Webb Picture of the Month for December showcases a region sparkling like a Christmas tree
An image of the James Webb Space Telescope (Image source: NASA) The ESA/Webb final Picture of the Month…
The Quadrantid Meteors and Earth at Perihelion Usher in the New Skywatching Year
An elusive meteor shower kicks off the skywatching year for 2026. It sneaks up on us, every annual…
NASA finds super-tough bacteria that could survive Mars trip
NASA has some of the cleanest rooms in the world to prevent contamination. But some microbes have found…
Champagne Cluster is Actually Two Galaxy Clusters in Process of Merging, Astronomers Find
Astronomers discovered an enormous galaxy cluster called RM J130558.9+263048.4 on December 31, 2020; the date, combined with the…
Free-floating ‘rogue’ planet that’s almost 100 times bigger than Earth spotted in Milky Way by astronomers
One of the key ways of detecting other worlds is spotting them as they move in front of…
SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation
The year 2025 ended with more than 14,000 active satellites from all nations zooming around the Earth. One-third…
A neighbouring vista of stellar birth
Today’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week highlights another view of a distant stellar birthplace. Captured in a parallel field to…
China’s ‘Space Mouse’ Gives Birth After Orbit, Sparking Hope for Life Beyond Earth
A breakthrough experiment from China’s space program has revealed unprecedented insights into the possibilities of mammalian reproduction after…
Astronomers observe aging stars that are destroying their own planets, and it could happen to Earth
Deep in the sky, astronomers in the United Kingdom have watched aging stars that seem to erase the…
Stunning Photos Capture Martian Moon Hovering Above the Red Planet’s Surface
The Martain moon of Phobos flies over a canyon area of the planet called Kasei Vallest. The image…
SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy – Spaceflight Now
The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 spacecraft is pictured prior to being encapsulated within a pair of…
Solar Flares and Stellar Flares Hit Different
The Sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it’s also the star we understand the most. As…