The First Solar Eclipse of 2026 Sweeps Across the Antarctic Tuesday
An annular eclipse crosses windswept remote Antarctica, heralding the first eclipse season of 2026. Eclipse season is nigh.…
Astronomers Capture Bizarre Heart-Shaped Gas Cloud from Dying Star
In a remarkable discovery that’s bound to capture the imagination of space enthusiasts and scientists alike, the star…
Ask Ethan: Can we see the expanding Universe changing?
One of the most mind-bending concepts about the Universe is the idea that the very fabric of space…
Small hamlet recognised as England’s first dark sky community
A hamlet in Suffolk has been recognised as England’s first dark sky community by DarkSky International. Thorington Street,…
Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry
NASA’s Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the Moon. The CaRD team performed integrated prototype…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI unite to fuel his ambitious vision for humanity’s future
Is the next great data center 300 miles above your head? Musk is trying to fuse rockets with…
‘The beacons were lit!’ Scientists name merging supermassive black holes after ‘Lord of the Rings’ locations
When the beacons were lit in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” the city…
The U.S. Could Soon Power the Moon with Nuclear Fission: Here’s How!
Energy is critical in every domain of human life, and in space exploration, it is even more essential…
The Billionaire Space Race Is Really Heating Up
As the U.S. races China to the Moon, two billionaires are locked in a space race of their…
Newly visible, city-size ‘green comet’ will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS
A striking “green comet” about the size of a small city is lighting up the night sky as…
US firm unfolds largest commercial array in low Earth orbit to date
US-based AST SpaceMobile has successfully unfolded BlueBird 6, its newest and most ambitious satellite. Measuring roughly 2,400 square…
China’s iSpace launch firm raises record $729 million for reusable rockets
HELSINKI — Chinese launch firm iSpace has secured a record D++ funding round to accelerate its reusable rocket…