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According to the agency, researchers are analyzing the new images to find out how these galaxies originated. NASA says they were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) program, and show off millions of stars …

Space.com

Not only could this system provide much-needed insight into how planets form and evolve around an infant star, but its similarity to the solar system could provide astronomers with a snapshot of what our cosmic neighborhood could have looked like around 4 …

Space.com

Feeding astronauts on a long mission to Mars goes well beyond ensuring they have enough nutrients and calories to survive their multi-year journey. Comments (0). cartoon of an astronaut holding a burrito with a comic book-like shazzaam shape behind.

Spaceflight Now

But unlike all previous missions targeting the orbiting outpost, this flight doesn’t feature a Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX is poised to launch a Cygnus spacecraft on behalf of Northrop Grumman as part of NG’s 20th Commercial …

Space.com

Boeing’s Starliner astronaut taxi remains on track to make its crewed debut just six weeks or so from now. NASA and Boeing have been gearing up to launch Crew Flight Test (CFT), Starliner’s first-ever astronaut mission, in mid-April.

CNN

An artist’s illustration depicts an an old smoker star, or an aging red giant star releasing a thick cloud of smoke and dust. Philip Lucas/University of Hertfordshire.

Space.com

NASA’s asteroid-hopping Lucy mission is finally getting fired up in space for its trip to the never-before-explored Trojan asteroids, which follow Jupiter as it orbits the sun. On Wednesday …

NPR

“You can use that to work out which way is ‘up’ really, really fast, which is as important for insects as it is for airline pilots,” says Sam Fabian, who studies insect flight at Imperial College London.

Phys.Org

Reliably guiding and capturing optical waves is central to the functioning of various contemporary technologies, including communication and information processing systems. The most conventional approach to guide light waves leverages the total …

CBS News

SpaceX launched its third flight in less than three days Tuesday, firing off a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida carrying more than four tons of science gear, equipment and crew supplies, including ice cream, fresh fruit and cheese, on a two-day flight to …