The Rubin Observatory Will Rapidly Detect More Supernovae
In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that…
‘Time is of the essence’ to build a made-in-Europe space policy, French and German ministers say
“Time is of the essence” to quickly develop a European space policy that relies much more heavily on…
World’s first robot astronaut for space exploration program
Chinese humanoid robot maker Engine AI has unveiled plans to send a humanoid robot into space, aiming to…
EU’s answer to Starlink should start up in 2029, commissioner says
BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The European Union’s multi-orbit array of 290 satellites known as IRIS2 should be…
Discovery Alert: An Ice-Cold Earth?
A candidate planet that might be remarkably similar to Earth, HD 137010 b, has one potentially big difference:…
NASA, Partners Advance LISA Prototype Hardware
Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a…
The HWO Must Be Picometer Perfect To Observe Earth 2.0
Lately we’ve been reporting about a series of studies on the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), NASA’s flagship telescope…
Astronaut sees sunset from space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026
Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts can watch the sun “set,” not behind a horizon of mountains…
in a few days, the truth about 3I/ATLAS will be revealed
Earth is about to get a rare, almost straight-line view of a visitor from another star system. In…
Where is the best place to see this year’s solar eclipse from?
There are some standout events coming our way this year that are worth getting excited for: Christopher Nolan’s…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Crystal-Spewing Protostar
The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the actively forming protostar EC 53 (circled…
Inside NASA’s space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago
The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce…