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Amazing Time-Lapse Of Sun Rising Behind Europe's Extremely Large Telescope
The under construction ESO Extremely Large Telescope in Chile was captured in 2025 and 2023 with the sun rising behind it. See both time-lapses here. Credit: E. Garcés/B. Häußler/ESO | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
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3D Models Of Objects In Space Released By NASA's Chandra Team
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory team has released several 3D models of celestial onbjects that you can print. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart
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Hubble Spies 9.5 Light-Year Bit Of The Amazing Eagle Nebula
The Hubble Space Telescope has caputured new imagery of 9.5 light-years tall portion the Eagle Nebula, located 7000 light-years distant from Earth. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble) | edited by Space.com
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Signs Of Alien Life? New Study Finds Potential Biosignatures On Ocean World
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system," according to a University of Cambridge study. Credit: Space.com | animations:...
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OTD In Space - May 30: European Space Agency Established
On May 30, 1975, the European Space Agency officially opened for business. The European Space Agency was created as a merger of the European Launcher Development Organization, or ELDO, and the European Space Research Organisation, ESRO....
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Amazing Time Lapse Of Fading Supernova Spied By Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of supernova 2018 GV from 2018-2019. It was seen in barred spiral galaxy NGC 2525, which is located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. Credit: Space.com / footage...
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OTD In Space - May 29: Einstein's Theory Of Relativity Tested With Total Solar Eclipse
On May 29, 1919, a total solar eclipse helped to prove Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. Einstein's theory suggested that gravity could bend light by curving the fabric of spacetime. To prove it, he thought it would be a...
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Planet Found In Odd Perpendicular Orbit Of Two Stars
Exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s is an unusual polar orbit of a pair of brown dwarfs. Credit: ESO Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner. Editing: Angelos Tsaousis. Web and technical support: Raquel Yumi Shida and Edison Arango....
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OTD In Space - May 26: Europe Launches EXOSAT X-Ray Telescope
On May 26, 1983, the European Space Agency launched its first X-ray Observatory into space. The spacecraft was called EXOSAT, which stands for European X-ray Observatory SATellite. The mission was entirely devoted to studying the...
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Moon Turns Blood Red During Lunar Eclipse - Watch This Amazing Time-Lapse
Watch this amazing time-lapse of a totality lunar eclipse that occurred - Blood Worm Moon. Credit: Timeanddate.com | time-lapse by Space.com
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Possible 'Hints' Of Life Found On Planet 124 Light-Years Away In James Webb Space Telescope Data
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system," according to a University of Cambridge study. Credit: University of Cambridge
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Total Lunar Eclipse Explained By NASA - Understanding The March Blood Moon
Parts of the Americas was treated to a Total Lunar Eclipse (also known as a "blood moon") in March. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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The Sun and the Rainbow Are Lies
The Sun emits light across various colors, but its peak wavelength is in the green region. However, the human eye perceives a slight excess of green light as white. So, the Sun appears white to us.
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Amazing James Webb Space Telescope View Of Forming Star System In 4K
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a view of Lynds 483 (L483), an "actively forming star system," according to NASA. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) | edited by Space.com
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Euclid Dark Universe Detector Delivers 'Spectacular Views Of The Cosmos'
Euclid spots 26 million galaxies and more in latest observations. Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi, M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company; ESA/Gaia/DPAC; ESA/Planck...
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What about the time when the Earth was purple?
What about the time when the Earth was purple?
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What if you've already seen the black hole?
I propose to imagine what a black hole would look like right in the sky above our heads if we could see it.
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Odd X-Ray Signal From Helix Nebula Could Be From Star Destroying Planet
An unusual x-ray signal from the Helix Nebula, first detected in 19180, could stem from a star destroying a nearby planet. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart
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Triple System Of 'icy Space Rocks' May Have Been Found In Kuiper Belt For 2nd Time
The Keck Observatory and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope may have uncovered a "potential three-body system in the Kuiper Belt," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterCredit: NASA's...
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James Webb Space Telescope's Amazing Imagery And Exoplanet Data Sonified
James Webb Space Telescope imagery of the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula and exoplanet WASP-96 b atmospheric data has been converted into sound by SYSTEM Sounds musicians Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida. Credit: Space.com | IMAGE:...
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Amazing One-Week Time-Lapse Capturing A Gigantic Corona Via NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory
Watch this one-week time-lapse of the coronal hole in the Sun's atmosphere from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Amazing One-Week Time-Lapse Capturing A Gigantic Coronal Hole On Sun Via NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory Credit: NASA/SDO
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OTD In Space - April 25: STS-31 Deploys Hubble Space Telescope
On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed! Hubble is famous for taking some of the most amazing deep-space photos ever. It hitched a ride to space on the space shuttle Discovery with mission STS-31. Also on board were...
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Exoplanet WASP-127b - Extreme Supersonic Winds
The CRIRES+ instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has been used to measure the supersonic jet winds on gas giant exoplanet WASP-127b. Credit: ESO
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Planets, Lyrid Meteors, The Moon And More In April 2025 Skywatching
Jupiter and the crescent moon start off and end the month together. Find out where to see Mars and Venus as well. The Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks on the night of April 21-22. Amazing globular cluster M3 is also available for skywatchers...