Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug | Space photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026
Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace....
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Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace....
3I/ATLAS is heading away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system....
With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky....
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A cow in Austria has been observed using tools ― the first time such behavior has been recorded in cattle. Have we underestimated the gentle bovines all this time?...
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026....
NASA has ended Crew-11's space stay a few weeks early due to a "lingering risk" to an astronaut's health. The crew is now on its way back to Earth....
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Kimiya Yui released the timelapse footage to celebrate his 300th cumulative day spent orbiting Earth....
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Dr. Sue Hwang, a radiation oncologist, said her own experience with breast cancer helped her see vulnerability as a strength instead of a weakness. Tim Brown Oncologist Sue Hwang was diagnosed with br...
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Droughts, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming the new normal. Global temperatures have shattered records for more than a decade....
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The world recorded its third-hottest year on record in 2025, extending an unprecedented streak of global heat with no relief expected in 2026, US and EU climate scientists said on Wednesday. The past ...
Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean....