Older than the Sun: Astronomers find new clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Press Release 6 July 2026 Astronomers have used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) to…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Microwaves from outer space | Astronomy
Today: Let’s learn about Capella. It is the fourth brightest star we can see in Ellensburg. It is…
“Beyond the limit”: one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky
Press Release 1 July 2026 A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to…
Mars Meets Uranus Before Dawn On July 4 In Closest Pairing Until 2053
Topline A rare dawn conjunction on Saturday, July 4, brings fourth planet Mars and seventh planet Uranus unusually…
Scientists Discover Potentially Habitable Planet Just 25 Light-Years Away
Just outside our galaxy, in fact, 25 light-years away to be precise, is a small red dwarf star…
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth – The Lufkin Daily News
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth The Lufkin Daily NewsNasa launches robot to…
Eyes to the Skies: Creating a custom star chart and viewing the Milky Way in July
Each month WTOP’s “Eyes to the Skies” feature previews the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding…
How to spot a large, harmless asteroid flyby this weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses…
Earth might avoid being swallowed by dying sun: Study
The Earth may not be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying sun, which has long been…
Sunday’s summer solstice is the sun’s time to shine in the Northern Hemisphere
This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern…
Northern Lights Forecast: Some States May See Aurora Thursday Night
The northern lights are created by the solar wind, a continuous stream of charged particles released by the…
Is Planet Nine Real? New Discovery at the Edge of the Solar System Adds a Twist
The Sun’s gravitational pull extends more than 160 times further into space than Neptune. Credit: Vadim Petrakov The…