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Zebras, beautiful and endangered: Lifeform of the week
Happy International Zebra Day! It's a great opportunity to raise awareness about zebras - best known for their beautiful stripes - and their endangered status.
January 31, 2024
New stamps feature Webb images of the cosmos!
Two new stamps feature Webb images of our amazing universe. The U.S. Postal Service issued them on January 22, 2024, to celebrate Webb's incredible mission.
January 31, 2024
Catch a glimpse of Monoceros the Unicorn in the Milky Way
Inside a triangle of 3 bright stars - and hidden within the glitter of the Milky Way - you'll find the constellation of Monoceros the Unicorn.
January 31, 2024
Astronomers find smallest exoplanet yet with water vapor
Astronomers have found the smallest exoplanet yet with water vapor. GJ 9827 d is a hot steamy world. But is it rocky like Earth or a mini-Neptune?
January 30, 2024
Oldest-known black hole is eating its galaxy
Astronomers have discovered the oldest-known black hole. It dates back more than 13 billion years, to when the universe was only 400 million years old.
January 28, 2024
The moon is shrinking, causing moonquakes near planned Artemis landing sites
The moon is shrinking and causing moonquakes and faults near its south pole. But this region is important for future Artemis missions because of ice.
January 28, 2024
New emperor penguin colonies discovered by satellite
Scientists using satellite images found brown poop stains that led to a surprise discovery of four emperor penguin colonies. But all is not well in Antarctica.
January 26, 2024
How far is Betelgeuse, the famous red supergiant star?
Betelgeuse is bright and it's exciting because one day it will explode - but how far away is it, really? Astronomers aren't sure.
January 26, 2024
The universe may be younger than we thought
A new study analyzed the motions of satellite galaxy pairs around a large galaxy group and showed the universe may be younger than the standard model predicts.
January 25, 2024
Exoplanet with a tail: a hot Jupiter looks like a giant comet
Researchers at UCLA have found an exoplanet with a tail. The hot Jupiter WASP-69b has a huge comet-like tail of gas 350,000 miles (560,000 km) long.
January 24, 2024
