SpaceX deploys 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after launch from Florida
“Deployment of 28 Starlink satellites confirmed.” With that statement, posted to social media, SpaceX wrapped another launch in…
Most distant star found to date may not be a lone star at all
The record holder for the most distant star known to date, nicknamed Earendel, is 12.9 billion light-years away.…
ESA’s JUICE spacecraft flies by Venus on its way to Jupiter’s icy moons
During the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), a boxy spacecraft with solar wings in the shape…
Astronomers are baffled: what happened to this star inside a giant gas bubble?
There’s never a dull moment in the cosmos. Just when we think we’ve seen it all, astronomers uncover…
Incoming cannibal solar storm could spark Labor Day northern lights show
Heads up aurora chasers! A powerful solar storm is on its way and could supercharge the skies with…
China launches tiny Mexican satellites in rare North American rocket contract
Mexico has become the second country in North America to send satellites into orbit using a Chinese rocket…
Could you survive HD 189733b, the 927°C world that rains razor-sharp glass?
From afar, HD 189733b glimmers like a tranquil jewel, a sapphire-coloured world suspended in the darkness of space.…
Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on August 30, 2025
Ever wondered why the moon looks slightly different every night? This is due to where we are in…
The ESA Restores Communications with JUICE at Venus
The ESA’s JUpiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is on its way to conduct detailed studies of Jupiter and…
World witnessed the longest 74-minute solar eclipse in history with Concorde 001 flying at 2,500 km/h – The Times of India
World witnessed the longest 74-minute solar eclipse in history with Concorde 001 flying at 2,500 km/h The Times of…
Mars has a lumpy interior caused by 4.5-billion-year-old collisions, study shows
An artist’s illustration of the lumps within Mars’ mantle (Image source: NASA and JPL-Caltech; cropped) Using data from…
An AI has detected a cosmic event never seen before
Astronomers have just witnessed something once thought to be purely theoretical: a star exploding while in close contact…