Pretty in Pink – NASA
This image of Westerlund 2 released on March 19, 2026, features Chandra X-ray Observatory data (pink) and infrared…
May’s Blue Moon wows stargazers worldwide — see these stunning photos of the smallest full moon of 2026
May’s full Blue Moon put on a dazzling display over the weekend, flooding the night sky with moonlight…
About 63 light-years away there is a deep-blue world that looks deceptively like Earth from a distance, but on the planet HD 189733b the temperature reaches 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit and the winds scream at thousands of miles an hour
Point the right instrument at HD 189733b and the colour that comes back is a deep cobalt blue,…
Webb sniffs methane from interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has collected its first chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object during a…
SpaceX plans rocket launches from Vandenberg. See this week’s schedule
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY NETWORK Mon, June 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM UTC SpaceX plans rocket launches from…
In 2017, astronomers spotted the first object ever confirmed to have come from another star system passing through our own: a strange, elongated visitor called ‘Oumuamua that seemed to accelerate as it left, in a way scientists are still debating
In October 2017, a survey telescope on Maui caught a faint, fast point of light that did not…
A gigantic black hole is tearing a galaxy apart before our eyes
A gigantic black hole is tearing a galaxy apart before our eyes – Futura-Sciences June 1, 2026 4…
Periodic radio and X-ray emission from an accreting white dwarf binary
Hotan, A. W. et al. Australian square kilometre array pathfinder: I. System description. Publ. Astron. Soc. Aust. 38,…
Unastella, a South Korean rocket startup that launched from home, raises $24M
As SpaceX counts down to what could be the largest IPO in history, the race to build the…
Hubble captures M88 on a perilous journey that could change it forever
A striking new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope highlights Messier 88 (M88), a spiral galaxy embarking…
How to see the double-planet encounter this week as Venus and Jupiter meet in the evening sky
Venus and Jupiter finally meet this month. Following a beautiful approach throughout May 2026, Venus catches up with…
‘A pretty significant setback’: How Blue Origin’s rocket explosion affects NASA’s moon plans
The recent explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a routine test is a big setback for…