January 28, 2023 Hubble captures stunning stellar duo in Orion Nebula 1,450 light-years away The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning new image of two stars in the Orion Nebula, a region of stellar formation located about 1,450 light-years away.
January 27, 2023 NASA successfully tests new engine for deep space exploration NASA announced that its engineers developed and tested the first full-scale rotating detonation rocket engine. The supersonic rocket engine uses detonation.
January 26, 2023 Asteroid to rocket past Earth in one of closest encounters ever NASA said that the asteroid, known as 2023 BU, will pass close to Earth on Thursday night. This will be a near miss, according to scientists at the agency.
January 25, 2023 NASA and DARPA to develop nuclear thermal rocket engine that may put humans on Mars: reports NASA and DARP will collaborate on a project to develop nuclear thermal rockets that will shorten transit times to Mars, increase load capacity and generate more power.
January 21, 2023 How to watch the 'Green Comet' as it makes closest approach in 50K years A recently discovered greenish comet, known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF), is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on Feb. 2, providing a show for skywatchers.
January 20, 2023 First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk The first Native American woman in space performed a spacewalk Friday to prep for adding more solar panels. Astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan's Koichi Wakata worked together on project.
January 19, 2023 Microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean's food chain dying due to warming East Coast waters Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Maine have been decreasing in production due to increased water temperatures. The phytoplankton make up the base of the ocean's food chain.
January 14, 2023 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope records black hole contorting star into donut shape NASA announced that astronomers had used the Hubble Space Telescope to record a star's final moments as it was violently ripped apart and eaten up by a black hole.
January 14, 2023 NASA unveils plan for next-gen telescope to search space for signs of life: reports NASA reportedly unveiled a plan to construct a successor to the James Webb Space Telescope, announcing the Habitable Worlds Observatory early last week at a conference.
January 13, 2023 NASA’s Webb uncovers star formation in cluster's 'dusty ribbons' New findings from the James Webb Space Telescope are shedding light on star formation in a dynamic cluster located in a dwarf galaxy that lies close to the Milky Way.