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Moon and Jupiter. Our favorite photos here!
Did you see the moon and Jupiter close together on March 13, 2024? Check out the images our talented photographers captured, including the Galilean moons!
March 17, 2024
Giant volcano on Mars hiding in plain sight
A newly found giant volcano on Mars erupted in "modern times" and could erupt again. It's the site of glacier ice, with implications for life and exploration.
March 15, 2024
How ice shells of ocean moons provide clues to habitability
Researchers at Cornell University say that scientists can determine the water temperature of ocean moons by measuring the thickness of their ice shells.
March 15, 2024
Interstellar signal linked to aliens was just a truck
New analysis of seismic waves recorded around the time the 2014 interstellar meteor hit Earth shows it was not an interstellar signal but a nearby truck.
March 14, 2024
Jupiter and Uranus meet in the sky
Jupiter and Uranus will be at heliocentric conjunction on March 14. Their conjunction as seen from Earth will be on April 21.
March 14, 2024
Europa has enough oxygen to support a million people
Europa has enough oxygen to support 1 million people a day, but that's less than once thought. This could have implications for habitability in Europa's ocean.
March 13, 2024
A message to Europa from the people of Earth
NASA released images of the message to Europa that will be on the Europa Clipper. It contains a microchip with over 2.6 million names submitted by the public.
March 12, 2024
What are Hubble and Webb looking at right now?
The recently redesigned Space Telescope Live webapp gives up-to-the-minute information about what the Hubble and Webb space telescopes are observing.
March 10, 2024
Uncontrolled space junk hit Earth over the Pacific on Friday
Space junk jettisoned from the International Space Station in 2021 hit Earth on March 8, 2024. The space junk likely reentered over the Pacific Ocean.
March 8, 2024
A sky filled with stars, from Hawaii’s Mauna Kea
See a new image of the stunning night skies above Hawaii from the Gemini North Observatory atop Mauna Kea. How many stars can you see?
March 8, 2024
