Voyager 1 Is About to Become the First Spacecraft One Light-Day From Earth
On 18 November 2026, NASA's Voyager 1 will be so far away that its radio signals need a full day to reach Earth. Here is how far one light-day is, wh…
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NASA's Swift Observatory Is Falling Back to Earth: When and Where It Could Come Down
After nearly 22 years of studying cosmic explosions, NASA's Swift observatory is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere between 3 and 5 November 202…
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James Webb finds the most distant ring galaxy ever seen, possibly born from a head-on crash
Webb has identified GS18660, a galaxy wrapped in a ring of young stars, seen just 2.1 billion years after the Big Bang. It is the most distant ring g…
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JWST finds a "shiny" lava planet that reflects light like Venus
New JWST results show the lava world TOI-561 b reflects about three-quarters of its star's light, adding to evidence that this scorched rocky planet…
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