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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Cosmic Wonders on display in new Hubble video
Enjoy the new video of some of Hubble's greatest hits. The video, titled Cosmic Wonders, takes you on a 3D journey through nebulae and galaxies.
October 27, 2022
Longest nonstop bird flight: A new world record
A bar-tailed godwit has flown 11 days and 8,425 miles from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia. This sets the new world record for longest nonstop bird flight.
October 27, 2022
Mississippi River hits record low levels
The Mississippi River has hit all-time lows in some areas. A hot, dry summer has led to lower water levels, revealing bones and boats. Read more here.
October 20, 2022
Time-lapse movie of the sky from NASA’s NEOWISE
The NEOWISE space telescope has been taking all-sky images for 12 years, creating a movie of the sky that astronomers can use to watch the changing cosmos.
October 20, 2022
A supernova warning sign: When massive stars dim
Scientists have found a supernova warning sign. They said massive stars - from 8 to 20 solar masses - will dramatically dim before exploding.
October 16, 2022
Ringed star shows light can push matter
Wolf-Rayet 140 is a unique binary ringed star system that shows its intense light pushes dust into these rings as the pair of stars orbit each other.
October 13, 2022
DART impact changed asteroid’s orbit, NASA confirms
The DART impact of asteroid Didymos B was intended to charge the asteroid's orbit by 73 seconds. But DART surpassed this benchmark by more than 25 times.
October 11, 2022
See the moon near Jupiter October 7 and 8
You can see the moon near Jupiter on the evenings of October 7 and 8. Both will shine brightly! The moon is waxing, heading toward full phase on October 9.
October 8, 2022
How satellites harm astronomy: what’s being done
Satellites harm astronomy in different ways, marring optical and infrared images and interfering with radio astronomy. Learn what can be done.
October 6, 2022
Large asteroid RM4 to pass closely November 1
A large asteroid will pass nearly 6 Earth-moon distances away from Earth on November 1. It poses no danger to Earth. Learn more about asteroid 2022 RM4.
October 5, 2022
