Near total lunar eclipse will be seen from North and South America Thursday night | Lunar eclipses
A near total lunar eclipse will be visible across large swathes of North and South America on Thursday…
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency to Continue Military Service
After nearly a decade of service to NASA, including an eight-month science expedition aboard the International Space Station,…
On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby
On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world’s first spacecraft to successfully visit another planet. Mariner…
First contracts kick off European Launcher Challenge
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Europe’s powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit
Flight VA270 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace – YouTube Watch On Europe’s most powerful rocket will…
Fastest star in the galaxy could unlock black hole secrets
This video shows the fastest star in the galaxy, S301, as it orbits the supermassive black hole at…
Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates — tonight is the night!
2026-08-27T10:09:26.409Z Tonight’s the night! Don’t miss the deep partial lunar eclipse (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro) The…
Why was the first picture of the Red Planet’s surface black and white – and what camera was used to take it 50 years ago?
Over 50 years ago, on July 20 1976, NASA achieved something quite incredible for humanity and photography. At…
MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6
Applications 27/08/2026 321 views 0 likes The Meteosat Third Generation Imager2 satellite (MTG-I2) has been encapsulated inside the…
Could there be life in helium atmospheres on exoplanets?
View larger. | Artist’s concept of an exoplanet with a helium-dominated atmosphere. A new study suggests that there…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Rules Out Two New Dyson Sphere Candidates
The latest Swedish-led search for technosignatures in the form of Dyson Spheres has again come up empty-handed. The…
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Releases New Map Of Supermassive Black Holes
The Universe is a large place, yet despite it being mostly empty space, there are still a lot…