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2 alien water worlds with oceans 500 times deeper than Earth’s
An international team of astronomers says that 2 exoplanets 218 light-years away are true water worlds, with global oceans 500 times deeper than Earth's oceans.
January 2, 2023
Celestial fireworks from supernova explosion
A new Hubble image shows celestial fireworks from supernova remnant DEM L 190. The supernova remnant resembles the smoke and streamers of summer fireworks.
December 30, 2022
2 possibly Earth-like worlds, just 16 light-years away
An international team of astronomers has discovered 2 of the closest potentially Earth-like worlds so far, less than 16 light-years from Earth.
December 29, 2022
NASA’s Astrophoto Challenge for 2023
You can join NASA's Astrophoto Challenge for winter 2023. The target is the Eagle Nebula's Pillars of Creation. Learn more here.
December 28, 2022
Hear a dust devil on Mars for the 1st time
For the 1st time ever, a rover has recorded the sound of a dust devil on Mars, a mini-tornado of dust and grit. Listen to it here!
December 27, 2022
InSight falls silent, NASA declares mission end
NASA’s InSight falls silent and then failed to communicate. So, NASA declared the InSight mission over. InSight revealed secrets about the interior of Mars.
December 23, 2022
Top 10 stories of 2022 from EarthSky
The top 10 stories of 2022 is a review of what we’ve learned in the past year from our home planet, Earth, out to the vast universe. See the top 10 here.
December 20, 2022
Biggest marsquake detected is record-breaker
Researchers released new details about the largest marsquake recorded so far. At magnitude 4.7, it was 5 times stronger than the previous largest known quake.
December 20, 2022
1st TRAPPIST-1 results from Webb Space Telescope
Researchers announced results from Webb's 1st glimpse of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system, which contains 7 Earth-sized worlds, several potentially habitable.
December 17, 2022
Did Viking 1 land on debris from an ancient megatsunami?
An international team of researchers said that when NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on Mars in 1976, it landed near an ancient megatsunami deposit.
December 16, 2022
