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See dozens of planet-forming disks in groundbreaking survey
A new survey looked at 86 young stars and their planet-forming disks in 3 gas clouds in our own Milky Way. See the wide variety of dusty disks here.
March 6, 2024
Can supervolcanoes cause a major cooling?
It was long thought supervolcanoes could cause eruptions that could blot out sunlight and result in major cooling on Earth. A new study says not so fast.
March 5, 2024
1st-ever metal scar on a cannibal star
Astronomers have discovered a metal scar on a cannibal star, a white dwarf or "dead" star. They believe it formed when the star consumed one of its planets.
March 5, 2024
Crew-8 launches successfully, headed to ISS
The 4 space-goers in NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station lifted off successfully Sunday night. They will dock with ISS on March 5.
March 4, 2024
Earth-passing asteroid seen in new radar images
NASA scientists used the Goldstone Solar System Radar in California to take images of asteroid 2008 OS7 as it passed by Earth on February 2, 2024.
March 3, 2024
Where does lightning strike in the US? See maps
The Gulf Coast is one of the lightning hot spots in the United States. See where the other active areas are in these new maps.
March 3, 2024
Photos of AR3590, biggest sunspot of Solar Cycle 25 so far
Did you get to see epic AR3590? If not, here's the story of a sunspot that has made history! And check out our YouTube videos as well.
March 2, 2024
Lunar lander Odysseus sends final image from the moon … for now
The Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander - nicknamed Odie - landed on the moon February 22, 2024. Sadly, on Thursday, February 29, Odie powered down. But it may revive after the lunar night.
March 1, 2024
Sun activity archive for March 2024
Sun activity archive for March 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
March 1, 2024
Smokehouse Creek wildfire now #1 in size, in Texas history
A Texas wildfire is now the largest in the state's history. Plus, Oklahoma and Australia are also battling wildfires. See more here.
March 1, 2024
