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An international team of astronomers using NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), has challenged our understanding ...
The Vulcan, the United Launch Alliance's newer rocket, got off the ground from Florida on its first national security mission for US Space Force.
Astronomers have finally confirmed the existence of a long-suspected companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, the iconic red supergiant in Orion. Using the advanced 'Alopeke speckle imager on the Gemini ...
For decades, scientists puzzled over why Uranus seemed colder than expected. Now, an international research team led by the University of Houston has solved the mystery: Uranus emits more heat than it ...
A total lunar eclipse, known as a blood moon, will appear Sept. 7, 2025, though it won't be visible in North America. Here's what to know.
NASA has successfully launched a mission to explore the interactions between the Sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields. The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp ...
NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other ...
Breathtaking celestial photographs, most recently from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, capture a beauty beyond terrestrial ...
ESU will have a special event on campus to celebrate both the mini-PULSE display and the Peterson Planetarium’s ...
Starlink satellites launch weekly from Florida, but what are they exactly? Here's a look at SpaceX's Starlink satellites.
U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of ...
What time is liftoff? ULA's Vulcan could be visible for most of Florida pending weather. Did your city make the rocket launch visibility map?