Space & Aviation
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The research team is mostly convinced by the data, but they want to capture additional observations in 2027 to confirm what they’ve found.
Today astronomers have announced that they caught a massive star’s death from the first explosive moment. The supernova may represent a new way for stars to end their lives.
NASA is at the precipice of a new era of Mars exploration that will hopefully expand to a ubiquitous presence at the Red Planet and be achieved by partnerships that extend further than those that NASA has had in the past.
D-Day was the largest single-day aerial operation in history. On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied France, landing on the beaches of Normandy, France.
Captain Joseph Foss shot down 26 Japanese aircraft defending Guadalcanal making him Amercia’s top ace. In the account that follows, learn about the Guadalcanal Campaign through his eyes.
See the five most aesthetic parts of the new "NSF Discovering Our Universe" gallery.
Astronomers have firm evidence that Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars in the night sky, is not alone.
A nearly full moon may obscure the fireballs falling from the remains of two comets that passed through Earth’s orbit.




