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Jupiter from Webb in new images. Amazing!
New images of Jupiter from Webb show amazing details on the giant planet, including auroras, the Great Red Spot, and its rings and satellites.
August 22, 2022
Did a 2nd asteroid help kill the dinosaurs?
Scientists found a crater in the North Atlantic that's 66 million years old, which could be a 2nd asteroid related to the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub event.
August 21, 2022
Betelgeuse is recovering from blowing its top
Betelgeuse blew its top in 2019. The explosion kicked up a dust cloud, which made the star look dimmer from Earth. The star is slowly recovering.
August 11, 2022
How do meteorites survive their fiery journey to the ground?
Asteroid 2008 TC3 entered our atmosphere and scattered meteorites over Sudan. Researchers found the resulting meteorites came from the back of the asteroid.
August 8, 2022
NASA troubleshoots Lucy: A real space drama
NASA troubleshoots Lucy following launch, after discovering a solar array didn't deploy successfully. Lucy's teams worked together to come up with a solution.
August 5, 2022
Earth’s shortest day sets new record
Earth has been speeding up over the past few years, resulting in our shortest day ever as measured by atomic clocks. Will we need to subtract a leap second?
August 2, 2022
Webb could see biosignatures on distant planets
Astronomers hope to use the James Webb Space Telescope to detect biosignatures - signs of life - in the atmospheres of distant planets.
July 22, 2022
Rocket launches can create night-shining clouds
A study shows that rocket launches can cause night-shining, or noctilucent, clouds. These are wispy, ethereal clouds found high in the mesosphere.
July 21, 2022
Heatwaves and fires in Europe, Africa, and Asia
NASA Earth Observatory reports on heatwaves and fires in Europe, Africa and Asia in summer 2022 and attributes the extreme weather to global warming.
July 16, 2022
Ozone layer damage due to rocket launches?
A new study by NOAA says that with the increase in rocket launches over the next 20 years, the soot emitted from these launches could damage the ozone layer.
June 29, 2022
