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This illustration shows what exoplanet WASP-39 b could look like,

Planets & Stars

James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon dioxide on speedy exoplanet 700 light years awayOctober 4, 2022

Cartoon: Astronaut hitches ride for space travel to Mars

Learning to walk again: Doctors studying how humans can safely live on Mars and beyondOctober 3, 2022

Sparkler galaxy located in Webb’s First Deep Field

Enjoy this marvelous peek at The Sparkler, a galaxy twinkling with the universe’s oldest starsSeptember 30, 2022

Cupcake clouds on Jupiter

‘Frosted cupcake’ clouds swirling in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere captured by NASA’s JunoCamSeptember 29, 2022

Jezero Crater Map - Mars

It’s a lovely day for a trek on Mars: New, interactive hiking map will plan your Jezero Crater tripSeptember 29, 2022

SpaceX rocket launch at 37,000 feet.

Burst of light spotted high above the clouds by Air Force crew identified as SpaceX rocketSeptember 28, 2022

International Space Station (ISS)

International Space Station

How SpaceX CRS-25 Dragon provided ride for 13,000 pounds of science experiments to ISSSeptember 27, 2022

Fast radio burst artist's illustration

Cosmic Phenomena

Scientists further baffled by origins of mysterious fast radio bursts from deep spaceSeptember 26, 2022

The Milky Way Center Aglow with Dust

The world’s most powerful supercomputer reveals a new bulge in the Milky WaySeptember 21, 2022

Neptune image taken by James Webb Space Telescope

Neptune image taken by James Webb Space Telescope shows ‘ice giant’ — and its rings — in a whole new lightSeptember 21, 2022