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Juno Flyby Reveals Best New Images Of Jupiter’s Moon Europa In 20 Years

The first image from Juno's only close flyby of Europa is already being closely analyzed, including the finding of a possible impact crater just to the right of center near the terminator

Juno Flyby Reveals Best New Images Of Jupiter’s Moon Europa In 20 Years

The first image from Juno's only close flyby of Europa is already being closely analyzed, including the finding of a possible impact crater just to the right of center near the terminator

Juno Flyby Reveals Best New Images Of Jupiter’s Moon Europa In 20 Years

Europa is arguably the place with the best prospects for life outside the Earth in the entire Solar System, so it’s amazing this is...

Sep 30 2022

Private SpaceX Mission May Help NASA Extend Hubble For Many Years To Come

The Hubble Space Telescope hovers at the boundary of Earth and space in this picture, taken after Hubble second servicing mission in 1997.

Private SpaceX Mission May Help NASA Extend Hubble For Many Years To Come

Sep 30 2022

JWST Sees “Sparkler Galaxy” Surrounded By Most Distant Star Clusters Ever Found

Among these galaxies imaged by the JWST one looks "sparkly" because of the clusters around it, some of them the oldest globular cluster ever found

JWST Sees “Sparkler Galaxy” Surrounded By Most Distant Star Clusters Ever Found

Sep 29 2022

Latest Space and Physics Stories

For First Time, Hubble And JWST Watched The Same Event: DART Slamming Into An Asteroid

Side by side images by Hubble and JWST of NASA's DART mission impact on an steroid.

For First Time, Hubble And JWST Watched The Same Event: DART Slamming Into An Asteroid

Side by side images by Hubble and JWST of NASA's DART mission impact on an steroid.

For First Time, Hubble And JWST Watched The Same Event: DART Slamming Into An Asteroid

Sep 29 2022

Hubble Finds The Shield That Has Saved Nearby Galaxies From Dissolving

The Large Magellanic Cloud is home to the brightest stellar nursery in our cosmic neighborhood, the Tarantula Nebula, as photographed here by Hubble. Image Credit: ESA/NASA/Hubble

Hubble Finds The Shield That Has Saved Nearby Galaxies From Dissolving

The Large Magellanic Cloud is home to the brightest stellar nursery in our cosmic neighborhood, the Tarantula Nebula, as photographed here by Hubble. Image Credit: ESA/NASA/Hubble

Hubble Finds The Shield That Has Saved Nearby Galaxies From Dissolving

Sep 29 2022

Tiny Glass Beads Reveal Timing Of Lunar Craters May Coincide With Major Impacts On Earth

The area around where Chang-e5 collected samples includes craters whose impact distributed shocked glass beads that reveal their ages

Tiny Glass Beads Reveal Timing Of Lunar Craters May Coincide With Major Impacts On Earth

The area around where Chang-e5 collected samples includes craters whose impact distributed shocked glass beads that reveal their ages

Tiny Glass Beads Reveal Timing Of Lunar Craters May Coincide With Major Impacts On Earth

Sep 29 2022

New JWST Image Captures Deep Hidden Structures Of A Spiral Galaxy

Image of the spiral galaxy IC 5332.

New JWST Image Captures Deep Hidden Structures Of A Spiral Galaxy

Image of the spiral galaxy IC 5332.

New JWST Image Captures Deep Hidden Structures Of A Spiral Galaxy

Sep 28 2022

JWST Caught DART Smashing Into Asteroid

The bright flare that shows the DART mission crashing into asteriod Dimoprhos

JWST Caught DART Smashing Into Asteroid

The bright flare that shows the DART mission crashing into asteriod Dimoprhos

JWST Caught DART Smashing Into Asteroid

Sep 28 2022

First Aftermath Images Of NASA's Daring DART Asteroid Crash Released

An image from Italy's LICIACube spacecraft capturing Didymos and Dimorphos shortly after DART's impact on September 26, 2022.

First Aftermath Images Of NASA's Daring DART Asteroid Crash Released

An image from Italy's LICIACube spacecraft capturing Didymos and Dimorphos shortly after DART's impact on September 26, 2022.

First Aftermath Images Of NASA's Daring DART Asteroid Crash Released

Sep 28 2022

Passing Dwarf Galaxy Made Milky Way’s Stars Bob Up And Down

Ripples in the Milky Way's outer disk are the result of a recent passage of the Sagittarius Dwarf Eliptical Galaxy

Passing Dwarf Galaxy Made Milky Way’s Stars Bob Up And Down

Ripples in the Milky Way's outer disk are the result of a recent passage of the Sagittarius Dwarf Eliptical Galaxy

Passing Dwarf Galaxy Made Milky Way’s Stars Bob Up And Down

Sep 27 2022

Watch Moment DART Smashed Into Asteroid Captured By Telescopes On Earth

Image of the DART asteroid collision taken by the DART project.

Watch Moment DART Smashed Into Asteroid Captured By Telescopes On Earth

Image of the DART asteroid collision taken by the DART project.

