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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so colossal it surrounds the Sun and eight planets as it extends trillions of miles into deep space.

The Conversation

Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)

A sodium cloud detected in the vicinity of an exoplanet named WASP-49 b hints at the presence of a natural satellite, also known as an exomoon.

Space

Coast Guard rescues ship captain clinging to cooler in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Milton

Dramatic footage shows the rescue effort as the captain was rescued after enduring up to 90mph winds at sea overnight

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Nearby exoplanet is a 1st-of-its-kind 'steam world,’ James Webb Space Telescope finds

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found a "first of its kind" world, an exoplanet that is twice the size of Earth and has an atmosphere packed with steam.

Space

New Artemis moon camera gets 1st field test (photos)

Recently, an international team took the HULC moon camera out for a test drive in lunar-like conditions to improve the camera's design for Artemis moon missions.

Space

Did the First American in Space Take an Extra Golf Ball to the Moon?

A new book reveals the secrets of moon memorabilia and the friendship between a famous Texas astronaut and his barber.

Texas Observer

NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.

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Europa Clipper’s 7-Year, 1.8-Billion Mile Journey To Jupiter’s Moon Is More Intense Than You Think

Here's the winding road NASA's Europa Clipper must take through the Solar System to reach a special Jupiter moon.

Inverse

Gaia space telescope discovers 55 'runaway' careening away from stellar cluster at 80 times the speed of sound

Using the Gaia space telescope, astronomers have observed 55 massive stars ejected from their home star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud at speeds equivalent to 80 times the speed of sound.

Space

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows why (video)

The Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter's Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could this be related to its overall shrinking?

Space

Hopes dim for another bright October comet after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

There's been talk of another spectacular comet putting on a show in our sky after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Unfortunately, however, it doesn't look like the newcomer will deliver.

Space

NASA secures Europa Clipper probe as Hurricane Milton sweeps over Kennedy Space Center (photos)

The Europa Clipper probe rode out the arrival of Hurricane Milton Oct. 9 inside a SpaceX hangar, as NASA's Kennedy Space Center experienced strong winds.

Space

Monstrous Hurricane Milton captured in 4K video by new Sen cameras on ISS

New cameras aboard the International Space Station captured stunning 4k views of Hurricane Milton as it churned across the Gulf of Mexico.

Space

Pictured: Panic spreads across Florida as Hurricane Milton moves into state delivering a devastating punch

At least 10 people have been confirmed dead following the storm that was once a Category 5 system

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Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record. It could become the new normal.

Hurricane Milton captured by NASA's GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida's west coast.

The Conversation

Dark energy: could the mysterious force seen as constant actually vary over cosmic time?

As I finished my PhD in 1992, the universe was full of mystery – we didn’t even know exactly what it is made of. One could argue that cosmologists had made little progress in our understanding of these basic facts since the discovery of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the…

The Conversation

Space isn’t all about the ‘race’ – rival superpowers must work together for a better future

In recent years, a new “space race” has intensified between the United States and China. At a campaign rally last weekend, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump invoked this rivalry when declaring the US will “lead the world in space”, echoing Democratic counterpart Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Kennedy Space Center In Lockdown Ahead Of Hurricane Milton

Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepares for Hurricane Milton with lockdown and HURCON I status, ensuring safety and mission continuity.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photobombs SOHO spacecraft during powerful solar flare (video)

The SOHO spacecraft captured amazing imagery of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) zooming near the sun as the star unleashed a powerful X flare.

Space

Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration

The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 44th nation to join the United States' moon-exploration coalition.

Space

Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida with Category 5 strength in new ISS footage (video)

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida as soon as Wednesday (Oct. 9), with Category 5 force. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and several space missions will be affected.

Space

Gateway gift: Northrop Grumman delivers lunar-orbit hab for Space Center Houston display

A full-scale mockup of the astronaut accommodations for a small space station orbiting the moon has arrived at Space Center Houston. Northrop Grumman has donated its prototype for the Gateway HALO.

Inverse

NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission May Launch As Early As Sunday Now

The highly-anticipated Europa Clipper mission is hunkering down in Florida to survive Hurricane Milton. Agency officials say it could launch soon.

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NASA astronaut photographs Hurricane Milton from space, right before it hits

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominik has captured Hurricane Milton from the International Space Station

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These space tech spinoffs are helping scientists fight climate change

Innovations in satellite, telescope and spacecraft technology are not only essential to space exploration, but are also helping to better monitor and mitigate climate change on Earth.

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