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Taters, NASA's Laser Beam Motion Analyst. Credit: Joby Harris/Instagram via taters_space_cat

Space Exploration

Meet Taters, the cat who starred in the video streamed from space

Mercury, shown in an enhanced-color image from NASA’s Messenger probe. Credit: NASA / JHU Applied Physics Lab / Carnegie Inst. Washington

Are glaciers on Mercury a link to life?

An artist's representation of a binary star stealing the hydrogen-rich envelope from its primary star. Credit: Navid Marvi, courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science

Galaxies, Science, Stars

Mysterious stars detected in nearby galaxies

Neutron stars are the perfect cosmic laboratory for the scientists who study them, thanks to their observability, extreme gravity, and strong magnetic fields. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada.

Exotic Objects, Science

What are neutron stars? The cosmic gold mines, explained

NASA astronaut Christina Koch stops for a picture while replacing equipment on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Human Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

What are the hazards of living in space? Swollen heads, for one

Dr. Vera Rubin began observing at Kitt Peak National Observatory in 1963 at the 36-inch telescope. Credit: NOIRLab

Vera Rubin found a lifetime of wonder in the dark skies

Could the Star of Bethlehem have been caused by a "great conjunction" of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter? On June 17, 2 B.C., the planets had come so close they would have almost appeared as one object, similar to the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 2020. Ron Miller/Astronomy magazine

The Star of Bethlehem: Can science explain what it really was?

In addition to great discoveries, the JWST works with other telescopes to produce magnificent images, like this of the M74 "Phantom Galaxy." Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team

Cosmology, Exoplanets, Exotic Objects, Galaxies, Milky Way, Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Solar System, Space Exploration, Stars

The 10 greatest JWST discoveries, so far

The contributions from NASA’s Chandra X-ray data provide the blue and white flickering lights from young stars and the green pine needles come from the optical data collected by the National Science Foundation’s WIYN Observatory.

Astrophotography, Exotic Objects, Observing

Merry Christmas from the cosmos

Three-quarters of a billion years ago, Venus underwent a catastrophic resurfacing, altering its topography forever, as imaged in this Magellan spacecraft composite. Credit: NASA/JPL

Science, Solar System

Why did Venus turn inside-out?

Full Moon above Christmas tree

The Sky This Week from December 22 to 29: A Christmastime Cold Moon

An artistic rendering of how the ESO's Extremely Large Telescope will look on Cerro Armazones upon completion. Credit: ESO

Cosmology, Science

Mirrors for the world’s largest optical telescope are on their way to Chile