Katrina Miller
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NASA Spacecraft Takes New Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Juno, a NASA mission designed to study Jupiter’s origins, sent back new views of the most eruptive world in the solar system.
Quadrantids Meteor Shower, the First of 2024, Peaks Tonight. Here’s How to Watch.
The Quadrantids are forecast to be one of the year’s strongest showers, but they can be difficult to actually spot.
It’s Christmastime in the Cosmos
Astronomers have a long tradition of finding holiday cheer in outer space.
A Star With Six Planets That Orbit Perfectly in Sync
One hundred light years away, a handful of planets are circling a star in the same configuration as when they formed.
Euclid Telescope Dazzles With Detailed First Images of Our Universe
The European Space Agency’s premier telescope captured new views of space, a small taste of what it is likely to accomplish in the coming years.
Photos: NASA’s Lucy Mission Finds Dinkinesh Asteroid Has a Moon
On its way to the Trojan swarms, the spacecraft made a pit stop at a rock named Dinkinesh — and the images it sent back...
Birds in the Americas Will No Longer Be Named After People
The American Ornithological Society has committed to replacing all bird names derived from people so as not to honor figures with racist pasts.
Solar Eclipse 2023: When, Where and How to Watch
The so-called “ring of fire” will grace the skies of the Western Hemisphere on Saturday.
Lise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel Prize
Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred...
A Nobel Prize Might Lower a Scientist’s Impact
A team of researchers at Stanford find that older scientists are less productive after winning major awards like the Nobel and the MacArthur Fellowship.
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