Ancient texts described a strange object in the sky. Astronomers have just worked out what it was
For astronomers, it’s a source of quite some frustration that the last time we observed a supernova in…
China has 400 private space companies. The West is barely paying attention
China’s private space industry barely existed a decade ago. Today, more than 400 commercial space companies are operating…
In 1776, the moon was a clock, a calendar and a streetlight — and it was 31 feet closer to Earth
After Americans declared independence on July 4, 1776, a waning gibbous moon rose in the night sky. To…
NASA Drops Map Of Next Total Solar Eclipse — And It Visits The U.S.
A map showing where path of totality for the 2026 total solar eclipse. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio NASA…
Sun fires off 10 solar flares in 24 hours as multiple Earth-bound CMEs raise northern lights hopes for July 4 weekend
Heads up aurora chasers! The sun has been very busy. After unleashing an X1.1 solar flare on June…
NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way
For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant…
How asteroids may have sparked life on Earth
Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have taken a new look at Earth’s violent beginnings and found that…
These impressive space photos come with…sound? NASA has turned photographs of galaxies and nebulae into songs in a newly released collection
NASA’s deep space images often feel like both science and art. But NASA’s latest images are art in…
A tiny “quasi-moon” called Kamoʻoalewa shadows Earth’s orbit and may be a piece of the actual Moon blasted into space by an ancient impact — and China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is now closing in to bring a sample back to Earth.
Earth has one Moon, but it does not travel entirely alone. A small asteroid called Kamoʻoalewa loops along…
SpaceX’s Next Big Bet: Your Phone Bill?
Reusable rockets. Starlink beaming internet from orbit. Orbital data centers. Wireless phone plans seem like a strange addition…
How asteroids may have sparked life on Earth
Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have taken a new look at Earth’s violent beginnings and found that…
Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend
A restless Earth-facing sunspot unleashed a powerful X-class solar flare on June 30, triggering radio blackouts across parts…