Watch Moment DART Smashed Into Asteroid Captured By Telescopes On Earth

Sep 27 2022

“We Have Impact”: NASA’s DART Mission Scores A Direct Hit On Asteroid Dimorphos

Dimorphos asteroid against black background as seen by the DART spacecraft

“We Have Impact”: NASA’s DART Mission Scores A Direct Hit On Asteroid Dimorphos

Dimorphos asteroid against black background as seen by the DART spacecraft

“We Have Impact”: NASA’s DART Mission Scores A Direct Hit On Asteroid Dimorphos

Sep 27 2022

Asteroid That Became A Meteorite Found In Archival Images For First Time

fireball/meteorite falling to the ground against starry sky

Asteroid That Became A Meteorite Found In Archival Images For First Time

fireball/meteorite falling to the ground against starry sky

Asteroid That Became A Meteorite Found In Archival Images For First Time

Sep 23 2022

Bubble Of Hot Gas Seen Zooming Around Our Supermassive Black Hole At One-Third Lightspeed

A bubble of hot gas swirling around Sagittarius A*.

Bubble Of Hot Gas Seen Zooming Around Our Supermassive Black Hole At One-Third Lightspeed

A bubble of hot gas swirling around Sagittarius A*.

Bubble Of Hot Gas Seen Zooming Around Our Supermassive Black Hole At One-Third Lightspeed

Sep 23 2022

DART Snaps Gorgeous Image Of Jupiter On The Way To Its Date With An Asteroid

Jupiter and its four largest moons taken by NASA's DART

DART Snaps Gorgeous Image Of Jupiter On The Way To Its Date With An Asteroid

Jupiter and its four largest moons taken by NASA's DART

DART Snaps Gorgeous Image Of Jupiter On The Way To Its Date With An Asteroid

Sep 23 2022

Incredible Photo From The ISS Captures “Space Angel”. What Do You See?

A great blue slanting line that swoops across the dark image is actually the edge of Earth from the ISS. In the middle is strange white squiggle, a bit like a line of smoke that ends in light being refracted into the shape of a snow angel

Incredible Photo From The ISS Captures “Space Angel”. What Do You See?

A great blue slanting line that swoops across the dark image is actually the edge of Earth from the ISS. In the middle is strange white squiggle, a bit like a line of smoke that ends in light being refracted into the shape of a snow angel

Space and Physics

Incredible Photo From The ISS Captures “Space Angel”. What Do You See?

Sep 23 2022

IFLScience The Big Questions: Why Is The Universe Made Of Matter And Not Antimatter?

IFLScience The Big Questions: Why Is The Universe Made Of Matter And Not Antimatter?

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IFLScience The Big Questions: Why Is The Universe Made Of Matter And Not Antimatter?

Sep 23 2022

Features

Does Equinox Really Mean Equal Day And Night?

This incredibe image of the vernal equinox dividing Earth in half by night and day in 2019 from space makes it all look so simple. Image credit: NOAA/NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory

Space and Physics

Does Equinox Really Mean Equal Day And Night?

Sep 22 2022

What Is Time, And How Do We Know It Exists?

An illustration of hourglass with dots of light indicating the sand floating away

What Is Time, And How Do We Know It Exists?

Sep 19 2022

Comets And Kings: When Fireballs Blazing Through The Sky Were Taken As A Bad Sign

Halley's comet streaks through a night sky

Space and Physics

Comets And Kings: When Fireballs Blazing Through The Sky Were Taken As A Bad Sign

Sep 16 2022

Multimedia

IFLScience The Big Questions: How Will The Universe End?

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IFLScience The Big Questions: How Will The Universe End?

Jul 29 2022

IFLScience The Big Questions: What Is The Universe Made Of?

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Space and Physics

IFLScience The Big Questions: What Is The Universe Made Of?

Oct 28 2021

IFLScience The Big Questions: Are We Alone In The Universe?

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Space and Physics

IFLScience The Big Questions: Are We Alone In The Universe?

Sep 2 2021

physics

Einstein Is Right Again – Most Precise Measurement Of Free Fall Principle Confirms Theory

stone and a feather balancing equally on a rock

Einstein Is Right Again – Most Precise Measurement Of Free Fall Principle Confirms Theory

Sep 14 2022

Physicists Quantum Entangle Two Atomic Clocks For The First Time

Artist impression of entangled atoms. Image Credit: Jurik Peter/Shutterstock.com

Physicists Quantum Entangle Two Atomic Clocks For The First Time

Sep 8 2022

chemistry

Why Did This Famous Medieval Palace’s Golden Ceilings Start Turning Purple?

The gold ceiling of the Hall foKings, palace Alhambra, showing ten Islamic rulers

Why Did This Famous Medieval Palace’s Golden Ceilings Start Turning Purple?

Sep 13 2022

Strange Hexagonal Diamonds Crashed To Earth From Ancient Dwarf Planet

A ureilite meteorites sliced through the middle showing crystal formation within.

Strange Hexagonal Diamonds Crashed To Earth From Ancient Dwarf Planet

Sep 13 2022

Astronomy

Gaia Finds The Protogalaxy That Became The Milky Way’s Heart

The milky way visible in the night sky as the sun sets below the horizon

Gaia Finds The Protogalaxy That Became The Milky Way’s Heart

Sep 22 2022

“Frosted Cupcake” Clouds Caught Dancing On Jupiter

3D renders show the clouds of Jupiter swiling around like "frosting" on a cupcake.

“Frosted Cupcake” Clouds Caught Dancing On Jupiter

Sep 22 2022