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A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it ...
NASA’s SPHEREx mission is mapping the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, turning raw space data into a public tool for ...
It’s the iconic “Earthrise” photo. Of course, this isn’t one of 2022’s images of Earth from space that I’m showcasing below. But I thought I should start with it — for context.
It’s an oft-told story: The boom of space startups today can be traced to dramatically lowered cost in launch and satellite manufacturing over the past 10 years. But Array Labs, a two-year-old ...
NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now ...
Mapping the seafloor isn't the SWOT mission's primary purpose. Launched in December 2022, the satellite measures the height of water on nearly all of Earth's surface, including the ocean, lakes ...
The map that NASA launched in 1972 could lead extraterrestrials to Earth. A new map, nearly 50 years later, provides even better directions.
The "Blue Marble" is an image of Earth taken on December 7, 1972 as the Apollo 17 crew made its way to the moon. It's a detailed image of our planet, against the inky black void of space. Africa ...
NASA releases new image of Earth taken from space during annular solar eclipse: ... The map shows the dark path of annularity that occurred on Oct. 14, 2023, according to NASA.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will open “NASA’s Earth Information Center at the National Museum of Natural History”—a 2,000-square-foot exhibition showcasing the dynamic forces ...