The last probe orbiting Venus has just shut down, and that’s not good news
Venus is often considered to be the twin of Earth, notably due to certain similarities. But for the…
How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
NEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of…
New image captures spooky bat signal in the sky
Press Release 31 October 2025 A spooky bat has been spotted flying over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s)…
Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate
Press Release 2 October 2025 Astronomers have identified an enormous ‘growth spurt’ in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike…
NASA’s Webb Just Revealed Something Astonishing in Saturn’s Atmosphere
Detections of near infrared emissions in Saturn’s ionosphere (left) show dark bead-like features embedded within bright aurora. In…
Astronomers Have Glimpsed The Core Of A Dying Star, Confirming Theories Of How Atoms Are Made
For the first time, astrophysicists detected a supernova embedded in a wind rich with silicon, sulfur and argon.…
Asteroid ice discovery may change ideas about origin of water on Earth
The parent body of near-Earth asteroid Ryugu appears to have harbored water in the form of ice for…
Powerful gamma ray explosion baffles scientists
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that’s not only…
Voyager 1 NASA probe continues mission 48 years later
In its 48th birthday month, here’s everything to know about the cosmic journey of Voyager 1 and its…
Outback amateur astronomer Trevor Barry immortalised in new book
Broken Hill mine worker Trevor Barry had no idea where his passion for the stars would take him…
Uranus Has a Tiny New Moon and It’s Only Six Miles Wide
James Webb has revealed Uranus’ smallest moon yet, a six-mile-wide world hidden near its inner rings. This discovery…
See Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn In ‘Planet ‘Parade’ On Sunday
Topline A rare six-planet parade will stretch across the sky before sunrise on Sunday, Aug. 24, with four…