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It’s Feeding Time For This Baby Star in Orion
Young protostars are wrapped in what could be called a womb of gas and dust. The gas and dust nearest to them form a circumstellar disk as the stars grow. The disk is a reservoir of material that the star accretes as it grows.
A Voyager probe becomes an alien survival tool in Image Comics' sci-fi series 'Voyagis'
Image Comics' wild new sci-fi miniseries, "Voyagis," entered our orbit on Nov. 16 with a callback to NASA's Voyager probe.
Mauna Loa is Erupting for the First Time in 40 Years. Here’s What it Looks Like From Space.
A sleeping giant of a volcano woke up this past week on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Loa, which last erupted in the early 1980s, has been rattling the island with earthquakes for weeks. Finally, on November 27th, the mountain opened up. Not only did residents see this eruption, but NASA and NOAA satellites captured an infrared view of it.
Satellites track glowing lava from Hawaii's Mauna Loa eruption (photos)
Satellites are watching closely as the world's largest volcano erupts for the first time in decades.
2 minerals never seen before on Earth found inside 17-ton meteorite
The minerals were found inside a slice of the El Ali meteorite, which was discovered in Somalia in 2020.
Breakthrough wormhole simulation may unite quantum physics and general relativity
A quantum experiment has been used to model the dynamics of a wormhole, which could be the key to uniting quantum physics and Einstein's general relativity.
Astronomers denounce super-bright new BlueWalker 3 satellite
Astronomers are increasingly concerned about the future of the night sky as new images show shocking trails left by a massive communications satellite against otherwise clear, dark patches of sky.
Russia launches final GLONASS-M navigation satellite into orbit
Russia added another piece to its GLONASS satellite-navigation network on Monday (Nov. 28).
Should We Build a Nature Reserve on Mars?
There are 8 billion of us now. The UN says when the population peaks around the year 2100, there’ll be 11 billion human souls. Our population growth is colliding with the natural world on a greater scale than ever, and we’re losing between 200 and 2,000 species each year, according to the World Wildlife Federation.
NASA Releases a Stunning New Supercut of the Artemis I Launch
NASA just released a new supercut of high-resolution video from the Artemis I launch on November 16, 2022. Much of the footage is from cameras attached to the rocket itself, allowing everyone to ride along from engine ignition to the separation of the Orion capsule as it begins its journey to the Moon.
10 strange things NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft took to the moon
NASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission is full of passengers, we take a look at some of the strangest items hitching a ride here.
Mars Mesmerizes at December 8th Opposition
It may not be the closest opposition, but this time around Mars arcs high across the sky where good seeing promises sharp views. That's not all. On December 7th, one night before opposition, the full Moon occults the Red Planet!
Super-distant black hole is eating half a sun a year and blasting its leftovers at Earth
Astronomers have made the most distant observation of a black hole ripping apart a star and feasting upon it, thanks to a jet of stellar "leftovers" blasted directly toward Earth.
Two Great Globular Clusters Seen by Hubble: Pismis 26 and Ruprecht 106
If you like shiny things, some of the most gorgeous objects in space are globular clusters, with their bright, densely packed collections of gleaming stars. And if you like globular clusters, you’re in luck: two different Hubble images of globular clusters were featured this week by NASA and ESA.
SpaceX delays launch of Japanese moon lander for last-minute rocket checks
SpaceX delayed the launch of Japan's Hakuto-R moon lander carrying a United Arab Emirates' rover until Thursday (Dec. 1) at 3:37 a.m. EST (0837 GMT) to allow for additional pre-flight checks.
Lab-grown black hole may prove Stephen Hawking's most challenging theory right
By using a chain of atoms to simulate a black hole's event horizon, researchers have shown that Hawking radiation may exist just as the late physicist described.
Rising sea levels could swamp the US coastline by 2050, NASA predicts
Sea levels are expected to rise around the contiguous U.S. faster than previously thought, a new NASA study finds.
See Mars at its best in the night sky on Wednesday (Nov. 30)
Wednesday (Nov. 30) offers an excellent opportunity for skywatchers to observe Mars when the Red Planet will be at its closest to Earth, appearing bigger and brighter in the sky.
The hunt is on in neighboring galaxy for 2nd closest monster black hole to Earth
Astronomers may finally have a way to hunt for a monstrous supermassive black hole they suspect lurks in the dwarf galaxy next door.
