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OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample container finally unstuck
After months of effort, NASA has finally removed two stubborn fasteners that prevented access to the asteroid sample from Bennu.
January 13, 2024
Farthest fast radio burst, in a weird place
The most distant known fast radio burst flashed from an unlikely place: a collection of galaxies that existed when the universe was only 5 billion years old.
January 12, 2024
Small Magellanic Cloud revealed as 2 objects
A new study, not yet peer-reviewed, suggests the Small Magellanic Cloud may not be 1 galaxy but 2 star-forming regions superimposed along our line of sight.
January 10, 2024
Habitable exoplanets may have less carbon dioxide
A new study says that rocky habitable exoplanets likely have less carbon dioxide in their atmospheres as compared to similar planets in the same system.
January 10, 2024
True colors of Uranus and Neptune in newly processed images
Researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK have determined the true colors of Uranus and Neptune. They are much more similar than previously thought.
January 7, 2024
Weather on distant planet Tylos! Watch here
With 3 years of data, astronomers using the Hubble telescope say they've simulated weather patterns on distant planet Tylos some 800 light-years away.
January 5, 2024
The ESPRESSO planet-hunter looks at Jupiter
For the 1st time, astronomers have used an instrument designed to study exoplanets - ESPRESSO, on the Very Large Telescope - to observe the planet Jupiter.
January 5, 2024
Media we love: Planet Earth, Past and Present
Learn about Michael Carroll's book Planet Earth, Past and Present. The richly illustrated book looks at history, habitability, our solar system and more.
January 4, 2024
Jupiter’s moon Io as you’ve never seen it
On December 30, 2023, the Juno spacecraft visited Jupiter's moon Io. It was the closest flyby of the volcanic moon in 20 years. See the images here.
January 3, 2024
Hubble watches spoke season in Saturn’s rings
NASA's Hubble telescope has recently observed spoke season in Saturn's rings. The spokes are ghostly transient features that appear and disappear seasonally.
January 3, 2024
