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Amateur astronomer spots new galaxy so faint even NASA scientists missed it

Giuseppe Donatiello saw the dwarf galaxy now named Donatiello II by trawling through image after image. He spotted the faint image in one of thousands

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Chinese satellite fires green laser beams over Hawaii as tensions escalate over spy balloon

Incident comes amid an escalation of tensions between China and the US – after a Chinese spy balloon was spotted over Montana earlier this month and three other ‘flying objects’ were shot down this weekend

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Why does the Earth spin?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected].

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2023

An uncrewed Russian spacecraft docked at the space station loses pressure

The incident does not pose a danger to the station's crew, Russian space officials said. The announcement came shortly after a new Russian cargo ship docked at the station.

WEKU · Feb 11, 2023

NASA left baffled after piece of the Sun's surface BREAKS OFF and creates a vortex

Researchers at NASA watched a piece of the Sun break off from its surface creating a vortex. Scientists are now figuring out the implications it will have on Earth

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023

Russian spacecraft loses pressure, station crew safe

The Russian space corporation says an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the International Space Station has lost cabin pressure

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

NASA Might Finally Solve the Million-Degree Mystery of the Sun's Corona

NASA and JAXA caught high-energy activity on the Sun. The result is a colorful new image.

Inverse · Feb 11, 2023

Gas stove pollution: will air purifiers or even plants make your home safer?

Air quality experts weigh in on different methods to keep air pollution out of the home and refute commonly held beliefs

The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2023

NASA satellite data reveals scale of devastation in Türkiye and Syria after earthquake

In the aftermath of the earthquake that has devastated swathes of Türkiye and Syria, emergency responders and scientists are turning to data captured by satellites to help understand the vast scale of the disaster.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Visualizing star-munching black holes

When a black hole unravels a star, it can create a donut-shaped disk of chaos

Salon · Feb 10, 2023