This new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a young protostar in the process of forming within a fiery hourglass-shaped molecular cloud. Captured using the MIRI instrument, this scene reveals dynamic flows and bright areas caused by interactions with the surrounding gas and dust. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Webb’s latest mid-infrared image […]
Category: Space
What Voyager 1’s near-death experience says about the future of space exploration
From more than 15 billion miles away, NASA engineers last April began repairing a space probe headed for the constellation Ophiucus, though it won’t reach it for about 38,000 years. NASA launched Voyager 1 in 1977 and has already exceeded expectations, but the space agency hopes to continue receiving data from the probe until at […]
Scientists have found a nearly indestructible moss that can survive on Mars
A nearly indestructible moss that can survive gamma-ray blasts and liquid nitrogen could be one of the keys to colonizing Mars, scientists have discovered. Moss, which can be found in some deserts here on Earth, has survived freezing conditions, dehydration and even enough radiation to kill human astronauts 1,000 times over, scientists report. Known as […]
A new view of Olympus Mons
After 100,000 orbits and nearly 23 years on Mars, NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has seen a lot. The spacecraft was sent to map the ice and study its geology, but along the way, it has captured more than 1.4 million images of the planet. A recent image captured the Solar System’s tallest mountain and volcano, […]
Debris from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule the size of a car hood landed in North Carolina. It’s part of a larger space junk problem.
NASA has confirmed that a piece of space debris the size of a car hood found in North Carolina belonged to a SpaceX Dragon Capsule, according to an agency statement shared on X. The Dragon capsule is a reusable spacecraft that transports astronauts and cargo to and from the International Space Station. But one part […]
The spacecraft survives reaching 95% of the way to the Sun, NASA says
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft has survived its last close flyby of the sun. getty NASA’s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft has survived its last close flyby of the sun, equaling its own record by coming within just 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) of the solar surface. This is slightly less than 5% of the […]
Here’s how to marvel at the Milky Way without a telescope until July 13
You’ve almost certainly seen pictures of the Milky Way, usually taken by photographers who travel to the middle of nowhere to take them. They are cosmically beautiful, colorful and timeless. Now, for a brief period, it is possible for you to catch a direct view of the Milky Way. The Milky Way — no, not […]
Something hidden inside the Moon may be behind its mysterious rotations: Scientists have a theory
The face of the Moon is famous for its gray, pockmarked color, but did you know that if you turn a telescope to our planet’s neighboring satellite, you’ll also see bright spots dotting the surface? Ever since these strange features known as lunar gyres were first noticed in the 1600s, scientists have wondered where they […]