Smash-Up: How To Create Rocky Planets

Major smashups between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of a similar crash give clues about how frequent these events are around oth...

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Mercury is moving from Pisces to Aries.

Mercury is moving from Pisces to Aries in the next 24 hours. #Mercury #Aries #Pisces

Pioneering Female Aviator Wally Funk Wins 2022 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement

Wally Funk delivers remarks after accepting the 2022 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement.

What's New on the Moon ... After 50 Years

One of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples collected during Apollo 17 has been opened under the careful direction of lunar sample processors an...

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Contraband Corned Beef and the Gemini III Mission

Astronaut John Young, the pilot of the Gemini III mission, inspects his helmet in the ready room in preparation for the launch.

The Sky This Week, 2022 March 22 - 29

NGC 2903, a barred spiral galaxy in Leo, imaged 2022 March 22 from Shoestring Observatory, Alexandria, Virginia with an Explore Scientific AR102 1...

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5,000 Exoplanets and Counting

A new raft of discoveries marks a scientific high point: More than 5,000 planets are now confirmed to exist beyond our solar system.

A View to a Nebula

This colorful image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and published in 2018, celebrated the observatory’s 28th anniversary of viewing the heavens.

The Sun is moving from Pisces to Aries.

The Sun is moving from Pisces to Aries in the next 24 hours. #Sun #Aries #Pisces

Artemis I in Moonlight

Earth's Moon is seen rising behind NASA’s Space Launch System rocket.