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The Super Blood Moon of January 31st
Introduction It might seem that in recent years, we have had the esteemed pleasure of witnessing a number of remarkable solar and lunar events. Over the last couple years, we have noticed more blood moons and other notable events. The interest of people all around the...
Anyone Can Easily Find Plastic “Islands” in the Ocean
We use plastic every day of our lives — from grocery bags to fast food soda cups, plastics are an integral part of just about every industry. While a versatile tool, they also take a long time to biodegrade, if they do at all, making them a problem for the planet....
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Airborne Microplastics May Be Warming the Planet
Tiny particles of plastic amassing in the atmosphere may be intensifying warming, according to new study.Microplastics shed by synthetic fabrics, rubber tires, plastic bags, bottles, and other goods as they break down have contaminated the world’s seas, soils, and...
Thin atmosphere detected around distant object beyond Pluto
Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a tiny celestial body in the outer solar system for the first time — an object previously thought to be too small to support the presence of an atmosphere.Thousands of frozen, rocky bodies called trans-Neptunian...
Trump’s proposed NASA budget is a ‘horrible threat to our future’ in space, Planetary Society CEO says
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The NASA logo at the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. | Credit: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesThe new chief of the Planetary Society...
James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet’s surface for the 1st time: ‘We see a dark, hot, barren rock’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Scientists say this high-resolution photo of the planet Mercury probably resembles the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b, which the JWST just observed. | Credit: NASA/Johns...
Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says
New Horizons spacecraft survives trip 1 billion miles beyond Pluto 02:03A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.Just 300 miles or so across, this...
Astronomers believe they’ve detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.Just 300 miles (500 kilometers) or so across, this mini Pluto is thought to be...
Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system’s far reaches
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - In the far reaches of our solar system - beyond the outermost planet Neptune - resides a host of icy and desolate celestial bodies. Among these objects, only the dwarf planet Pluto was known to possess an atmosphere - until...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a plastic trash nightmare. It could also be part of a much bigger, hidden problem
Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, they break down into particles tiny enough to be borne aloft on the...
Our Milky Way’s ‘Zone of Avoidance’ holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun’s mass
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras imaged the Milky Way's center to create this portrait of our galaxy. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S. Stolovy (Spitzer...
‘It was quite a light show!’ NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed this fireball — likely caused by reentering orbital debris — from the International Space Station on April 27, 2026. |...
SpaceX launching 45 satellites to orbit early May 3: Watch it live
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX's 50th launch of the year. |...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 208 — Lander, Lander, Who’s Got a Lander
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: TWiT[embedded content]On Episode 208 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space.com's Mike Wall about the risks and realities of the new...