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Celebrate Curiosity’s 4,000th Martian Day With These Incredible Images

NASA's Curiosity rover has roamed Mars for more than a decade on Mars. Here are some of the amazing sights it's captured.

Inverse · Nov 11, 2023

The Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight. Here's how to see it.

The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks overnight on Nov. 11, offering the chance to see fireballs created by debris from Comet 2P/Encke burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

Space · Nov 11, 2023

Lost Tool Kit Spotted In Space: NASA Astronauts’ Mishap On ISS

NASA astronauts lose tool kit during spacewalk, photographed by JAXA astronaut

Zenger · Nov 11, 2023

Astronaut Frank Borman who led first manned mission around the moon dies aged 95

NASA astronaut veteran Frank Borman has died aged 95

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Jupiter's winds whip around in 'cylindrical' form, NASA's Juno probe discovers

NASA's Juno spacecraft has found that Jupiter's winds whip around the planet's turbulent atmosphere cylindrically.

Space · Nov 10, 2023

What did ancient humans know about astronomy?

Humanity's ability to track and monitor celestial cycles stretches back into prehistory, long before the invention of telescopes and astrolabes.

Space · Nov 10, 2023

Frank Borman obituary

Astronaut who led the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, and the first person to spot an ‘Earthrise’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023

A newly discovered comet will shine bright in the Hercules constellation tonight. Here's how to see it

The comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) will reach peak brightness on Friday, Nov. 10, illuminating the sky and possibly becoming visible with the naked eye.

Space · Nov 10, 2023

Safety, not speed, should be the priority in launch mishap probes, FAA advisory group says

With more space launches than ever, industry wants a way to speed up licensing after mishaps. But safety must come first, say members of a Federal Aviation Administration advisory committee say.

Space · Nov 10, 2023

These small galaxies were shredded by their larger siblings — but they survived

Using the Gemini North Telescope located near the Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii, the team behind the research spotted galactic cannibalism in action near the Virgo Cluster, a large grouping of thousands of galaxies relatively nearby to Earth.

Space · Nov 10, 2023