew up their space habitat for the third time – intentionally — all in the name of testing.
Relativity Space stacks 3D-printed rocket on launch pad ahead of 1st flight
The 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Relativity Space may make its debut flight later this month if all goes to plan, marking the first liquid natural gas booster to reach orbit.
Go behind the scenes of 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 with new Disney featurette
Watch a new featurette for "The Mandalorian" Season 3 that reveals the series' worldwide appeal.
NASA reaches 'full utilization' of the International Space Station: report
NASA reached "full utilization" of crew time and cargo space on its side of the International Space Station. But there are options coming soon to increase available room, the agency says.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals stellar 'clumps' from the most distant universe
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the earliest stages of galaxy formation in a time when the universe was less than 1 billion years old.
Save up to $280 with Anycubic's Valentine's Day 3D printer deals
Why buy a Valentine's Day present when you can make one? Save up to $280 on these Anycubic 3D printer deals.
The moon has a hidden tide that pulls on Earth's magnetosphere, new study reveals
Researchers have detected fluctuations in Earth's magnetosphere created by the same tidal forces that the moon exerts on the oceans.
