The Beehive Cluster (M44) is a large, bright open cluster of stars that lies near the ecliptic, so it’s often visited by planets. This week, Mercury skims near this group of young suns. Credit: Jan Gajdos (Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Key Takeaways: Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, June […]
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A portion of the official cover for “Fantastic Four: The Coming of Galactus” (Image credit: Marvel) There are moments in comic books’ illustrious past that act as seismic shifts for the industry, and Marvel Comics’ “Fantastic Four #48” and its “The Coming of Galactus” story arc in 1965 was one of these rare occasions. Global
(Image credit: Erik Zachte) This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room. They gasp in awe, as a brilliant night sky shines above. They wonder – as many after them will
Holder: In this image of a video of NASA, the members of the crew of the 4 Axiom mission pose with the shipment 73 astronauts aboard the International Space Station following a successful dock Thursday 26 June 2025. Credit: NASA Takeaway Keyway: Axiom Mission 4 (AX-4), a mission financed privately at the International Space Station
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Invasion — Season 3 Official Teaser | Apple TV+ – YouTube Watch On Bolstered by a haunting original sci-fi score by Max Richter and unnerving visual effects by industry veteran Erik Henry (“Black Sails,” “Watchmen,” “Alien: Resurrection”), Apple TV+’s gripping alien infiltration series, “Invasion,” returns for a third season this summer and we’ve got a
Charles Messier (1730-1817) was a French astronomer and comet hunter who compiled a catalog of deep sky objects that were certainly not comets. Many amateur astronomers now use the most disordered catalog to identify the beautiful and easy to find objectives. Credit: Aniaux/Wikimedia Takeaway Keyway: Charles Messier was born in Badonviller, in France, on June
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This performance by Aurora Borealis occurred on November 4, 2021, above Condie Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Credit: Dre Erwin Photography/Wikimedia Commons Takeaway Keyway: The breathtaking celestial manifestations notes such as the Aurorae – the northern aurora in the northern hemisphere and the Aurora Australis in the southern hemisphere – are truly magnificent natural phenomena. These vibrant
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A view of a region nicknamed Ubajara, which is part of the slopes of Mount Sharp and where Curiosity discovered a carbonate mineral called siderite. (Image credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech/MSSS) The discovery by the Mars rovers of carbonate in sedimentary rock on the Red Planet has enabled planetary scientists to rewind the clock and tell the tale
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Artist’s conception of MethaneSAT in orbit. (Image credit: MethaneSAT/EDF) One of the most advanced satellites for tracking harmful greenhouse gas emissions has died in space. MethaneSAT, built and operated by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), was launched in March of 2024 as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission. The spacecraft was designed to pinpoint methane
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Holder: In this video of mission for Punch still from the end of May to the beginning of June 2025, the ejection of Massa Coronale pour from the sun in all directions. The sun is marked by a yellow point in the center, with the outlined circle that shows the visual field of the crimagraph
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