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Eleanor Imster
Moon and Venus over Isle of Wight
Venus reached its brightest last week, just as the waning moon swept past.
December 8, 2018
Radio search finds no artificial emissions from ‘Oumuamua
“We were looking for a signal that would prove that this object incorporates some technology."
December 7, 2018
Prehistoric cave art suggests ancient use of complex astronomy
As far back as 40,000 years ago, cave-dwellers in what's now Turkey, Spain, France and Germany all used a method of date-keeping based on the stars. Some of their cave paintings aren't just depictions of wild animals; instead they represent constellations in the night sky.
December 6, 2018
A measurement of all the starlight ever produced
How much starlight has our universe produced? According to a new study, stars have radiated 4x1084 photons since the start of the universe 13.7 billion years ago. That's the number 4 with 84 zeros behind it.
December 5, 2018
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrives at Bennu
After traveling through space for more than 2 years, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived on Monday at its destination, asteroid Bennu.
December 3, 2018
Live coverage of spacecraft arrival at asteroid December 3
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous with its targeted asteroid, Bennu, on Monday, December 3, 2018, at approximately 17:00 UTC (noon EST).
December 2, 2018
Take 2 trips around Earth, from space
It's been 20 years since the launch of the International Space Station. To celebrate, enjoy this video timelapse of 2 trips around Earth, via ISS astronaut Alexander Gerst. Longest-yet timelapse from space!
November 30, 2018
Pink lunar halo
Photographer Eliot Herman got lucky and captured a pink lunar halo when he was out snapping pictures of Venus before dawn on November 26 in Tucson, Arizona.
November 30, 2018
Huge 4,000-year-old termite mounds visible via satellite
Researchers have found a vast array of regularly-spaced, still-inhabited termite mounds in northeastern Brazil covering an area the size of Great Britain.
November 28, 2018
How to watch the InSight Mars landing November 26
On November 26, 2018, NASA’s InSight lander will make its daring descent to Mars' surface. NASA engineers hope to broadcast word of a successful touchdown at 20:00 UTC (3 p.m. EST), with live landing commentary starting about an hour before.
November 24, 2018
