JWST finds early galaxies may be 4 times more massive than thought
Astronomers have found that some of the largest galaxies in the early universe contained many more small stars…
Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Now it’s the moon’s turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut out…
Scientists have found the fastest star in our Galaxy. And it could tell them how fast our central black hole is spinning
Astronomers have found the fastest known star in our home Galaxy, the Milky Way. The star, named S301,…
SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (photos)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this morning (Aug. 22) on a milestone mission for…
NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope
The Swift space observatory has been in operation since 2004. It specializes in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most…
Partial lunar eclipse August 2026 — Where will it be visible from?
Earth’s shadow will swallow 96% of the lunar surface overnight on Aug. 27-28, potentially turning the moon a…
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Lands Spot On Nearly $1 Billion Space Force Program
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Dry Martian Meteorite Reveals Early Water in Mars’s Crust
Billions of years ago, Mars was hypothesized to have been a habitable world with flowing liquid water and…
Voyager 2 discovered ten moons when it flew past Uranus in 1986. Nearly 40 years later, James Webb found one it missed: Uranus’s 29th known moon, a tiny world only about 10 kilometres wide hiding among the planet’s inner moons.
When Voyager 2 crossed the Uranian system on 24 January 1986, its cameras found ten moons that had…
Chinese stargazers watch the Perseid meteor shower in China’s Inner Mongolia region
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Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Japan is pouring billions of dollars into its burgeoning space industry and easing restrictions on defense exports, efforts…
Musk fumbles the timetable for first Starship catch
OFFBEAT Billionaire walks back earnings call optimism as orbital test approaches CEO Elon Musk says SpaceX probably won’t…