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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
Russia threatens attacks on civilian satellites
Russia said civilian satellites could become legitimate military targets. That's because countries such as Ukraine use them to fend off hostile invading armies.
October 27, 2022
Crash landing on Mars … on purpose
NASA has successfully tested a new Mars lander concept called SHIELD, which is specifically designed for intentionally crash landing on Mars.
October 26, 2022
Was Mars a blue water world before Earth?
Researchers say that early Mars likely had a thick hydrogen atmosphere that allowed water to exist for millions of years, even before Earth had oceans.
October 26, 2022
ISS dodges Russian space debris
The ISS was moved this week to avoid a piece of Russian space debris that would have passed within 3 miles of the station.
October 26, 2022
Secrets of Saturn’s rings revealed by the sun
A new study uses solar occultation data from NASA's Cassini mission to better understand the composition, formation and other secrets of Saturn's rings.
October 25, 2022
Partial solar eclipse October 25, 2022: Watch online
A partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022, will sweep across Europe, western Asia, northeastern Africa, and the Middle East. Watch online here.
October 24, 2022
Super-fast jet blasts from neutron star collision
Astronomers discovered and measured a super-fast jet, thought to be the result of 2 neutron stars colliding. The jet is moving at 99.97% the speed of light!
October 23, 2022
Moon near Mercury on October 23 and 24
On the morning of October 23, 2022, the crescent moon points to Mercury near the horizon. Then on October 24, look for the moon near Mercury in the morning sky.
October 21, 2022
