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"Greetings Starfighter, you have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada. Get ready! Prepare for blast off!"The summer of 1984 was a banner year for Hollywood, with a bounty of A-list releases that included...
Want to visit an interesting exoplanet, or dip dangerously close to a black hole? It is not impossible – there’s no law of physics that forbids humans from traveling through space – but it’s just really, really hard. Here are some potential ways we could travel...
Dark matter is curious stuff! As the name suggests, it’s dark making it notoriously difficult to study. Although it’s is invisible, it influences stars in a galaxy through gravity. Now, a team of astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to chart the...
Science & Exploration 12/07/2024 1805 views 16 likes A duo of interacting galaxies known as Arp 142 commemorates the second science anniversary of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Vivid Webb portrait of interacting galaxies Pinguin and Egg Their...
In the 25 years since Space.com first launched its space news mission on July 20, 1999, humanity has accomplished amazing feats in astronomical research and spaceflight. But what lies ahead in the next quarter century?Join Space.com as we celebrate our 25th...
NASA astronaut Joe Engle wearing flight suit in front of an X-15 fighter in 1963. Credit: NASA Astronaut, adventurer and aviator extraordinaire Joe Henry Engle, who passed away on June 10 at 91, earned renown in his career as the first human to reach space...
The first launch of Ariane 6 is a collective success for all of Europe. First flights are no easy thing, but Europe now has a heavy-lift rocket able to launch any mission into any orbit. From Earth observation satellites that monitor our changing climate,...
Earth has broken temperature records for 13 consecutive months — with every month registering temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than pre-industrial averages, according to a new report. Every month since June 2023 has been hotter...
Friday, July 12The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 4:11 A.M. EDT. At that time, Luna will sit 251,259 miles (404,362 kilometers) away. Look east a few hours after sunset and you’ll find the cross-shaped constellation Cygnus...
Enabling & Support 11/07/2024 2176 views 17 likes If there had been an astronaut aboard the historic first launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher, this is what they would have seen: images and videos from key phases of the flight were captured by the YPSat...