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Moai statues on Easter Island

The Moon, The Sun, Upcoming Events

Get set for an eclipse on Easter Island

Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. The CubeSats were delivered aboard the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter and will serve a variety of educational and research purposes for public and private organizations around the world.

Robotic Spaceflight

CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system

Meet 2024 PT5, Earth’s temporary mini-moon

Ceres as imaged by Dawn

Alien Life, Solar System

Short-lived organics on Ceres hint at a past ocean — and conditions ripe for life

Cosmology, Galaxies

Early galaxies may be smaller than initially thought

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: The comet of the year is here

Artist's impression of colliding neutron stars

BlackHoleFinder invites you to discover new black holes

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Nuclear bombs really could deflect asteroids, lab tests suggest

The Moon occults M45

The Moon, Upcoming Events

Watch the Moon cover the Pleiades Sunday morning

Apollo astronaut on the Moon

Traces of Earth’s earliest atmosphere could be buried on the Moon

Albireo (Beta [β] Cygni) is a classic example of a double star with contrasting colors.

Observing, Stars

What gives stars their colors?

Artist's illustration of giant black hole jets in the early universe

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

Black hole caught blasting jets out into the cosmic void