Ask Ethan: Will anything persist when the Universe dies?
If we’re willing to think about the future, the farther ahead we extrapolate, the farther along the inevitable…
The Optical Engineering Required to Photograph an Earth Twin
More and more papers are coming out about the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). As the telescope moves…
Earth from Space: Ouarzazate, Morocco
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over south-central Morocco, near the city of Ouarzazate. Zoom in or click…
Radio Hunt Across 124 Light-Years Ends With a Striking Discovery
A coordinated search using two major radio observatories has found no evidence of artificial radio transmissions from the…
A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed
Astronomers have just identified what appears to be a cosmic anomaly: a faint galaxy with so few visible…
The stellar lifecycle in a nearby spiral
Two powerful instruments of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope joined forces to create this scenic galaxy view…
After fueling test, optimism grows for March launch of Artemis II to the Moon
A second fueling test on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket ended Thursday night, giving senior managers enough confidence…
Gaia Detected an Entire Swarm of Black Holes Traveling Through The Milky Way
A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a…
Annular solar eclipse seen from space
The Moon passed directly between the Sun and Earth on 17 February 2026, creating an annular solar eclipse.…
Could one of Europe’s most important wetlands really vanish? Satellites show it may happen in our lifetime
One of Europe’s most valuable wetlands is shrinking — and satellite views suggest it could disappear completely within…
National Space Centre gets green-light for satellite enclosure in Kerry
The National Space Centre has been given the green-light for a satellite enclosure in Kerry. National Space Centre…
Euro boffins track lithium plume from Falcon 9 burn-up • The Register
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that burned up over Europe last year left a massive lithium plume in…