First Ariane 64 launch slips to 2026
WASHINGTON — Arianespace has confirmed that the first flight of the more powerful version of the Ariane 6…
Scientists move closer to confirming existence of dark matter
WASHINGTON – Scientists may be coming closer to confirming the existence of dark matter — the invisible stuff…
China tests deep-sea ‘Spider’ to track ghostly cosmic neutrinos
Chinese scientists have made a major step in the hunt for elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos. Researchers from…
NASA’s next Moonship reaches last stop before launch pad
The Orion spacecraft, which will fly four people around the Moon, arrived inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building…
Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today
SpaceX will hit a big round-number milestone today (Oct. 18), and you can watch it happen live. A…
Stars and satellites streak over Gemini North telescope photo of the day for Oct. 17, 2025
As one half of the International Gemini Observatory, the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii provides astronomers with a…
US military greenlights up to 100 SpaceX launches per year from California
Many more rockets may lift off from California next year. On Oct. 10, the Department of the Air…
ESA’s Swarm Constellation Sees Growth in the Magnetic Field’s ‘Weak Spot’
*Swarm Sees Key Changes in the Southern Atlantic Anomaly and more. * Earth is a dynamic place, both…
Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on October 17, 2025
We’re on day 26 of the lunar cycle which can only mean one thing: it’s nearly the New…
Simulating solar chaos: ESA’s plan to survive the next solar storm
Solar storms occur when the Sun releases giant waves of radiation and charged particles. Most of the time,…
From Molten Lava To Endless Night, These Are The Weirdest Planets That We Know Of
Just a few weeks ago, we crossed the significant milestone of 6,000 known exoplanets. The counter keeps getting…
Starship Could Cut The Travel Time To Uranus In Half
The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system. Uranus in…