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Neptune's auroras are captured in great detail by NASA's Webb telescope

NAS's James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s glowing auroras in the best detail yet

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Pammy’s Baywatch showstopper, exploding bikinis and Nasa’s banned recordbreaker – Splash! review

This illuminating exhibition about all things swimming charts the birth of the bikini, its rapid shrinkage, lovely lidos – and the costumes that went too far

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025

What time is the partial solar eclipse today?

The moon will appear to take a "bite" out of the sun during a deep partial solar eclipse visible across eastern North America and Europe.

Space · Mar 26, 2025

Longest molecules ever found on Mars may be remnants of building blocks of life

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced by biological processes.

LiveScience · Mar 25, 2025

Modern spacesuits have a compatability problem. Astronauts’ lives depend on fixing it

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the Nasa astronauts who were stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, have finally returned to Earth.

The Conversation · Mar 25, 2025

James Webb telescope reveals 'cosmic tornado' in best detail ever — and finds part of it is not what it seems

The spectacular image shows a "cosmic tornado" being burped out from a baby star.

LiveScience · Mar 25, 2025

Elusive 'Blaze Star' nova could finally appear in our skies this week after multiple false alarms

Skygazers have been waiting for over a year to see a recurrent nova that creates a temporary, super-bright star every 80 years or so. A new study suggests that it could finally happen this week — but nothing is certain.

LiveScience · Mar 25, 2025

Curiosity Mars rover discovers largest organic molecules ever seen on Red Planet

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical signatures of past life, if it ever existed.

Space · Mar 25, 2025

US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos)

U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague is back on Earth after living on the International Space Station for the last five-plus months.

Space · Mar 25, 2025

Federal workers describe dire conditions as they return to office, including BYO toilet paper and bringing garbage home

Federal workers are being forced to work in the office five days per week in consolidated office space with understaffed cleaning crews and dwindling office supplies

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025