Virgin Galactic to lose funding from its billionaire founder
Richard Branson on a Virgin Galactic test flight in 2021. Virgin Galactic
Richard Branson has said he will no longer put any money into Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company…
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James Webb captures dramatic image of newborn star
A new image of a Herbig-Haro object captured by the James Webb Space Telescope shows the dramatic outflows from a young star. These luminous flares are created when stellar winds…
Mars Odyssey pulls a sideways maneuver to capture horizon
A new image from a NASA orbiter shows an unusual view of Mars that captures the planet’s horizon complete with clouds. It is similar to the kinds of views of Earth that astronauts…
NASA’s skywatching tips for December include a meteor shower
What's Up: December 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA
NASA has shared its top picks for what to look out for in the night sky in the final month of the year.
Highlights include…
Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid heavy bombardments
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip sought shelter in an ever-shrinking area of the south on Sunday as Israel stepped up its bombing from air, sea and land across the enclave.Bombardments were…
Rocky planets could form in extreme radiation environment
It takes a particular confluence of conditions for rocky planets like Earth to form, as not all stars in the universe are conducive to planet formation. Stars give off ultraviolet…
Unique star system with six planets in geometric formation
Astronomers have discovered a rare star system in which six planets orbit around one star in an elaborate geometrical pattern due to a phenomenon called orbital resonance. Using both…
Hubble Space Telescope is in safe mode due to a gyro problem
The Hubble Space Telescope has experienced a problem with its hardware and is currently in safe mode, with science operations paused until the fault can be corrected. The problem is…
‘You’ve got all time and space’: B.C. director says making Doctor…
Vancouver filmmaker Rachel Talalay already won widespread acclaim — and an award — for the episodes of Doctor Who she directed.But being invited back into that chair for one of the BBC's…
Solar storm expected to bring spectacular northern lights to Prairies
Christmas lights might not be the only thing lighting up these dark December nights, as a solar storm is expected to bring bright northern lights to the Prairies this weekend. Auroras…