SSpace Read More The JWST Little Red Dots Could Be 'Black Hole Stars' – Universe TodayAugust 17, 2026 The JWST Little Red Dots Could Be ‘Black Hole Stars’ Universe TodayBlack hole star: Astronomers discover a brand-new type…
SSpace Read More JWST found water-altered clay minerals on two of Neptune’s tiny inner moons and its rings that probably formed deep inside much larger icy worlds — compelling evidence that today’s moons may be rubble from Neptune’s original satellite system, destroyed when the captured moon Triton tore through it billions of years ago.August 17, 2026 The clay is the clue. Larissa and Galatea are two small, dark moons tucked close to Neptune, where…
SSpace Read More On this day in space! Aug. 17, 1877: Asaph Hall Discovers the Martian moon PhobosAugust 17, 2026 On Aug. 17, 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Mars’s moon Phobos. Moons of Mars: Amazing Photos of…
SSpace Read More A ‘river’ of cosmic gas 1 trillion miles long sent planets in the Orion constellation into tilted orbitsAugust 17, 2026 A rare planet-forming disk around a young triple-star system in the Orion constellation has been tipped over by…
SSpace Read More What Can We Actually Find on an Exoplanet? Part 1: The Atmospheric FingerprintAugust 17, 2026 In 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft, then six billion kilometers from Earth and destined to become humanity’s most…
SSpace Read More Starwatch: Vega the bright star will light the way to the constellation of Lyra | ScienceAugust 17, 2026 We turn our attention this week to one of the sky’s smallest constellations. High overhead from the UK…
SSpace Read More Billionaire founder agrees with Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos: We will work in spaceAugust 17, 2026 Some of the world’s most powerful tech billionaires think your next job posting could come from another planet.…
SSpace Read More Moon Meets Venus, Spica And The ‘Anti-Mars’: The Night Sky This WeekAugust 17, 2026 Topline With the Perseid meteor shower fading and the total solar eclipse now over, attention turns to the…
SSpace Read More Chasing Fire Clouds in UtahAugust 17, 2026 Scientists have long known that volcanoes can launch large quantities of particles into the stratosphere. In the past…
SSpace Read More Geomagnetic storm to hit Earth tomorrowAugust 17, 2026 A coronal mass ejection triggered by a solar eruption on August 14 is expected to reach Earth on…
SSpace Read More Satellite operators emphasize launch deals in a constrained marketAugust 17, 2026 WASHINGTON — Amid a constrained launch market, satellite operators are increasingly emphasizing to investors and customers that they…
SSpace Read More Bringing space down to earthAugust 17, 2026 Campers at the Cosmosphere use virtual reality headsets to interact with “ISS: Rupture,” an interactive game that simulates…