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10 jaw-dropping space photos that defined 2024
By Brandon Specktor published
From solar storms to "shooting stars" over Stonehenge, here are our top 10 favorite space photos of 2024 — and what they told us about our beautiful cosmos.
There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus
By Monisha Ravisetti published
"After staring at dozens and dozens of image pairs, she found something interesting."
This red giant star has starspots larger than the entire sun
By Conor Feehly published
Astronomers modeled sunspot activity on a nearby red giant star to learn about its chaotic interior.
Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.
Space news quiz: From Starliner to solar storms, do you know the year's top space stories?
By Brandon Specktor published
From impressive moon missions to unbelievable auroras, 2024 was a year that got many of us looking up. How well do you remember the year's top space news stories?
Space photo of the week: Hubble captures a cosmic snow angel created by a bright, young star
By Shreejaya Karantha published
Created by a young star, the bipolar star-forming region Sharpless 2-106 in this Hubble image depicts how intense the star-formation process can get.
Our favorite space stories of 2024 — from lost planets to human-caused meteor showers
By Brandon Specktor published
From the mysterious Planet Nine to the prospect of a "human-caused meteor shower," space and physics editor Brandon Specktor lists his favorite stories of 2024.
5 times the James Webb telescope rewrote physics in 2024
By Paul Sutter published
The James Webb space telescope had several stunning findings this year that changed how we understand the universe.
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