NASA launches Psyche probe on 6-year voyage to rare asteroid
The asteroid Psyche may be a sample of planetary core material left over from the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
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The asteroid Psyche may be a sample of planetary core material left over from the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
A rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse will move across the U.S. on Saturday. NASA shared a viewing map and timeline.
Amazon plans to launch more than 3,000 internet relay satellites, competing with SpaceX and others in a fast-growing marketplace.
Descent from the International Space Station closed out an unexpected 371-day stay, the longest flight in U.S. space history.
When the capsule from the OSIRIS-REx space craft touched down Sunday on Earth, local researchers said the possibilities for what the discovered asteroid holds are infinite.
In a dramatic 13-minute plunge back to Earth, the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely landed in Utah after seven years in space.
The OSIRIS-REx sample return in Utah will bring a seven-year, four-billion-mile journey to a close, providing insights into the birth of the solar system.
Frank Rubio and two cosmonaut crewmates return to Earth next Wednesday to wrap up a U.S. record 371-day stay in orbit.
None of the asteroids pose any threat to Earth, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard.
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope revealed "crescent-like structures" within the SN 1987A supernova.
Satellite view shows scope of Idalia as it batters Florida, pushes into Georgia
Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday.
India's successful landing comes just days after Russia's Luna-25, which was aiming for the same lunar region, spun into an uncontrolled orbit and crashed.
Representing the United States, Europe, Japan and Russia, the four Crew-7 fliers plan to spend six months aboard the space station.
NASA has revealed new information about the star Earendel, which scientists say is now 28 billion lightyears away.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the flare, which peaked on Sunday.
The "very rare" star explosion was so warped that it looked like multiple images in the sky.
"The distribution and alignment of the filaments can help show how the material has moved and distorted in the past," Hamden said.
Around the world, people can catch a sweet treat in the night sky this weekend.
The incredible photos show sunspots and quiet areas on the sun's topmost layer.
Geomagnetic activity could make the aurora visible in parts of Michigan, Maine, New York, Wisconsin and Washington state on Wednesday. The lights may also be seen in Alaska and parts of Canada.
"I could see the waves dancing in green all over the sky," he said of his flight during the G4 geomagnetic storm.
"Depending upon the type of meteorite this is, specimens could easily be worth their weight in gold," said an official at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum.
The space rock's anticipated trajectory places it at about half the distance to the moon, so people with telescopes may be able to see it from Earth.
The contest is an effort to get students thinking about the space and our future.
