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By Steve Spaleta | February 14, 2017 12:32pm ET On Feb. 26th, 2017, the annular solar eclipse will begin west of Southern Chile and end over Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. Partial eclipse will be visible over most of South America, Africa, and Antarctica. How to Safely Observe the […]

Jupiter and the moon will share a Valentine’s night rendezvous late Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. This sky map shows where they will appear, weather permitting, in the late evening sky. Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, has a celestial date with the moon tonight (Feb. 14), offering a lovely Valentine’s night sky  view. […]

A NASA illustration of the exoplanet HAT-P-2b giving its parent star HAT-P-2 heartbeat-like pulsations. A gigantic exoplanet and its host star have a very special relationship, a new study suggests. The gas-giant planet, known as HAT-P-2b, induces heartbeat-like pulsations in the star every time the two bodies get close, according to the study, which is […]

The Oscar-nominated science-fiction film “Arrival”  arrives on Blu-ray today in 4K high dynamic range (HDR). Space.com recently spoke with the film’s production designer about the striking visual elements of the film.  “Arrival” tells the story of two scientists attempting to communicate with alien beings who arrive in massive stone spaceships at various locations around the […]

Ellen Ochoa and Michael Foale, seen here as STS-56 crewmates in 1993, will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. The first Hispanic woman to fly into space and an astrophysicist who turned to the stars to help him survive a dangerous collision in orbit will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall […]

Artist’s conception of the proposed Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics (Athena+). Athena, or Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics, is a European Space Agency (ESA) large-class mission expected to launch in 2028.  The spacecraft is an X-ray observatory expected to answer questions about the hot and energetic universe. The two main questions include “How does ordinary […]

The Minotaur’s first three stages are wrapped in thermal protection blankets to simulate conditions during the planned July 2017 launch. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Tucked inside a mobile service tower here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Launch Complex 46 sits a trio of Peacekeeper missiles stacked on top of one another.  Wrapped in gleaming-white […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaking with the National Reconnaissance Office employees Oct. 13. at NRO headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia. How can humans stay relevant in an age of artificial intelligence? Elon Musk thinks cyborgs are the answer. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO discussed the need for a “merger of biological intelligence and digital intelligence” during […]

A 2004 pictuer of a rock outcrop nicknamed “Longhorn” taken by the Spirit rover in Gusev Crater. The Columbia Hills region (which includes Gusev) is one of the sites being considered for the Mars 2020 mission. NASA’s next Mars rover could revisit a spot already explored by the now-dead Spirit rover a decade ago. One […]