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M101

Deep-Sky Objects

Bright, young supernova now visible in M101

Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after three years of upgrades

Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander

Human Spaceflight

Blue Origin’s Blue Moon will become second Artemis lander

Venus, where a year is about 225 days.

Why is Venus so different from Earth?

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Remembering Skylab’s launch, 50 years on

Centaurus A image by IXPE.

Centaurus A captured in colorful detail by trio of telescopes

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Earthworm robots could help astronomers explore other worlds

Moon taken during a penumbral lunar eclipse

Sky This Month: May 2023

The young star HL Tau

Exoplanets, Science

Astronomers are using AI to discover fledgling planets

Einstein ring taken by Hubble Space Telescope

Cosmology, Science

‘Einstein rings’ around distant galaxies inch us closer to solving dark matter debate

Far side of the moon in front of Earth

Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy

While in a circular orbit some 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the lunar surface, ispace's lander-mounted camera captured this shot of Earth rising over the limb of the Moon. The image also captures a unique view of a solar eclipse: If you look closely, you'll see the shadow of the Moon projected on Earth's surface.

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Japanese lunar lander loses contact moments before touchdown