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A space garden can feed astronauts on the moon
A space garden will enable astronauts to grow their own food in places like the moon and on Mars. Read more about the plants astronauts can grow in space.
November 22, 2022
Double auroras light up Martian skies
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has, for the 1st time, observed two kinds of auroras in Mars' atmosphere at the same time. A massive solar storm caused the light show.
November 20, 2022
The Space Force orbital plane finally lands
The U.S. Space Force X-37B orbital plane - an uncrewed and reusable craft - returned to Earth on November 12, 2022, after 908 days in orbit.
November 20, 2022
SpaceX resupply mission November 22. Watch here
The next SpaceX resupply mission to ISS is scheduled to launch at 3:54 p.m. ET (20:54 UTC) on November 22, 2022. Watch the livestream at EarthSky.
November 20, 2022
Fiery hourglass star seen by Webb
Astronomers said this week the Webb telescope has viewed a fiery hourglass star. Within the hourglass, they see an edge-on disk, where new planets are forming.
November 18, 2022
Bright, early galaxies surprise astronomers
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured two early galaxies that are much brighter than astronomers expected they would be. Read more.
November 18, 2022
A runaway star moves fast in an unusual direction
Stars in our Milky Way galaxy move in a more or less orderly way. But a star that moves differently from the general stream of stars is known as a runaway star.
November 18, 2022
What is the Great Filter, and can we survive it?
A new study suggests the reason we haven't found intelligent civilizations in the galaxy is that such civilizations might not have survived their Great Filter.
November 17, 2022
Keck Planet Finder begins search for other Earths
The Keck Planet Finder instrument on the Keck 1 Telescope in Hawaii has achieved 1st light. It will search for habitable Earth-sized planets around other stars.
November 17, 2022
1st intentional signal to space sent by Arecibo
Iconic Arecibo telescope is no longer operational. But its legacy lives on. And in 1974, Arecibo sent earthlings' 1st intentional signal to space.
November 16, 2022
