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Comet A3 has an anti-tail! Can you see it?
Comet A3 and Earth have passed their closest point. But, early this week, we're crossing the plane of the comet's orbit. Some are seeing an anti-tail!
October 14, 2024
Ice on the moon is widespread, new study shows
A new NASA study of permanently shadowed regions near the lunar south pole shows that there is a lot more water ice on the moon than previously thought.
October 14, 2024
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot wiggles like gelatin
New observations with the Hubble Space Telescope show that Jupiter's Great Red Spot wiggles like a bowl of gelatin. It squeezes in and out like a stress ball.
October 13, 2024
Black hole destroys a star, goes after another
A black hole shredded one star and now, a few years later, the debris disk is pummeling another star. This second star flashes in X-ray every time it gets hit.
October 11, 2024
Westerlund 1 star cluster: Imagine if we lived here
Imagine a sky full of stars as bright as a full moon. If we were in this super star cluster - called Westerlund 1 - that's what we might see.
October 10, 2024
How likely is a doomsday asteroid swarm from Comet Encke?
Astronomers studying the debris that causes the Taurid meteor shower said it's unlikely there's a doomsday asteroid swarm hidden in the debris.
October 10, 2024
Complex organics on Enceladus: A clue to possible life?
Scientists in Germany have found more complex organics on Enceladus, the ocean moon of Saturn. Are they evidence for life?
October 9, 2024
Is this white dwarf exoplanet a preview of Earth’s fate?
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf star. Does this white dwarf exoplanet mean Earth could survive the death of the sun?
October 8, 2024
Centaur jets? Webb detects jets of gas on distant icy body
Webb detected jets of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gas on a distant icy centaur. This may shed light on the formation and evolution of the solar system.
October 6, 2024
Dwarf planet Ceres might have been a muddy ocean world
Ceres - a dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt - may once have been a muddy ocean world. That makes it a great target for future spacecraft missions.
October 4, 2024
