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NASA's asteroid-deflection mission is a smashing success, shortens space rock's orbit by a stunning 32 minutes
By Ben Turner published
The asteroid's orbit changed by more than half an hour.

Peer into Hurricane Ian’s 'eye' in this photo that an astronaut snapped from space
By Elizabeth Howell published
An International Space Station astronaut photographed Hurricane Ian as the powerful storm battered Florida. NASA, SpaceX and others have postponed launches from the Space Coast.

Watch NASA's DART spacecraft hit 'bullseye' by smashing into an asteroid
By Ben Turner published
This is the first ever test of the Earth's planetary defence system

Acid lake atop real-life 'Mount Doom' captured in striking new image from space station
By Harry Baker published
An astronaut's photo of Mount Ruapehu, the real-life "Mount Doom" volcano, shows the contrast between the hydrothermal lake at its summit and the snow surrounding its peak.

Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice, and They Might Shatter Modern Physics
By Rafi Letzter last updated
There's something out there that physicists have never seen before, and it's coming up from the bottom of the Earth. Scientists think it's a brand-new particle.

Stunning 'sunglint' turns the sea's surface into a swirling silver mirror
By Harry Baker published
An astronaut recently captured a stunning image of a "sunglint" that transformed the sea surrounding two Greek islands into a swirling silver mirror.

Jupiter's unearthly beauty revealed in gorgeous true-color image from Juno flyby
By Tereza Pultarova published
NASA's Juno Jupiter explorer's new image reveals features in the turbulent atmosphere of Jupiter in the same colors a human observer would see them.

Stunningly perfect 'Einstein ring' captured by James Webb Space Telescope
By Harry Baker last updated
A new image using data collected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off one of the most perfect "Einstein rings" ever captured.
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