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10 most powerful solar flares of 2024

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best.

Space · Dec 23, 2024

NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?

NASA has pushed its first two crewed Artemis moon missions back to 2026 and 2027, and the move could have big ramifications.

Space · Dec 23, 2024

Could that be Santa's sleigh? Early risers can spot the ISS from the UK this Christmas

A bright streak of light in the pre-dawn skies above the U.K. could easily be mistaken for Santa Claus getting an early start to his Christmas deliveries.

Space · Dec 23, 2024

Holiday Photos of Astronauts Stuck in Space For Half a Year Shock Internet: 'They're Wasting Away!'

Social media users were dumbfounded by the appearance of the astronauts who have been stuck in space since June in a newly released holiday photo.

Latin Times · Dec 20, 2024

Abort! SpaceX calls off launch of 'MicroGEO' satellites at last second (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ignites each its engines just as an abort is called at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2024.

Space · Dec 20, 2024

Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)

NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed an 11-month test campaign, during which it was subjected to extreme conditions of a launch abort scenario and electromagnetic effects of lightning strikes.

Space · Dec 20, 2024

NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo)

Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.

Space · Dec 20, 2024

Rocket Lab scrubs Strix radar satellite launch for Synspective over 'sensor data'

A new exact launch date for the Strix satellite launch by Rocket Lab has yet to be announced.

Space · Dec 20, 2024

Hubble's 'impossible' planet explained? Gas giants may have formed fast in early universe

An ancient exoplanet dated at 12.7 billion years old could have formed over a long period in a giant disk of gas, according to new JWST observations.

Space · Dec 20, 2024

NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene (image)

Using the NASA space telescopes Hubble and Chandra astronomers have discovered a strange black hole that has been knocked on its side in a cosmic crime scene.

Space · Dec 20, 2024