Berkeley astrophysicist Gibor Basri interprets the stars
In the eyes of astrophysicist Gibor Basri, one doesn’t need a spaceship to travel to the stars. All you have to do is look. “Starlight comes to me, and I …
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Iran Launches 3 Satellites into Space Amid Tensions | World News
NEW DELHI: In a significant development, Iran announced the successful launch of three satellites into space using the Simorgh rocket, despite the program’s history of multiple failures. The launch took …
Hubble Shows a Peaceful, Aged Galaxy and a Spiraled Supernova Remnant
NGC 3384 (left) and IC 438 (right) Not to be outdone by the James Webb Space Telescope and its beautiful new nebula image, the Hubble Space Telescope delivered a pair …
Webb’s Newest Nebula Image Looks Like a Colorful Painting
At the longer wavelengths of light captured by Webb’s MIRI, it’s possible to see behind the curtain of clouds and dust. Shorter wavelengths of light are absorbed or scattered, obscuring …
Photos From Orbit Emphasize the East Coast’s Record-Breaking Cold
North America has been subjected to some of the most extreme cold in recorded history and views from space emphasize how frigid a couple of major U.S. cities have looked …
Look up to see January’s full ‘wolf moon’ brighten the night sky
By Ashley Strickland | CNN The first full moon of the new year, known as the wolf moon, will shine in the night sky Thursday. January’s full moon reached peak …
NASA’s SDO Captures Dazzling and Powerful Sympathetic Solar Flares
Credit: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Two powerful solar flares exploded nearly simultaneously on the Sun earlier this week, creating a spectacular and exceptionally rare sight. At about 10:30 PM …
Famed astronomer Natalie Batalha searches for more than life on other planets
As Natalie Batalha searches for life outside our solar system, the celebrated astrophysicist and her colleagues often gather around the whiteboard in her UC Santa Cruz office. It’s reminiscent of …
Two Nations, a Horrible Accident, and the Urgent Need to Understand the Laws of Space Right Now
Representing Xenovia, the Leiden team took full responsibility for the explosion but said their client repossessed Candidia’s satellite in full accordance with the Outer Space Treaty. Having given notice to …
In Mountain View, NASA and aviation history go hand in hand with cocktails
Like many Baby Boomer kids in the 1960s, Philip “Flip” Maritz was obsessed with space and dreamed of becoming an astronaut. He didn’t pursue that career path, but he found …