Hubble and Webb uncover Omega Centauri’s first stellar-mass black hole after 23 years of observations
For decades, Omega Centauri has presented astronomers with a paradox. The Milky Way’s largest globular cluster contains roughly…
Amendment 66: B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research Step-2 Due Date Announced and Correction
B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research (HFR) solicits investigations that advance the fundamental physical understanding of the Sun-Heliosphere-Planetary system. The…
SpaceX launches massive Starship rocket in first test flight since IPO
The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX…
Elon Musk confirms former trillionaire status as SpaceX plunges 50%
On July 24, Elon Musk confirmed on X that he is now a former trillionaire. The tech tycoon’s…
SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure
SpaceX successfully deployed the first third-generation Starlink satellites on Friday using an upgraded version of its prototype Starship…
SpaceX Starship megarocket soars through 13th test flight
NASA watchdogs have raised concerns about Starship’s complexity and the daunting technical risks associated with using the vehicle…
NASA’s Roman Telescope will use a fascinating new method to locate supermassive black holes
Black holes sit at the center of most galaxies, including our own Milky Way. Some contain millions or…
The window for SpaceX’s 13th Starship test flight opens at 6:45PM ET.
Posted Jul 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC The window for SpaceX’s 13th Starship test flight opens at…
As Mars’s atmosphere thinned and its surface became cold, dry and irradiated billions of years ago, any surviving microbial life may have found its last refuge underground. Yet the environments most capable of sheltering life could lie metres—or kilometres—below the surface, far deeper than any spacecraft has directly sampled.
Mars has a life-search problem built into its geology. The material we can reach most easily sits in…
SpaceX stock stumbles ahead of major Starship test tonight
SpaceX (SPCX) stock stumbled to a new all-time low ahead of a major mission test tonight, just as…
The ZWO Seestar S30 Pro delivers beautiful astro in minutes.
Smart telescopes like the Seestar S30 Pro have changed astrophotography and, arguably, urban astronomy. The Seestar S30 Pro…
Astronomers may have detected an exomoon
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have found evidence of a moon-sized companion far beyond our…