Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth
The aftermath of landslides have been found in images of Pluto’s surface taken when the New Horizons mission…
570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Photographs Van Gogh-Esque ‘Starry Night’
The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) pointed its 570-megapixel CCD image sensor, housed inside the Victor M. Blanco 4-meter…
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
“The images we collected from these observatories showed a weak but clear tail, thus confirming that 1998 SH2…
Earth-like exoplanet could have life-supporting water on its surface | Space
The search for life outside our solar system has taken another twist as researchers revealed they have discovered…
Violent supernova remnants may still nurture the chemistry of life
Astronomers have found warm cocoons of gas wrapped around newborn stars inside the wreckage of a star that…
Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi Ladovaz
In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with SpinLaunch CEO Massi Ladovaz. They discuss what attracted Ladovaz to reimagining…
A laser disappears into the Milky Way’s heart photo of the day for July 16, 2026
The Gemini South Observatory shoots out a beam of light. (Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek) A laser…
SpaceX sell-off could worsen as lockup restrictions lift on $123-billion of shares
Open this photo in gallery: Starship 40 rolls out of the SpaceX production facility toward the launch pad…
Pluto’s moon Charon may have once spun once every 14 hours, and its ancient mountains still record how it slowed down |
For decades, Charon was often viewed as the quieter half of the Pluto system, a frozen world marked…
Watch SpaceX launch 21 ‘data transport’ satellites for US military today
Starship won’t be the only SpaceX rocket flying today, if all goes according to plan. A Falcon 9…
Pluto’s Moon Charon Shows Signs Of “Despinning”, New Study Finds
New research reveals that Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, once spun far faster than it does today. Scientists have…
Wally Funk obituary | Space
As an aviator, Wally Funk, who has died aged 87, was a trailblazing pioneer for women, breaking barriers…