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Dwarf planet Quaoar has a ring!
Scientists discovered that the dwarf planet Quaoar has a ring! It's far enough away from Quaoar that scientists would have expected it to form into a moon.
February 10, 2023
Green comet passes Aldebaran on February 14 and 15
The green comet - Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) - will pass near the bright star Aldebaran on February 14 and 15. Find maps and guidance on how to see the pair.
February 10, 2023
Sundog obliterated by a rocket 13 years ago
On February 11, 2010, a solar observatory that launched into space ripped apart a sundog and created a new ice halo that amazed scientists.
February 10, 2023
Starship fires (almost) all her engines
SpaceX performed a successful full-duration static test fire of the Starship Heavy Booster on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
February 9, 2023
A new space junk catalog for moon missions
With more moon missions in the works, scientists are creating a space junk catalog to track debris between Earth and the moon.
February 9, 2023
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 37,000
The Turkey-Syria earthquake of February 6, 2023 - a 7.8 magnitude earthquake - has wreaked devastation on the area. Images, links and updates here.
February 9, 2023
US military retrieval of Chinese balloon
The military used underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels to retrieve all pieces of the Chinese balloon shot down in early February, 2023.
February 8, 2023
Is a space junk disaster inevitable? Another close call
Two large pieces of Soviet-era space debris narrowly missed colliding in a space junk disaster on January 2023. Is a collision inevitable?
February 8, 2023
Smallest main-belt asteroid yet, for Webb
The Webb space telescope has detected a new 100-200-meter asteroid. It's roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum and is Webb's smallest main-belt asteroid yet.
February 7, 2023
The asteroid belt contains solar system remnants
The asteroid belt is a region of our solar system - between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter - where many small bodies orbit our sun.
February 7, 2023
