Hubble image of the ‘Lost Galaxy’ emerges as Picture of the Week
An image of Hubble space telescope in orbit (Image source: NASA; cropped) The ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks into Florida’s night sky carrying Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites in a nighttime liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast on…
The Andromeda Galaxy Quenches Its Satellite Galaxies Long Before They Fall In
Astronomers know that mergers play a huge role in galaxy growth. Right now, the Milky Way is slowly…
The Euclid space telescope observed 1.2 million galaxies in just 1 year: Here’s what we’ve learned
After only one year of operations, the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission has begun to unravel the mystery…
Astronomers Witness the Moment a Fatal Shockwave Bursts Through the Surface of a Star
Supernovas, the catastrophic explosions that follow the collapse of a star, are essential to our understanding of the…
Walk through the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs with American Museum of Natural History’s new ‘Impact’ exhibit
NEW YORK — The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City has opened a new…
Farewell to life on earth
Knowing when life on Earth will end is one of the things that worries us the most, and…
The next generation of radar needed to detect micro-debris and enable a safer LEOÂ
As someone deeply involved in the space sector, I’ve seen firsthand how low Earth orbit (LEO) is becoming…
Huge red giant star has newfound companion — and it may be a bad neighbor
Astronomers have discovered that an aging red giant star has a closely orbiting stellar companion, which could be…
AI Satellite Reorients Itself in Space Without Human Help
For the first time, a satellite in orbit has reoriented itself entirely through artificial intelligence. This groundbreaking experiment,…
‘From another world’: 3I/ATLAS photobombs a galaxy and shows off its multiple tails in stunning new image
An astrophotographer has snapped a stunning shot of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS photobombing a distant galaxy in the…
Chinese satellite disintegrates on reentry at supersonic speed
A bright fireball broke apart above the Canary Islands before dawn on October 16, 2025. The islands’ seismic…