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The Aurora, as seen from Earth.

Science, Solar System

Prehistoric trees hint an immense solar storm hit Earth 14,300 years ago

Illustration of the Psyche spacecraft

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

NASA launches Psyche on mission to study unusual asteroid

Satellite trails near Earth.

Study: Satellite traffic jam calls for ‘urgent’ changes

Bennu regolith scattered around the outside of OSIRIS-REx's sample collector

Material collected from Bennu shows signs of abundant water and carbon — components necessary for life

Upcoming Events

Starmus announces Jean-Michel Jarre and The Offspring as new star signings for Starmus VII

The Moon has less water than we thought

With the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) hiding in the glare of the Sun, illustrated in this artist's impression.

Close calls: How many asteroids have narrowly missed Earth?

Astrophotography

Starmus announces astrophotography school

Scientists found CO2 on Europa. Here’s why it’s important

The ‘least crazy’ idea: Early dark energy could solve a cosmological conundrum

Lecture: Can we recognize intelligent life in the universe?

Exoplanets, Science

Which exoplanets could host life?