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Archive: 2026
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One bright dot or a line of many? A 5-step method to tell the ISS apart from a Starlink train — and from planes and meteors too.
Jupiter is a late-night naked-eye target this autumn. Six steps to find the giant planet tonight using the twinkle test and a free sky app.
The James Webb Space Telescope's s MIRI and NIRCam instruments have captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 2090. The galaxy is about 37 million light years away in the Columbia constellation. Also, see a view of NGC 2090 from the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: Space.com | ESA/Webb, ESA/Hubbl
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James Webb Space Telescope: 4K Mind-Boggling View Of 'Exploded Star'
'Violent' Galactic Merger Captured By ESO Telescopes
Incredible Views Of SpaceX Starship Reentering Earth's Atmosphere
From Animation to Reality: See Starship Deploy Satellites in Orbit
James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Oldest Known Galaxy
Webb Telescope's Cosmic 'Technicolor Dreamscape'
Amazing Galactic Imagery via James Webb Space Telescope
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 18 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation writte
The Hubble Space Telescope has found evidence of a "wandering" black hole about 5000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers estimate that there could be 100 million black holes wandering around our galaxy. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Watch how a single engine on the flight 7 SpaceX Starship was test fired to simulate an in-space burn. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta
The incredible power of SpaceX Starship is on display in slow motion footage that show shockwaves propagating from the launch. Also, see slow motion footage of the atmospheric re-entry of Starship. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta
Explore one of the most famous supernova remnants in our galaxy, Cassiopeia A, as seen through the powerful eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope. The detailed NIRCam image uncovers the beautiful and chaotic web of gas and dust left behind by a cosmic cataclysm. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy
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APOD Ciencia APOD APOD: 2026 17 de octubre... Archivo APOD de hoy Índice de envíos Buscar Calendario RSS Educación Acerca de Discutir APOD Astronomía Imagen del día ¡Descubre el cosmos! Cada día se presenta una imagen o fotografía diferente de nuestro fascinante universo, junto con una breve explicación escrita
Esta imagen del Telescopio Espacial Hubble de la NASA muestra la galaxia espiral intermedia NGC 1827, de canto, ubicada aproximadamente a 37 millones de años luz de distancia en la constelación de Columba, la Paloma.
APOD Ciencia APOD APOD: 2026 16 de octubre -… Archivo APOD de hoy Índice de envíos Buscar Calendario RSS Educación Acerca de Discutir APOD Astronomía Imagen del día ¡Descubre el cosmos! Cada día aparece una imagen o fotografía diferente de nuestro fascinante universo, junto con una breve explicación escrita.
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured a "violent cosmic collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense radiation," according to the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Credit: ESO Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin
Incredible Views Of SpaceX Starship Re-Entering Earth's Atmosphere. Credit: SpaceX
La NASA está desempeñando un papel importante en la misión MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) de JAXA (Agencia de Exploración Aeroespacial de Japón), para avanzar en nuestra comprensión de las lunas de Marte y aprovechar la larga historia de la agencia en la exploración del Planeta Rojo. La misión tiene como objetivo caracterizar y determinar el origen de Marte
What was once just an animation is now a breathtaking reality. This epic video shows SpaceX's Starship successfully deploying V3 Starlink satellites, a major milestone in the company's quest for rapid and reusable space access.
La misión Artemis II de la NASA envió a cuatro astronautas alrededor de la Luna y los trajo sanos y salvos de regreso a la Tierra, sentando las bases para los vuelos tripulados a la superficie de la Luna. Un análisis adicional de datos de ingeniería del escudo térmico de la nave espacial Orion confirmó los datos iniciales que muestran que el escudo térmico se desempeñó como e
La NASA ha seleccionado 12 instituciones estadounidenses para recibir 12 millones de dólares para acelerar la investigación académica y el desarrollo tecnológico en apoyo de las prioridades de la agencia para explorar la Luna, Marte y el espacio profundo. A través del Proyecto de Educación e Investigación de Universidades Minoritarias (MUREP) de la NASA, Space Technology Arte
James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Oldest Known Galaxy
A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Researchers used Chandra to find that the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst from a supermassive black hole, followed by a collision of two galaxy clusters. Rea
Fly through the cosmos to the star-forming region NGC 7129. This video showcases the incredible power of the James Webb Space Telescope to see through dust and gas, unveiling the intricate and colorful details of where stars are born.
APOD Ciencia APOD APOD: 2026 15 de octubre - El… Archivo APOD de hoy Índice de envíos Buscar Calendario RSS Educación Acerca de Discutir APOD Astronomía Imagen del día ¡Descubre el cosmos! Cada día se presenta una imagen o fotografía diferente de nuestro fascinante universo, junto con una breve explicación.
The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared and Mid-Infrared instruments (NIRCam & MIRI) have delivered imagery of interacting galaxies IC 1623, located 270 million light-years from Earth. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus & A. Evans, N. Bartmann | edited by Ste