A brief history of the cosmic distance record
In 1675, Newton famously wrote , “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders…
NASA’s Curiosity rover accidentally pulled a rock out of Mars
A newly released series of images captures an unusual moment for NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars after a…
The Night Sky This Week
Topline This is the darkest and most rewarding week of May for stargazing. With the moon fading from…
NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is preparing for a close encounter with Mars that will help send it deeper into…
Scientists say Dante’s Inferno described an asteroid impact 500 years before modern science
Dante Alighieri’s Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination. According to new research, the famous…
Texas Homeowners Sue SpaceX For Damage From Rocket Launches
Wirestock/Getty Images On April 30, dozens of homeowners…
Starwatch: Prime time to see Virgo, one of the fainter zodiac constellations | Astronomy
The constellation of Virgo, the virgin, is particularly well placed for observation during the northern spring months. Virgo…
Asteroid debris on Moon poses threat to Earth
Atari made it look so simple: press a few buttons to move, rotate, vanish through hyperspace, fire missiles,…
Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026
While Artemis II was primarily a demonstration flight of the architecture NASA plans to use for future lunar…
Traffic camera captures ‘huge and so bright, so fast’ meteor over Tasmania
The bright flash and trail of a meteor across the night sky was seen across Tasmania on Sunday.…
AST SpaceMobile Weighs FCC Win Against BlueBird 7 Setback And Valuation
Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St’s easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million…
Nasa shows off asteroid-hunting spacecraft set to help defend Earth from ‘city-killer’ meteors
Nasa has shown off an asteroid-hunting spacecraft set to help defend Earth from the threat of so-called “city-killer”…