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China unveils spacesuit for moonwalking astronauts (video)
By Leonard David published
China has revealed the design of its moonwalking spacesuit, which the nation hopes to start putting to use on the lunar surface by 2030.
A star-studded Rosette nebula brings gorgeous color to the cosmos
By Keith Cooper published
The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros is captured in all its glory, revealing the sites of star formation and the feedback effects of stars that have already coalesced out of the nebula's molecular gases.
'Sub-Earth' exoplanet discovered around the closest solo star to us
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered a low-mass "sub-Earth" planet orbiting the closest solo star to the solar system, Barnard's star, that has a year lasting just three Earth days.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
The Milky Way's 2 biggest satellite galaxies are oddly lonely, study finds
By Keith Cooper published
The Milky Way's system of small, orbiting satellite galaxies is quite unusual, a new 12-year study of other galaxies in the local universe has found.
Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' surprisingly adheres to the laws of physics, scientists find
By Stefanie Waldek published
The artist's work demonstrates an innate understanding of Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence.
Find your way across countless young stars in this image of a faraway stellar nursery (image)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A new telescope image reveals in intricate detail a slice of a well-studied faraway stellar nursery.
Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say
By Robert Lea last updated
Scientists calculated that, on Sunday (Sept. 29), our planet should have captured the asteroid 2024 PT5, claiming it as a very temporary "mini-moon."
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