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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346, a star cluster located within the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is one of the Milky Way's nearest neighbors at only about 200,000 light-years from Earth.

Hubble Telescope captures gorgeous new view of Milky Way's star-packed galactic neighbor (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of bright, colorful stars.

Hubble Space Telescope
a cylinder-shaped spacecraft wrapped in solar panels opens up like a clamshell above earth

US Space Force wants a new 'orbital carrier' to be a satellite launch pad in space

By Brett Tingley published

The U.S. Space Force is funding the development of a new "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft that can deploy multiple satellites when needed.

Launches & Spacecraft
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away on July 6, 2015.

This sulfur-based space molecule could tell us about the emergence of life on Earth

By Samantha Mathewson published

Researchers have created a "fingerprint" of a sulfur-based molecule found in space that may offer new clues about the formation of life on Earth.

Earth

Partial solar eclipse delights skywatchers around the world (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The partial solar eclipse of March 2025 did not disappoint as observers turned their eyes and cameras to the sky.

Eclipses
The Arctic is captured in this 2010 visualization using data from NASA’s Aqua satellite.

SpaceX's private Fram2 launch over Earth's poles will send astronauts where no one has gone before

By Andrew Jones published

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission is set to launch toward a polar orbit on March 31, which will be a first for human spaceflight. Why has this never been done before?

Missions
Series of images showing the sun during a partial solar eclipse.

Partial solar eclipse March 2025: Live updates

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The next solar eclipse will be on Sept. 21, 2025.

Eclipses
The Fram2 mission's SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Watch SpaceX launch historic Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
partial solar eclipse sequence on March 29 over stonehenge monument in the foreground.

Solar eclipse shines over Stonehenge in stunning photo from Astrophotographer Josh Dury

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

'Capturing the partial solar eclipse from the iconic landmark at Stonehenge was awe-inspiring in more ways than one'

Eclipses
a bright, multi-pronged bolt of lightning extends down from a cloudy sky over silhouettes of trees and houses

Cosmic rays may be the elusive spark for lightning here on Earth

By Tereza Pultarova published

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery.

Earth

This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere

By Keith Cooper published

A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.

Exoplanets
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