The moon and sun figure big in 2026’s lineup of cosmic wonders – NBC Chicago
The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon,…
Starlink withdraws satellite services from Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby below Photo: RNZ Pacific/Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor Starlink has fully withdrawn their satellite services…
Hubble finds the largest planet nursery ever seen
Astronomers are used to neat, flat disks when they look at young stars. Most planet-forming disks behave themselves.…
China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX
HUZHOU, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China’s rocket startup LandSpace has made no secret about drawing inspiration from Elon…
China Launches New Satellite To Strengthen Early Extreme Weather Detection
China has launched a next-generation Fengyun-4C meteorological satellite to enhance its ability to monitor extreme weather and climate…
Why 2026 could be another dazzling year for the Northern Lights
On 11 November, a large solar flare measuring X5.1 – on a scale that runs from X1 to…
NASA Admin Announces Plans to Build US ‘Moon Base’ to…
Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. (Credit: Space/X…
Strange tests spotted 36,000 km above Earth—what were these Chinese satellites doing?
At a time when the United States has officially labelled China its primary rival, the Asian power has…
Rethinking How We End A Satellite’s Mission
At the end of their lives, most satellites fall to their death. Many of the smaller ones, including…
NASA wanted to use Shannon as emergency landing zone
Shannon Airport has had many eye-catching visitors over the years. But the prospect of a pay-load carrying NASA…
Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
The top astronomical discoveries of 2025
2025 was an exciting year for astronomical discoveries. Scientists got the best evidence yet for past life on…