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Cyberthieves hit European Space Agency, stealing hundreds of gigabytes of data

A recent string of cyberattacks against the European Space Agency is just the tip of the iceberg, a researcher said, claiming that email credentials of ESA employees are regularly leaked online.

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Cyberthieves hit European Space Agency, stealing hundreds of gigabytes of data

Space.com

Giraffe in space? Eerie dark nebula takes on an uncanny shape (photo)

The shadow nebula LDN 1245 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia.

1 hour ago

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Giraffe in space? Eerie dark nebula takes on an uncanny shape (photo)

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NASA

NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow

NASA satellites are helping Maine oyster farmers pick better sites and plan when oysters will be ready to harvest.

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NASA

NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow

Space.com

How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?"

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How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate

NASA

Hubble Spies Stellar Blast Setting Clouds Ablaze

This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a jet of gas from a forming star shooting across the dark expanse. The bright pink and green patches running diagonally through the image are HH 80/81, a pair of Herbig-Haro (HH) objects previously observed by Hubble in 1995. The patch to the upper ...

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Hubble Spies Stellar Blast Setting Clouds Ablaze

Space.com

Satellites spy raging bushfires in Australia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 15, 2026

The image shows just how large and devastating these events can be.

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Satellites spy raging bushfires in Australia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 15, 2026

Space.com

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' is Hogwarts in space by way of 'Dawson's Creek', and we don't love it

The noisy fandom is about to have a field day with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

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'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' is Hogwarts in space by way of 'Dawson's Creek', and we don't love it

NASA

Hubble’s Album of Planet-Forming Disks

This collection of new images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases protoplanetary disks, the swirling masses of gas and dust that surround forming stars, in both visible and infrared wavelengths. Through observations of young stellar objects like these, Hubble helps scientists better understand ...

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Hubble’s Album of Planet-Forming Disks

Space.com

'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says

NASA leaders said the Crew-11 mission's astronaut medical evacuation shows how the agency is prepared to handle the unexpected.

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'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says

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New York Times Space

This City’s Best Winter Show Is in Its Pitch-Dark Skies

A heritage of dark sky preservation means residents of Flagstaff welcome the season’s longer nights with prolonged views of the stars.

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New York Times Space

This City’s Best Winter Show Is in Its Pitch-Dark Skies

NASA

Clouds Swimming over Lago Argentino

A collection of fish-shaped clouds hovered above the glacial lake in Patagonia in December 2025.

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Clouds Swimming over Lago Argentino

NASA

Coverage, Briefing Set for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Roll to Pad

NASA’s integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is inching closer to launch – literally. The agency is targeting no earlier than 7 a.m. EST, Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin the multi-hour trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s ...

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Coverage, Briefing Set for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Rocket Roll to Pad

NASA

New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Area

The New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at approximately 3:29 a.m. local time Dec. 20, 2025, from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles ...

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New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Area