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The cluster, also called NGC 104, sits 13,000 light-years away. It is the second brightest globular cluster seen from Earth after Omega Centauri.
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Io, Europa and Ganymede had already shown their footprints through earlier observations. But Callisto, the farthest Galilean moon, remained a mystery.
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n 23 August 1966, NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 sent home a grainy black-and-white photo showing our planet as a crescent above the moon’s surface.
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Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2025 QD8, a space rock passing close to Earth on 3 September.
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Astronomers suggest possible origins for this strange CO₂ ratio. It could have formed under intense ultraviolet radiation exposure.
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NASA is tracking an asteroid measuring about 43 feet wide, travelling at 18,583 miles per hour
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Callisto's surface is the Solar System's most heavily cratered. Voyager 2 took a dramatic photo of this cratered world in 1979.
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When lightning strikes, air molecules are split by heat. The reaction produces nitrogen oxides, gases also created by car exhausts. Lightning contributes 10% to 15% of global nitrogen oxides.
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Voyager 2 launched in 1977 to tour the outer planets. It visited Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, returning data that transformed scientific understanding.
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NASA confirmed the space rock, measuring about 180 feet wide, will pass on 29 August. It will come within 2,810,000 miles of Earth while travelling at 30,205 miles per hour.
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NASA says asteroid 2025 QY4 is on its way. The rock measures nearly 180 feet wide. It is travelling at 30,205 miles per hour.
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SpaceX’s Starship completed its tenth test flight with both stages performing controlled splashdowns, providing vital data for future reusability.
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NASA has confirmed the rock is heading on course. The asteroid is around 120 feet wide in size. It travels at nearly 28,482 miles every single hour.
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NASA announced that its SPHEREx mission recently recorded detailed observations of comet 3I/ATLAS.
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NASA confirmed the rock is about 120 feet wide. It races at 28,482 miles per hour through space.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has spotted a strange, helmet on Mars, sparking curiosity among scientists and space enthusiasts about its origins and what secrets it might reveal about the Red Planet.
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The Sun might sit 93 million miles away, but its tantrums can still throw Earth’s technology into chaos. From GPS glitches to blackouts, solar storms are a growing threat to our wired lives. Now, IBM and NASA think they have a new defence — a powerful AI model named Surya.
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Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla shared a timelapse of India from space, showing thunderstorms, the Himalayas and sunrise from orbit, while calling the Axiom-4 mission a historic achievement for the nation.
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NASA has confirmed asteroid 2023 PX will pass Earth soon. The rock is around 73 feet wide in size. It is moving at a high speed through space.
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NASA confirmed the asteroid’s upcoming flyby earlier this week. The rock measures about 160 feet in width.
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The discovery raises Uranus’ total moon count to 29. This is the 14th small inner moon found within the planet’s complex system.
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ur Solar System is wrapped in such a shield, a bubble created by the Sun. Known as the heliosphere, it extends billions of kilometres into space and protects life on Earth.
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The rock, named 1997 QK1, is nearly 990 feet wide. The asteroid is travelling at 21,994 miles per hour.
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NASA and Freelancer announced on 15 August the 25 finalists in the “Moon Mascot: Artemis II ZGI Design Challenge.” The toy chosen will float inside Orion once microgravity begins.
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NASA has confirmed asteroid 1997 QK1 will make its closest approach on 20 August. The rock measures about 990 feet wide and is travelling at 21,994 miles per hour.
