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NASA will in 2026 launch Israel’s first space telescope into orbit, where it will scan the universe for events such as stars colliding or exploding, the Weizmann Institute of Science said in a statement Tuesday. Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite, or ULTRASAT, will be carried into space on board a NASA launch rocket. The mission is …

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When unidentified flying objects began being spotted over the US and Canada, there was quite a stir among amateur ufologists. UFO discussion forums lit up with theories about the origins and purpose of these floating entities – were they sent by intelligent lifeforms from outer space or was there an explanation closer to home? Now …

Prepare for wave of extraterrestrial sightings in UK, say UFO experts Read More »

  Relatively soon, some prominent astrobiologists say, we will most likely have either found compelling evidence for extraterrestrial life or banished its possible existence to the ever shrinking edges of the cosmos beyond the rapidly expanding reach of our observations. Such answers could come by the end of the 2030s from any of a number …

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The three objects blasted out of the sky recently by U.S. fighter jets likely weren’t doing anything nefarious up there, President Joe Biden said. The mystery objects were shot down with Sidewinder air-to-air missiles off the coast of northern Alaska on Friday (Feb. 10), over the Yukon in northwestern Canada on Saturday (Feb. 11) and …

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    While one science instrument mapped the dome of high pressure that settled over the southwestern U.S. in early July, another captured ground surface temperatures. Just weeks after the Pacific Northwest endured record-shattering temperatures, another heat wave scorched the U.S. Southwest. This heat wave, which started around July 7, tied or broke several all-time …

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The SWOT satellite, or the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, is now encapsulated in its payload fairing in preparation for launch. Technicians at the SpaceX processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California completed the operation and will soon mate the fairing to the top of a Falcon 9 rocket. The fairing protects …

Water-Tracking SWOT Satellite Encapsulated in Rocket Payload Fairing Read More »

The discovery could help scientists learn more about the movements of Earth’s tectonic plates, which not only create mountains and earthquakes, but also contributed to forming environments with the right chemical and physical conditions to support life on early Earth. Our planet’s outermost layer is the crust — which we live on — and below …

Hidden molten rock layer found beneath Earth’s tectonic plates Read More »

The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured the appearance of several asymmetrical ‘spokes’ rising above the rings of Saturn, marking a coming change in season for the ringed gas giant. The spokes are made of charged ice particles bulging up and away from the rest of the rings. Researchers aren’t sure exactly what causes the spokes, …

It’s Time for Mysterious Spokes to Appear in Saturn’s Rings Read More »

Even on a sunny day, human eyes can’t see all the light our nearest star gives off. A new image displays some of this hidden light, including the high-energy X-rays emitted by the hottest material in the Sun’s atmosphere, as observed by NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). While the observatory typically studies objects outside …

NASA’s NuSTAR Telescope Reveals Hidden Light Shows on the Sun Read More »

    A new video series highlights the hard work and passion of scientists and engineers who are helping to get this remarkable new satellite off the ground. As the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission finishes final preparations for its December launch, a new video series focuses on some of the engineers …

Meet the People Behind the SWOT Water-Tracking Satellite Read More »