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Many stars and galaxies including two spiral galaxies and three merging galaxies.
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Rubin Observatory Stuns and Awes With Sprawling First Look Images

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 23 June 202523 June 2025

Wow. Just wow.

A heavily shaded, nearly round sphere with wavy edges. The sphere is battered with craters large and small. Some have sharp edges, whereas other edges are blurred. Shadows come from the dark left side and down some of the crater walls. The image is in gray tone.
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The Late, Great Gaia Helps Reveal Asteroid Masses

Nola Taylor Redd, Science Writer by Nola Taylor Tillman 29 May 202529 May 2025

Astronomers are using data from the recently decommissioned star-mapping satellite to help determine masses and more accurate orbits of celestial bodies closer to home.

An illustration of a space telescope in front of a purple galaxy
Posted inResearch & Developments

NASA Science Faces an “Extinction-Level Event” with Trump Draft Budget Proposal

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 April 20255 May 2025

The initial draft of President Donald Trump’s budget request proposes devastating cuts to NASA’s science research, future space missions, and field centers.

Bright orange, blue, and white stars glisten against a dark background.
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A Super Speedy Star May Be Streaking Through Our Galaxy

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 10 March 202510 March 2025

Astronomers suggest the star is towing along an exoplanet. The system could be traveling fast enough to escape the Milky Way.

The grayscale surface of an asteroid with many boulders
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Magnetic Meteorites May Explain How the Solar System Assembled

by Jenna Ahart 12 December 202412 December 2024

Faint magnetic properties in primitive asteroid fragments suggest an early magnetic field strong enough to shepherd the growth of the outer planets.

An illustration depicts a meteorite impacting Earth, causing a large explosion.
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Planetary Perturbations May Strengthen Gaia

by Grace van Deelen 27 November 202416 January 2025

Large-scale disruptions to life may ultimately increase ecological complexity over geologic timescales, though the risk of extinction always looms.

木星大气层的图像,其中充满了奇特的、螺旋状的、蓝色和浅橙色的云。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

业余爱好者能为木星研究做些什么?

by Saima May Sidik 12 November 202412 November 2024

天文学家希望业余爱好者能帮助他们监测木星的天气。

A strong flare explodes from a red-orange star.
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Small Stars Produce Mighty UV Flares

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 6 September 20246 September 2024

Stronger-than-expected ultraviolet flares could either provide exoplanets the sparks of life or prevent them from having life at all.

An image of Jupiter’s atmosphere, which is full of striking, swirling, blue and light orange clouds.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

All Eyes on Jupiter

by Saima May Sidik 5 September 202412 November 2024

Astronomers hope amateur enthusiasts will help them monitor Jovian weather.

An illustration of seven small planets in front of a red-orange star.
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Anemic Stars Don’t Host Super-Earths

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 27 August 202427 August 2024

Planetary systems need the right stuff to make planets, and some stars just don’t have it.

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