Scientists just discovered the smallest galaxy ever seen. Why are they so surprised?

Watch SpaceX launch Crew-10 relief mission tonight! | Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen | Where to watch the 'Blood Moon' eclipse online for free Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version March 12, 2025 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad (SpaceX) Watch SpaceX launch Crew-10 relief mission tonight! Hey, Space Fans! It's Wednesday and we've got a packed one for you, complete with a new astronaut mission launching to the International Space Station that you can watch tonight. A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch a new crew to the ISS on the Crew-10 mission to relieve "stranded" (they're not really stranded) NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore - and two others - at last. Williams and Wilmore have been aboard the station since June 2024 when their Boeing Starliner capsule experienced thruster issues that turned a 10-day mission into a 9-month ordeal. Here's when and how to watch the launch tonight! Watch the Launch (CFHT/MegaCam/PAndA) Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen While we wait for SpaceX's Dragon launch of the Crew-10 astronauts, we'd like you to meet Andromeda XXXV. It's apparently the smallest galaxy we've ever found and we know a lot more about it today. "It's like having a perfectly functional human being that's the size of a grain of rice," scientists said. Read More Skywatching (Created in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic) Where to watch the 'Blood Moon' eclipse online for free There's a Blood Moon lunar eclipse this week (perhaps you've heard?) ;) And if you're looking to to watch it live online, we at Space.com have you covered. Here's our full list of free livestreams for the lunar eclipse, which will offer commentary and amazing views, perfect if clouds spoil your view. Read More Spaceflight (NASA) Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts launching to the ISS The "stuck" Crew-9 astronauts have had a lot of attention in recent months, and rightly so, but their relief Crew-10 crewmates have their own long mission ahead. Here's a look at the four astronauts, two from NASA, one from Japan and the other from Russia, taking flight on a mission to the ISS tonight. Read More Science & Astronomy (NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang) World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic Astronauts in space may have a good view of this next story. The largest iceberg on Earth just ran aground after hitting, well some more ice. The Antarctic iceberg A-23A has come to a grinding halt afer snagging on an underwater shelf off the coast of South Georgia Island. Here's what satellite images are revealing. Read More SpaceX (SpaceX) SpaceX launches new NASA space telescope at last Speaking of SpaceX launches, one rocket's long wait to fly two NASA missions has ended at last. After more than a week of delays, NASA's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH spacecraft to study the sun lifted off late last night atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 from California. Here's what it was like. Read More Entertainment (Netflix) The effects in 'The Electric State' look amazing Netflix's new sci-fi film about a world where robots have taken over looks absolutely amazing. So why can't we stop thinking about the animatronic Mr Peanut cameo? Find out in this video quick look. Watch Video On This Day in Space (NASA) NASA launches magnetospheric multiscale mission On March 12, 2015, NASA launched four satellites on a mission to study a weird phenomenon in Earth's magnetic field called magnetic reconnection. When Earth gets bombarded with plasma from the sun, our planet's magnetic field lines can break apart and reconnect. This releases huge bursts of energy in Earth's magnetic environment and can funnel charged particles into the atmosphere, creating pretty auroras. But exactly how and why magnetic reconnection happens is a bit of a mystery. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Space" video series! Watch Video (NASA) Space photo: So long, SPHEREx, and good luck In today's Space Photo Of The Day, we're saying farewell to NASA's SPHEREx space telescope, which launched late last night atop a long delayed SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Here, we see our final view of SPHEREx as the cone-shaped space telescope begins its mission to map the entire sky like never before. Read More   Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036