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Arecibo data live on, provide new galaxy insights
Despite the collapse of the Arecibo radio telescope in 2020, astronomers are still using Arecibo data to make new insights into our universe.
December 5, 2021
False fossils on Mars might inhibit search for life
A new study from scientists in the UK says that false fossils on Mars could complicate the search for microbial life. They could be mistaken for real fossils.
December 5, 2021
Photos and video: December 4 total solar eclipse
Photos and video, December 4, 2021, total solar eclipse. It was visible along a narrow path - the path of totality - that crossed Antarctica.
December 4, 2021
Horologium the Pendulum Clock, best in December
Horologium the Pendulum Clock is a constellation that lies in southern skies. Observers can best spot this constellation around the month of December.
December 3, 2021
Total solar eclipse of December 4, 2021
A total solar eclipse occurs December 4, 2021. The total phase sweeps over Antarctica, while the partial phase reaches southernmost points of three continents.
December 2, 2021
Intense storms from global warming, and a mission to study them
Have you noticed that, as climate warms, we're having more intense storms? NASA's upcoming INCUS mission will investigate.
December 2, 2021
Hurricanes expected to linger over cities in US Northeast
More hurricanes - like Sandy in 2021 - could be in the East Coast's future, potentially costing billions of dollars in damage and economic losses.
December 2, 2021
Waning moon meets Zubenelgenubi morning of December 2
The waning moon meets Zubenelgenubi, a bright star in the contellation Libra the Scales, on the morning of December 2, 2021. A pretty scene before sunup!
November 30, 2021
Nearby habitable planets at Alpha Centauri?
A new custom-designed space telescope mission called TOLIMAN will search for nearby habitable planets in the closest star system to Earth, Alpha Centauri.
November 30, 2021
Hubble’s Grand Tour of the giant planets
NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope. These annual observations are called Hubble's Grand Tour of the outer solar system.
November 29, 2021
