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5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you

Climate models are complex, just like the world they mirror.

XRISM uncovers a mystery in the cosmic winds of change

The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) has revealed an unexpected difference between the powerful winds launching from a disc around a neutron star and those from material circling supermassive black holes. The surprisingly dense wind blowing from the stellar system challenges our understanding of how such winds form and drive change in their surroundings.

Will the International Space Station be replaced before its fiery death in 2030?

NASA plans to send the ISS into Earth's atmosphere in 2030, and it has no plans for a replacement — at least, not directly.

'The sun is slowly waking up': Scientists say a rise in solar storms awaits us

The turning point seems to have been after 2008, which had the lowest amount of solar activity on record.

Mokoqi star projector night light review

The Mokoqi star projector is aimed at babies and young children and is designed to aid sleep with ambient projections but is not scientifically accurate.

Sunrise silhouettes the world's largest telescope | Space photo of the day for Sept. 17, 2025

Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our vision out into the cosmos.

Lucy's Main Belt Target Has Its Features Named

When considering the unnamed major features of all the moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system there are still a lot of places out there that need proper names. That means the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the non-governmental body responsible for naming astronomical objects, has its work cut out for them. Recently they tackled a relatively easy challenge by approving a series of names on the asteroid Donaldjohnson, the first and only target of NASA’s Lucy mission in the main asteroid belt. With those names come a whole new way to talk about one of the asteroids that humanity has studied most closely thus far.

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A Girl Scout was injured in a remote California canyon. Here's how satellites got help to her in minutes

"Without satellite-enabled communication and precise location identification, this rescue could have stretched from hours into days."

Northrop Grumman's 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft suffers thruster issue on way to the International Space Station

Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship won't arrive at the ISS on Wednesday morning (Sept. 17) as planned after suffering a thruster issue in orbit.

NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue

File (Aug. 6, 2024) — Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is pictured awaiting its capture by the Canadarm2 robotic arm commanded by Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick of NASA. The maneuver marked the 50th free-flying capture for the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Image: NASA

Northrop Grumman’s new Cygnus XL spacecraft will no longer dock with the International Space Station Wednesday morning as originally planned.

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Make Like A Spacecraft And Fly Through Gaia’s 3D Map Of Stellar Nurseries

When the ESA launched the Gaia spacecraft in 2013, it didn't generate the same fanfare as the launch of other missions like the JWST, or first light from telescopes like the Vera Rubin Observatory. That's largely because Gaia doesn't capture gorgeous images of celestial objects like other telescopes. Instead, Gaia was an astrometry mission.

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Earth Has Another Quasi-Satellite: The Asteroid Arjuna 2025 PN7

Whenever astronomers detect something new moving through our region of space, like an interstellar object or an unusual asteroid, somebody somewhere claims it could be an alien interstellar space probe. It's like one of those laws about human behaviour—Godwin's Law for example—that should probably have its own name.

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'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars

NASA is working on finding landing sites for future moon astronauts. Part of the work includes thinking about how to prepare for eventual Mars missions with astronauts.

Doomed 'cannibal' star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day

Astronomers have solved the mystery of a star that has baffled scientists for over a century, finding it is a cannibal white dwarf about to blow in an explosion that will be visible with the naked eye.

Surprise solar storm sparks stunning auroras across the US (photos)

A hidden magnetic island inside a coronal hole unleashed a surprise G3 storm, sparking dazzling displays across the US.

Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes

A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing intricate details.

'We have to fully fund NASA': Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters

Chants of "Save NASA!" echoed through downtown Washington, D.C., Monday(Sept. 15) as agency workers and supporters rallied outside NASA headquarters.

New Evidence Says An Exploding Comet Wiped Out The Clovis Culture And Triggered The Younger Dryas

We don't realize it, but Earth is subjected to a constant cosmic rain of material. The vast majority of it is tiny micrometeors that burn up in the atmosphere, up to 100 tons per day by some estimates. But sometimes, much larger objects strike Earth. The most notable is probably the Chicxulub impactor that wiped out the dinosaurs and left a massive crater, now buried.

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First Dark Matter Sub-Halo Found In The Milky Way

There are plenty of theories about what dark matter is and how it might be gravitationally affecting the universe. However, proving those theories out is hard since it hardly ever interacts with anything, especially on “small” scales like galaxies. So when a research team claims to have found evidence for dark matter in our own galaxy, it's worth taking a look at how. A new paper from Dr. Surkanya Chakrabati and her lab at the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) does just that. They found evidence for a dark matter “sub-halo” in the galactic neighborhood, by looking at signals from binary pulsars.

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New Bright Comet SWAN Could Perform a Surprise October Show

A new comet approaching from sunward could make a fine dusk appearance in October.

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