Astrophotographer captures rare footage of the Hubble Telescope crossing the sun (video)
The Hubble Space Telescope appears as a small black dot zipping across the surface of the sun. (Image…
Space is the new battlefield: Why the 21st century has seen an expansion of weapons in orbit and beyond
Instead of normal programming, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from Moscow: waves of tanks, soldiers, and…
I thought I knew the night sky, but what I saw from the Canary Islands left me speechless
I should probably start with a confession for someone who writes about the night sky almost every day:…
Betelgeuse Is Definitely Not Alone, 8-Year Study Confirms : ScienceAlert
Betelgeuse is one of the weirdest stars in the sky, but astronomers can now explain one of its…
NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.
In a mission update late last month, Perseverance team members described the rover’s most detailed look yet at…
Commercial Space Stations Are Coming in 2026
The era of commercial space stations is set to begin in 2026, marking a revolutionary change in the…
A Passing Star Could Fling Earth Out of Orbit Faster Than Anyone Previously Predicted
In the vast calm of the solar system, planetary orbits often appear orderly, stable, and insulated from the…
Private equity deal shows just how far America’s legacy rocket industry has fallen
The former Rocketdyne site at Canoga Park, California, is seen in 2015, a year after its closure amid…
NASA rediscovers secret military base buried under Greenland’s ice sheet
It was purely by chance that a NASA team stumbled upon a long-lost American military base buried deep…
The universe may be lopsided, new research says
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Astronomers Measure Mass of Free-Floating Exoplanet for First Time
A population of free-floating planets is known from gravitational microlensing surveys. None have a directly measured mass, owing…
Planet and Google explore computing in orbit
Image: Planet When Planet and Google confirmed their collaboration on orbital data centers, the announcement landed quietly, but…