The James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared view has transformed our view of the large, barred spiral galaxy, revealing its skeleton of dust illuminated by the glow of young stars. Visible light images of NGC 1559, such as those taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, show a bright swirl of light, with clusters of bright, young… Read More »
SpaceX is counting down to launching its first astronaut flight in 2024, and you’ll be able to see it take off live online, but you’ll need to know where and when to watch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of NASA for the Crew-8… Read More »
Abnormally high temperatures, dry grass and a windy cold front combined to create the conditions for the devastating wildfires that ripped through parts of Texas this week. The winds sending wildfires across the Texas Panhandle came at the perfect time of day for destruction, “like a hurricane making landfall at high water,” said Texas State… Read More »
By Gloria Dickie and Lisi Niesner OPPDAL, NORWAY (Reuters) – The crate doors open one by one and five Arctic foxes fly out into the snowy landscape. But in the wilds of southern Norway, newly released foxes may struggle to find food as the effects of climate change make the foxes’ traditional rodent prey even… Read More »
Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander Odysseus overcame a number of obstacles during its epic descent last week, including one or more broken legs. The 14-foot (4.3-meter) Odysseus settled into the gray soil near the moon’s south pole on Thursday, Feb. 22, making the first American lunar landing since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. However, Odysseus’… Read More »
The Southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from massive coral bleaching due to heat stress, reef managers said on Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could occur in this vast and ecologically important area. Aerial surveys carried out last weekend by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Institute… Read More »
Four new astronauts are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Friday as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Crew-8NASA’s eighth operational commercial crew mission will lift off on March 1 at 12:04 EST (0504 GMT). Kennedy Space Center Using in Florida SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor spacecraft Falcon 9 rocket. Crew Dragon The… Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a leap year. This is a treat for the calendar and math geeks among us. So how did it all start and why? Take a look at some of the numbers, history and information behind the (not really) every four-year event that adds a 29th day to February. BY THE… Read More »
Scientists have discovered that a potentially habitable planet has been stripped of its atmosphere; This is a process that could eventually make the world, Trappist-1e, and life uninhabitable. The stripping appears to be caused by electrical currents generated as the planet orbits its red dwarf host star. This is an important discovery because the Trappist-1… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. Astronomers have discovered three previously unknown moons around Uranus and Neptune, the most distant planets in our solar system. The find includes a moon orbiting Uranus (the first discovery of its kind in more than… Read More »