Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg named 2026 Australian of the Year
Space engineer and astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been named Australian of the Year for 2026. Ms Bennell-Pegg, an…
I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night
The Federal Communications Commission just gave Starlink the green light to vastly expand its mega-constellation of satellites, which…
40th anniversary lessons from the NASA Challenger disaster : NPR
The space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, in a…
Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy – telescopes in schools can help
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
Amazon’s internet-beaming satellites are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, study finds
The satellites in Amazon’s new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) are bright enough to disrupt astronomical…
3 stunning lunar craters to explore during the half-lit first quarter moon tonight
Grab your telescope and join us tonight as we take you on a tour of three magnificent lunar…
How to see 2 total solar eclipses in the next 2 years — including the ‘eclipse of the century’
There has not been a total solar eclipse since the “Great American Eclipse” on April 8, 2024 —…
Scientists Warn Of A Rapid Collapse Scenario In Earth’s Busiest Orbital Zone
Low Earth Orbit is entering a fragile phase as new research published on arXiv warns that the near-Earth…
Did Russia really witness two suns? Inside the rare Sundog phenomenon that stunned Sakhalin residents | World News
Residents of Russia’s Sakhalin region were treated to a surreal sight recently: what looked like two suns rising…
98% of “Water Worlds” Might Actually Be Lava Planets, New Evidence Says We’ve Been Misreading the Signs of Life
A new study led by Robb Calder at the University of Cambridge suggests that nearly all known sub-Neptune…
The Sun’s Red Dwarf Neighbors Provide Clues to Origins of Carbon and Oxygen
We live near a fusion reactor in space that provides all our heat and light. That reactor is…
James Webb telescope peers into ‘Eye of God’ and finds clues to life’s origins — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: The Helix Nebula (also called NGC 7293 and Caldwell 63), a planetary nebula…