Outdoor educator Gabe Giffin is concerned about potential impacts on local wildlife from the SpaceX rocket facility in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Kathleen …
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‘On our way to groundbreaking science’: Stars turn neon-green in first test image from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogRoman’s first test image shows hundreds of stars as green rings of light. After a few more months of tuning, it will …
Editor’s note: This feature was updated on Sept. 18, 2026, to add additional details on mission readiness dates. To continue regular crew …
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Giant ‘baby’ exoplanet Elias 2-24 b is the youngest alien world scientists have ever seen
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA “baby” exoplanet, discovered emerging from its cosmic cocoon around a nearby star, is the youngest alien world ever seen, a new …
Explanation: Also known as the false dawn, a luminous band of zodiacal light is captured in this dark night skyscape. The serene …
The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA …
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‘Of course I am worried’: Live Science readers react to US weapons in space
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe idea of weapons in space, once a plot of science fiction, became a reality Monday (Sept. 14), when U.S. Air Force …
Explanation: The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, Messier 33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel Galaxy or …
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers …
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A space shark, ‘royal’ auroras and a ‘Venusian pearl’: See the winners of the 2026 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA picture of a distant, shark-shaped cloud of gas in space has earned the top prize in a Royal Observatory Greenwich contest …
Long before they helped shape NASA’s future aerospace breakthroughs, Derek Abramson, Justin Hall, and Justin Link were in their garages and homes …
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink speaks during the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, May …
It started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scanned a giant …
Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning. A family …
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Chariklo, a strange ringed object beyond Saturn, looks even stranger in new James Webb telescope study
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe rings around a strange small body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus look mysteriously different from previous views, new observations from the …
NASA will host an International Observe the Moon Night celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the …
There was something behind the clouds. Upon close inspection, it was the Moon, which was hard to see yesterday around noon above …
The Republic of Djibouti became the 72nd nation and eighth African country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony Monday at …
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New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNASA has selected 12 new investigations to help support human explorers in space. Six will help advance the ability to produce food …
Srijith Ravikumar is a Principal Engineer at Amazon building AI-powered recommendation systems at scale. Published researcher at AAAI Your best-sellers will show …
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Fall stargazing 2026: The best skywatching sights in autumn (and how to see them)
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWith fall now upon us, many of us will be dusting off our binoculars and telescopes ready for the longer nights this …
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Haunting Hubble telescope image captures cosmic cycle of destruction and creation — Space photo of the week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQuick facts What it is: The nebula LHA 120-N44 Where it is: 160,000 light-years away, in the constellation Dorado When it was …
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APOD: 2026 September 13 – Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogExplanation: This sight was worth getting out of bed early. Just over four years ago, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) rose before dawn to the delight of northern …
The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ is a 5.1-inch (130mm) f/5 Newtonian reflector, one of many 130mm f/5 reflectors offered by Celestron. …
The science from every Moon rock sample, lunar dataset, and discovery produced through NASA’s Artemis program will be shared by the agency …
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Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the sun?
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogGiven that it’s the closest planet to the sun, Mercury seems like it should be the hottest planet in our solar system. …
Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16, …
Two galaxies merge at a furious rate in this Aug. 25, 2026, image of the II Zw 096 system. This and several …
Explanation: Beautiful and bright spiral galaxy M83 lies some twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra. Prominent spiral arms …
The Republic of Djibouti will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 11 a.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 14, at NASA Headquarters …
