Mercury will reach its highest altitude of its Jan.–Feb. 2023 morning apparition on Tuesday, Jan. 24. From New York City, it will reach 14 degrees above the horizon in the southeast sky.
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JWST Investigates an Exoplanet "Corgi"
The James Webb Space Telescope has found the tiny tail of a close-in exoplanet that's losing its atmosphere.
NASA satisfied with solar array of Lucy asteroid spacecraft
Lucy is producing enough power to perform its mission despite undeployed slice of solar array.
'Little hurricanes' around young stars can help astronomers measure and infant exoplanets
Researchers can use vortices in protoplanetary disks to weigh and date exoplanets.
Arrakhis: The tiny satellite aiming to reveal what dark matter is made of
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently announced a new mission of its science program: a small telescope orbiting the Earth dubbed Arrakhis.
Don't miss the moon eclipse Mars next week on Monday (Jan. 30)
On Monday (Jan. 30), the moon will cross in front of Mars, causing an occultation or eclipse of the planet.
ESA DG’s annual press briefing 2023
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Watch a replay of our start-of-the-year press briefing looking ahead at 2023, with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Directors. They presented the next steps of Agenda 2025, looking at new missions, science, space safety and commercialisation of space.
ESA to help develop secure quantum communications
Staying safe from cyberattacks that target vital services such as power supplies is increasingly important in today’s digital world. ESA is supporting European autonomy to keep people connected by working with satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space to develop highly secure technologies based on the unbreakable laws of quantum physics.
Titan’s Dragonfly Test, New Nuclear Rocket, Shadow Universe
The Titan Dragonfly is coming together, NASA is considering a new kind of nuclear rocket, getting more warning for solar flares, and pinpointing carbon emissions from space.
Save $80 on the Ultimate Collector Series Lego Millennium Falcon set
Can you build this 7541-piece behemoth in less than twelve parsecs? You can now jump to hyperspace with an $80 discount.
Google celebrates Lunar New Year 2023 with Year of the Rabbit doodle
A new lunar new year is hopping off to a great start and Google is marking the occasion with a series of Google doodles.
What are the Artemis Accords?
As the Artemis program aims to return humanity to the moon and beyond, the Artemis Accords lay out a framework for nations collaborating in this effort.
Lunar New Year 2023 launches the Year of the Rabbit
Lunar New Year 2023 is celebrated this year on Sunday (Jan. 22) as the new lunar cycle turns over into the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.
NASA scientist explains why Venus is Earth's 'evil twin' (video)
Scientists and engineers from NASA and the European Space Agency want to know a whole lot more about why Venus resembles Earth in so many ways, and yet is so strikingly different.
Don't miss Saturn and Venus together in the night sky tonight
On Sunday (Jan. 22), the planets Saturn and Venus will make a close approach to each other in the night sky, separated by no more than the width of a finger.
A new Propulsion System Could Levitate Vehicles in the Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
Sometimes it’s hard to remember that NASA also does atmospheric research too. While typically thought of as the province of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), America’s space agency also has a vested interest in exploring our atmosphere and in the technologies that enable us to do so. As such, its NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program provided a Phase I grant to a team from the University of Pennsylvania to develop a novel type of propulsion using only light to collect data in the Earth’s challenging-to-explore mesosphere.
Rocket operators can now apply to launch to orbit from Canadian soil
A growing spaceport in Nova Scotia has one less barrier to launching orbital missions, after the Canadian government announced it would consider licensing approvals.
Venus will steal the show in the night sky throughout 2023
The planet Venus is the undisputed star of the night skies throughout 2023
5 things we want to see in The Mandalorian Season 3
The return of Lucasfilm's hit Star Wars series is around the corner. But what do we want, beyond the obvious, from the Mandalorian and Grogu's next adventure?
The new moon is the closest in nearly 1,000 years tonight
The new moon on Saturday (Jan. 21) is the closest new moon in 992 years at just 221,561 miles (356,568 km) away, but you won't be able to see anything from Earth.
Scientists find 17-pound meteorite in icy Antarctica
Scientists have returned from Antarctica with an impressive haul of meteorites, including a near-17-pound monster.
