NASA's Perseverance rover is wrapping up its prime mission after 687 Earth days on the Red Planet.
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Howl at January's Wolf Moon as the 1st full moon of 2023 rises tonight
On Friday (Jan. 6), the moon will be fully illuminated for the first time in 2023 during the Full Wolf Moon when it will also be at its furthest from the sun, the aphelion.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 6 – 14
Saturn approaches Venus in twilight, Jupiter and Mars ride high, and Mare Orientale peeks around the edhe of the Moon. And, try exploring the many double stars in Orion's Sword.
Wandering Stars Have Been Adrift Between Galaxies for Billions of Years
In the giant galaxy clusters in the Universe, which can consist of hundreds or thousands of galaxies, there are countless “rogue” stars wandering between them. These stars are not gravitationally bound to any individual galaxy but to the halo of galaxy clusters themselves and are only discernible by the diffuse light they emit – “Ghost Light” or “Intracluster light” (ICL). For astronomers, the explanation for how these stars became so scattered throughout their galaxy clusters has always been an unresolved question.
A Rover Could Weave its Way Between Patches of Sunlight on the Lunar South Pole
In any plan to establish a presence on the Moon, the South Pole is key. There, in the deep permanent shadows of the region’s craters, are voluminous quantities of water ice. And water ice means water, oxygen, and even rocket fuel.
Fly to space and back with SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in amazing video
A new video provides a rocket's-eye view of this week's Transporter-6 mission, SpaceX's 200th orbital launch since the company's 2002 founding.
Tiny Space Force weather cubesat went up on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
One of the many payloads that took flight atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday (Jan. 3) was a tiny cubesat that will gather weather data for the U.S. Space Force.
Massive, months-long volcanic eruption roils Jupiter's moon Io
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanic body in the solar system, with outbursts occurring yearly. A particularly large volcanic eruption was spotted in the fall of 2022.
Track NASA's space radiation experiment BioSentinel as it flies around the sun
Now you can follow NASA's BioSentinel cubesat as it flies through space. The experiment will investigate the effects of cosmic radiation on cells.
Perseverance Mars rover's sample cache now 40% complete
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has dropped its fourth rock sample tube at a location in Jezero Crater, meaning its first backup sample depot is now 40% complete.
Work begins to harvest Orion spacecraft hardware for Artemis 2 lunar flight
A truck carrying NASA’s Orion spacecraft from the Artemis 1 test flight arrived back at Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 30. Credit: NASA
Fresh off the 1.4-million-mile Artemis 1 test flight around around the moon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft arrived Dec. 30 back at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where technicians will offload propellants and payloads, and begin removing internal hardware destined to fly back to the moon with astronauts on the next Orion crew capsule in 2024.
Space candy: Asteroid smashed by NASA's DART probe looks a bit like an M&M, scientists say
Planetary scientists attending the first major conference since NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) permanently moved a space rock offered early findings about the asteroid and the impact.
What Does it Take to Make Black Holes Collide?
In a recent study published in Astronomy and Astrophysical Letters, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used various computer models to examine 69 confirmed binary black holes to help determine their origin, and found their data results changed based on the model’s configurations. Essentially, the input consistently altered the output, and the researchers wish to better understand both how and why this occurs and what steps can be taken to have more consistent results.
Hubble Space Telescope spots ghostly light from ancient wayward stars
Spread throughout the universe are rogue stars that remain gravitationally untethered to others, wandering endlessly in the vastness of space and creating a faint glow.
Why We Look Up: Star Stuff
Why do we look up? Because we are a way for the universe to know itself; and perhaps because the universe is a way for us to know ourselves.
NASA chief says 2023 will be a 'game-changing' year for space and aeronautics (video)
NASA released a "NASA in 2023: A Look Ahead" video that serves as a teaser for some of what to expect from the space agency in the coming year.
Solar-sailing probes may soon get their moment in the sun
Solar sailing can be a relatively slow-motion affair, but progress in the nascent field is quickly gaining steam.
'We're in a space race.' NASA chief says US 'better watch out' for China's moon goals
NASA administrator Bill Nelson believes China could attempt to stake a claim over portions of the moon.
See a 5-planet parade in the night sky this month. Venus and Saturn stand out.
The five planets of the solar system visible with the naked eye can all be seen this January, making the start of 2023 a special time for astronomers.
Save over $100 on the Celestron 114AZ-SR telescope this new year
What better way to bring the new year in than saving over $100 on a reliable and affordable reflector telescope.
Save over $100 on the Celestron 114AZ-SR telescope this new year
What better way to bring the new year in than saving over $100 on a reliable and affordable reflector telescope.
