The trailblazer who made history as Nasa’s first woman commander
Rebecca MorelleScience Editor and Alison FrancisSenior Science Journalist Tony Jolliffe/ BBC News From a very young age, Eileen…
Two Rare Comets Are in the Skies Above Earth. How to See Them
A pair of once-in-a-lifetime comets are rocketing through our skies right now, and it’s a rare treat because…
The Sky Today on Monday, October 20: Visit the Pleiades
Back to Article List One of the most famous clusters in the sky, the Pleiades leads the figure…
Mysterious smoldering wreckage in Australian Outback is likely part of a Chinese rocket
A hunk of space junk appears to have come in hot and heavy in Australia. On Saturday (Oct.…
This mountaintop lab just fired a laser into the sky to talk to a distant spacecraft
Spend any time at all looking up at the night sky, and you’re bound to see some unusual…
What the New Moon in Libra This October Means for You
Published October 20, 2025 08:18AM After the intensity of eclipse season, the new Moon in Libra reminds you…
Orionid meteor shower peaks: Best time to see shooting stars light up night sky
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Large chunk of suspected space debris found in Australian desert
A large chunk of suspected space debris has been found in a remote part of the Australian desert,…
Mysterious glow at center of Milky Way may be from dark matter
At the center of our galaxy, there’s a mysterious, diffuse glow given off by gamma rays — powerful…
SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink satellite, with no sign of slowing down
Two Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from spaceports in Florida and California on Sunday afternoon, adding 56 more…
3I/ATLAS Cosmic Visitor Sends Shockwaves Through NASA and Space Science Community
NASA has confirmed the arrival of an extraordinary object from beyond the solar system, an interstellar traveler named…