Don’t miss the moon shine close to the Pleiades star cluster on Sept 12
Look east on the night of Sept. 12 to see the waning gibbous moon close to the magnificent…
Aurora alert! Butterfly-shaped ‘hole’ in sun’s atmosphere could spark geomagnetic storm Sept. 13-14
A colossal butterfly-shaped coronal hole has opened in the sun’s atmosphere and is currently spewing a fast-moving stream…
Black hole stars could solve early universe puzzle
Artist’s concept of a black hole star. At center is a black hole with surrounding accretion disk. The…
Dr Seán Jordan: Was there ancient life on Mars? My DCU team are doing our bit to assess Nasa’s latest discovery
Return mission is key to confirming whether we once had neighbours in our solar system Leopard spots on…
Expert tips on how you can see and photograph the aurora
Astro Dog Astro Dog captured the lights glowing green over Whitby Abbey For many people, a real sign…
For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way
At an internal staff briefing last week, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy declared the United States has a…
NASA, Embry-Riddle Enact Agreement to Advance Research, Educational Opportunities
As NASA inspires the world through discovery in a new era of innovation and exploration, NASA’s Langley Research…
“Black Hole Stars” Might Solve Unexplained JWST Discovery
From the early days of JWST’s scientific observations of the distant universe, scientists started noticing a population of…
Solar system ‘time capsule’ meteorite hunt underway in Scotland
Hikers in Scotland are being asked to assist scientists in a “race against time” to recover fragments of…
Group photo from General Assembly on Defence, Space and Cybersecurity
Group photo taken at the General Assembly on Defence, Space and Cybersecurity, held on Friday 12 September 2025,…
Firefly reveals cause of Alpha launch failure: a strange aerothermodynamic heating effect
Firefly Aerospace has revealed the cause of the launch failure of its Alpha rocket that took place four…
China warns US’ shuttle-like craft could be used as ‘space killer’
Chinese scientists have expressed fears that the secret space plane of the U.S. military X-37B could be weaponized…