Why I’m hunting for Comet Pan-STARRS right now — before it’s too late
Comet-hunting often means going it alone. In the quiet dark of a sleeping house, I slip out of…
It’s Not Supposed To Be Like This: A Giant Planet Orbits A Small Star
The nebular hypothesis states that stars and the planets that orbit them form from the same reservoir of…
‘Doomsday’ Asteroids Could Have Kickstarted Life on Our Planet
Doomsday meteors get a bad rap. For decades, these poor rocks have been tarnished in the press and…
Artemis II: Space lovers across Chicago area counting down to splashdown, witness NASA’s historic mission around the moon
CHICAGO (WLS) — Artemis II’s astronauts will splash down in the pacific ocean off Southern California at approximately…
NEAF 2026 returns to New York this weekend with all-star astronaut lineup and ‘world’s largest’ space expo
Thousands of enthusiasts, professionals and curious skywatchers will gather this weekend for the world’s largest and most spectacular…
Artemis II Splashdown: Meet the Navy Dive Medics Who Will Be First to Greet Astronauts After Historic Moon Mission; Team Trained for Years
17 Artemis II Splashdown: When the Artemis II capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean after its 10-day lunar…
The best shots from Artemis mission to the dark side of the Moon
Splashdown for the astronauts on the Artemis II mission marks the completion of humanity’s first voyage to the…
10-Parachute Landing System Successfully Tested For Gaganyaan Crew Module
As human spaceflight once again captures global attention, India is methodically advancing its own carefully calibrated journey towards…
What You Would See and Feel While Traveling Near the Speed of Light
We all learn in school, or at least from our more rigorous choices of science fiction, that we’ll…
Scientists think dark matter might come in two forms
Sometimes, not seeing something can be just as important as detecting it. That idea is at the heart…
Scientist Spots New Meteor Shower Linked to a Disintegrating Asteroid
Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I…
The Artemis 2 astronauts saw a rare solar eclipse while in space: Here’s a timelapse of what it looked like
A newly released NASA timelapse offers a rare look at a solar eclipse observed from deep space during…