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A Last-Minute Addition to the Solar Orbiter Allows it to See More Deeply into the Sun’s Atmosphere
Spacecraft instruments are highly specialized and can take years to design, build, and test. But a last-minute hack to one…
The Sun Gets Meteor Showers Too, But They’re Very Different
The Sun dominates the Solar System in almost every way imaginable, yet much of its inner workings have been hidden…
Juno Shares Stunning New Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
The Juno made its closest pass to Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, and snapped some stunning images of an eruption on…
Not All Craters are Circular. Sometimes They Look Like This
Impact craters are nature's signature from a more chaotic time in our Solar System's history. A quick glance at the…
The Latest JWST Image Pierces Through a Shrouded Star-Forming Galaxy
Sometimes an image is so engrossing that we can ignore what it's telling us about its subject and just enjoy…
The Dark Energy Camera Captures the Remains of an Ancient Supernova
The first written record of a supernova comes from Chinese astrologers in the year 185. Those records say a 'guest…
Spectacular Images of the Rare ‘Green Comet’ Gracing Our Skies
A rare ‘green’ comet is passing through our Solar System and astrophotographers have been out capturing photos. While this comet,…
A New Survey of the Milky Way Reveals Billions of Objects, Helping to Map Our Surroundings in Three Dimensions
The Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey 2 (DECaPS2) is out. This is the second data release from DECaPS, and the…
The JWST is the Shiny New Space Telescope, but the Dependable Hubble is Still Going Strong
The Venerable Hubble Space Telescope has cemented its place in history. Some call it the most successful science experiment ever.…
JWST Sees Furious Star Formation in a Stellar Nursery
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope is a mighty technological tool. Astrophysicists first conceived it over 20 years ago, and…