APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus
Explanation: The Buck Moon is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic…
New Observations Reveal the Staggering Scale of the Universe’s Largest Galaxy
As new observations reveal the outer edges of IC 1101 for the first time, scientists have confirmed it…
Elon Musk’s fortune slumps to pre-SpaceX IPO levels after rout
SpaceX pulled off a successful launch last Friday evening at its Starbase facility in South Texas, sending its Starship rocket…
A defunct SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon – NBC News
A defunct SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon NBC NewsDrifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision…
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was around ten kilometres wide and hit 66 million years ago, and a 2024 study of rare metals in the debris it left behind traced its birthplace to beyond Jupiter, in the outer solar system
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid roughly ten kilometres across struck what is now the Yucatán Peninsula…
Saturn’s moon Titan has an atmosphere thicker than Earth’s and seas you could sail on, and it is the one place beyond Earth where a person could stand outside without a pressure suit, though its surface sits at about minus 179 degrees Celsius
Of all the places people talk about settling beyond Earth, Titan is the one that makes me stop…
This Week in Science: Dyson Spheres, Hidden Amazon Structures, And More : ScienceAlert
This Week in Science: Creatine’s effect on cancer, a dinosaur-era ‘turducken’, and much more! First up: JWST has…
Astronomers Have Detected an Exomoon for the First Time
To confirm that the observed signal was indeed caused by a moon, the research team also examined other…
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)
SpaceX has sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying…
On this day in space! July 31, 1971: Apollo 15 astronauts drive on the moon for 1st time
On July 31, 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts drove on the moon for the first time. David Scott, the…
NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Opens at NASA Langley
From left to right: Casey Swails, NASA deputy associate administrator; Mike Waller, vice president of BL Harbert International…
Asteroid Apophis, named for the Egyptian god of chaos, will pass closer to Earth on 13 April 2029 than many weather satellites do — roughly 32,000 kilometres from the surface — and up to 90% of the world’s population may see it with the naked eye
On the evening of 13 April 2029, a point of light may appear among the stars and move…