The oldest stars are planet killers
As stars age, they expand. That’s bad news for planets orbiting close to their stars, according to a…
China’s reusable rocket Zhuque-3 to make maiden flight this year: developer
LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 rocket Photo: Courtesy of LandSpace China’s reusable rocket Zhuque-3 will make its maiden flight this year,…
Never Mind Rogue Planets. Their Rogue Moons Could Support Life
At a young age, we’re told how the Sun warms the Earth and makes life possible. That idea…
Deep-sea cables and satellite links
Undersea cables carry 99% of internet traffic, yet remain fragile lifelines vulnerable to anchors, sabotage The writer is…
November’s New Moon Is About to Set a Record, The Farthest from Earth Until 2043
The new moon on November 20, 2025, will be a rare celestial event, marking the most distant new…
Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe?
Water isn’t just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds…
SpaceX Reveals New “Simpler” Moon Lander To Speed Up Artemis Missions
NASA’s lunar ambitions have hit turbulence once again, but SpaceX is charting a faster course. The company has…
Gaia Reveals What Makes Asteroids Spin Out of Control
The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has cracked the long-standing puzzle of why some asteroids spin smoothly while…
NASA Detects Asteroid’s Direct Path Toward the Moon
Spotted by the ATLAS telescope, the asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, has sparked significant interest due to its…
A Giant Weak Spot in Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Spreading and Scientists Are Worried
A weak spot in Earth’s protective magnetic field is growing larger and exposing orbiting satellites and astronauts to…
Neutron rocket’s debut slips into mid-2026 as company seeks success from the start
During an earnings call on Monday, Rocket Lab chief executive Pete Beck announced that the company’s medium-lift launch…
3 Chinese astronauts stranded in space. Everything to know
The Shenzhou-20 capsule was hit by fragments of space debris that hindered the ability of 3 Chinese astronauts…