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X-ray spacecraft watches monster black hole wake up and fire cosmic bullets at starburst galaxy

The research could shed light on how black holes vomit out matter and how this influences their home galaxies.

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X-ray spacecraft watches monster black hole wake up and fire cosmic bullets at starburst galaxy

NASA

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for Second Flight

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in 2026. Over the coming months, NASA will take the quiet supersonic jet faster and higher, while validating safety and performance, a process known as envelope expansion. NASA ...

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NASA

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for Second Flight

Space.com

Dune: Part Three teaser: Five talking points from Denis Villeneuve's return to Arrakis

Paul Atreides' kids, a Duncan Idaho comeback (kinda), and Robert Pattinson's creepy new role.

1 hour ago

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Dune: Part Three teaser: Five talking points from Denis Villeneuve's return to Arrakis

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NASA

Dim Delights in Cancer

Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: the Beehive Cluster. Cancer also possesses one of the most studied exoplanets: the superhot super-Earth, 55 Cancri e. Find Cancer’s dim stars by looking in between the brighter ...

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Dim Delights in Cancer

Space.com

Where are all the aliens? Maybe they just don't want to talk to us

A civilization capable of interstellar travel may also be one that has moved beyond conquest, excess and ecological self-destruction — and it therefore may not want to talk to us.

2 hours ago

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Where are all the aliens? Maybe they just don't want to talk to us

Space.com

Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find

A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil.

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Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find

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Rare daytime fireball spotted from orbit as residents report powerful sonic boom

No major meteor showers are active at this time.

5 hours ago

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Rare daytime fireball spotted from orbit as residents report powerful sonic boom

NASA Space Station

Crew Wraps Final Spacewalk Preparations

Tuesday brought the final preparations for tomorrow’s spacewalk where two NASA astronauts will exit the International Space Station and enter the vacuum of space for space station solar array upgrade work. The Expedition 74 crew members prepped spacesuits and reviewed procedures while working in some ...

5 hours ago

NASA Space Station

Crew Wraps Final Spacewalk Preparations

Space.com

Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026

The dust storm created travel complications and other issues for Texans.

5 hours ago

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Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026

NASA

Solving Asteroid Bennu's Mysteries

These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu. They show the most common types of crack networks observed in Bennu samples; these networks solved a mystery that baffled NASA for years. When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft first approached ...

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NASA

Solving Asteroid Bennu's Mysteries

NASA

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why

In one of the biggest surprises of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged world covered in large boulders, with few of the smooth patches of sandy or pebbly material scientists had expected based on observations with Earth-based instruments. Bennu’s ...

8 hours ago

NASA

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why

NASA

Hail Yeah! NASA Researchers Use Volunteer Observations for Hail Estimates

The bigger the hailstone, the more damage it can cause. But scientists find that predicting hailstone size can be challenging. How quickly does hail melt as it falls?

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Hail Yeah! NASA Researchers Use Volunteer Observations for Hail Estimates

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A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle

Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.

17 hours ago

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A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle

NASA Space Station

Roscosmos Progress Cargo Spacecraft Departs Station

The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 92 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station at 9:24 a.m. EDT Monday, backing away for a deorbit maneuver and a planned destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew.

1 day ago

NASA Space Station

Roscosmos Progress Cargo Spacecraft Departs Station

New York Times Space

Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch

Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt’s farm.

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New York Times Space

Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch