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Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon. Credit: NASA.

Human Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

What astronauts do: Science, spacewalks and chores

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Cerro Pachón in Chile. Credit: Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/B. Quint

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory shows its flair for asteroid detection

JWST images of six candidate massive galaxies, seen 500 million to 800 million years after the Big Bang. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/I. Labbe

Galaxies, Science, Stars

Those puzzling JWST images can be explained by ‘bursty’ star formation

Jupiter image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA.

NASA releases stunning image of Jupiter taken by JWST

A view of the Earth, showing North America.

Science, Solar System

Earth’s future: How the world might end

A composite image of the Sun taken by ASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Science, Solar System

The Sun: Facts, size, and fate of Earth’s blazing star

A rendering of what laser-built roads on the moon might look like. Credit: Liquifer Systems Group

Human Spaceflight, Solar System

Light — and a big lens — could build roads on the Moon

Gas giants like Jupiter, shown here, could be more common than previously thought.

Exoplanets, Planets, Science, Solar System

Why a solar system like ours might be more common than we think

This diagram outlines the basic stages of the aerocapture technique.

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Aerocapture: Using a planet’s atmosphere to slow down a spacecraft

‘Ring of fire’ annular eclipse wows Sun-gazers across the Americas

NASA's image of a "ring of fire" eclipse.

The Moon, The Sun, Upcoming Events

How to see the 2023 annular eclipse: The ‘Ring of Fire’ is here

A ring of sunlight remains visible at the midpoint of an annular solar eclipse.

How to see today’s eclipse — and what you shouldn’t do