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Jupiter X-ray aurora mystery solved, after 40 years
A Jupiter X-ray aurora mystery has perplexed astronomers for decades. Now they think ions responsible for the X-rays "surf" electromagnetic waves into Jupiter's atmosphere.
July 30, 2021
Boeing Starliner OFT-2 mission scrubbed indefinitely
Boeing's Starliner launch to the International Space Station on August 3, 2021 has been canceled and scrubbed indefinitely. Updates to come.
July 28, 2021
1st moon-forming disk around an exoplanet
Astronomers have found solid evidence for a moon-forming disk around a distant exoplanet. It provides new clues as to how moons and planets form.
July 27, 2021
9 weird transients from 1950 still unexplained
Astronomers in Sweden want to solve the mystery of 9 weird transients, glimpsed in a photographic plate acquired at Palomar Observatory in 1950.
July 25, 2021
Cracked surface of Venus behaves like sea ice
Venus' cracked surface suggests a moveable crust for this nearby world, and suggests the planet might still be geologically active today.
July 25, 2021
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flight soars to the edge of space
Private spaceflight company Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Shepard rocket, with the company's founder, Jeff Bezos, aboard.
July 20, 2021
1st images from rebooted Hubble telescope
NASA's rebooted Hubble Space Telescope was used successfully to capture images of oddball galaxies, following a return to normal science operations.
July 19, 2021
Hubble Space Telescope returns to normal operations
The Hubble Space Telescope is now back online after having been in a protective safe mode due to a degrading computer memory module since June 13, 2021.
July 18, 2021
Ride along with Juno past Ganymede and Jupiter
Ride along with Juno, as the spacecraft sweeps past Jupiter and its largest moon Ganymede. Gorgeous video from Juno, which has orbited Jupiter since 2016.
July 18, 2021
SpaceX’s Elon Musk to visit space … with Virgin Galactic?
As Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson and Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos race into space, a third billionaire pursues space tourism: Elon Musk. He’s reserved a seat to fly with Virgin Galactic.
July 18, 2021
