China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions
HELSINKI — China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions to the solar system’s edge, suggesting the long-studied…
Alone in Space, a Chinese Astronaut Heard Something Knock on His Capsule 300 KM Above Earth
In 2003, during China’s first crewed spaceflight, a sound broke the silence. Inside the Shenzhou 5 capsule, orbiting…
James Webb Space Telescope Solves a Cosmic Mystery by Revealing the True Identity of Mysterious “Little Red Dots” in Deep Space
One of the earliest mysteries uncovered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) involved what astronomers call “little…
3I/ATLAS: Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb Flags The Weird Geometry Around Exocomet In Latest Hubble Images
3I/ATLAS, the third-ever interstellar guest in the solar system since 1I/Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019), has fascinated the…
a spongy moon with layers of slush and pockets of water hidden deep below
For years, scientists pictured Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon, as a world with a huge hidden ocean tucked under…
Astronomers Created A 3D Map Of An Exoplanet We Can’t See
Darryl Fonseka/Getty Images The James Webb Space Telescope…
Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about
In October, at a tech conference in Italy, Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos predicted that millions…
Artemis II: ‘We’re ready to go,’ Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad – follow live
Artemis II: Why are they going to the Moon?published at 12:48 GMT 17 January 12:48 GMT 17 January…
The Longest Total Solar Eclipse of the Century Is Coming in 2027
Key Points The longest total solar eclipse in 100 years will occur on August 2, 2027, with totality…
Japan Just Shut Down a Spacecraft That Cheated Death for 10 Years, Here’s What It Saw on Venus
Japan’s Akatsuki mission officially ended in September 2025 after more than a decade of operations and a final…
NASA Receives 15th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion
For the 15th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its…
Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures
Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble…