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  • 2 days ago | earthsky.org | Kelly Kizer Whitt

    Space Astrobiology is the study of life in our universe. The only life we currently know of resides on Earth. So scientists look at exoplanets – worlds around other stars – that might have similar conditions as Earth and, thus, be conducive to life. Many of the exoplanets we’ve discovered orbit stars with radiation stronger than that of our sun.

  • 3 days ago | earthsky.org | Kelly Kizer Whitt

    Space When you look at the night sky, all the light you see is what astronomers call ordinary matter. It represents only 15% of the matter (mass) in the universe. A mysterious substance called dark matter makes up . So when you look at a galaxy through a telescope, all the light you see is ordinary matter. But is it possible to have a galaxy made out of dark matter?

  • 6 days ago | earthsky.org | Kelly Kizer Whitt

    Space The much-anticipated 1st look from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, starring our universe, is coming Monday. Watch in the player above or on YouTube. Get ready for the newest worldwide premiere, starring our universe! The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is poised to scan the sky – smoothly, rapidly, nightly – for the coming 10 years. And we’ll get our first look at the images from the Rubin Observatory at 10 a.m. CDT (15 UTC) on June 23, 2025.

  • 6 days ago | earthsky.org | Paul Scott Anderson

    Space Jezero Mons is a mountain sitting on the edge of Jezero crater on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater in 2021. The mountain might actually be a volcano “hiding in plain sight,” according to some scientists. Is it? A new study using data from both orbiters and Perseverance said yes. The findings explain the unexpected volcanic rocks Perseverance found.

  • 1 week ago | earthsky.org | Kelly Kizer Whitt

    Today's Image On June 18, 2025, astronomers shared a thousand-color image of the Sculptor galaxy from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The rich colors of the galaxy come alive in this image, which took more than 100 exposures and 50 hours of observations. The details in the color help astronomers understand what is happening inside the galaxy, which lies 11 million light-years away.

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