Perseid Meteor Shower Returns This Week Under An ‘Earthshine’ Moon
Topline Here comes a classic crescent moon-and-meteors week. Tuesday, July 14, sees a new moon — when our…
Japanese Astronomical Society ex-president Shigeru Ida joins China’s Westlake University
The universe teems with planets, yet their origins and evolution remain among science’s most enduring mysteries.Theoretical astrophysicist Shigeru…
James Webb telescope captures never-before-seen glimpse of ‘Centaur’ galaxy’s battle wounds — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128) Where it is: 11 million light-years away, in…
On July 10, 2026, China caught the falling first stage of a Long March 10B in a net strung across a ship at sea, becoming only the second nation ever to recover an orbital-class booster, and it now plans to fly the very same stage again before the year is out
Early Friday, over the South China Sea, the first stage of a Long March 10B rocket fell back…
China proposes laser-powered energy tower on moon to transmit wireless power
Researchers in China are proposing that the moon could become the first place where wireless power transmission is…
NASA to run Artemis II astronauts through obstacle course after splashdown
After a grueling descent through Earth’s atmosphere, NASA will strap the Artemis II astronauts into bulky spacesuits for…
Scientists examining samples returned from asteroid Bennu found ribose and glucose inside — and with phosphate and every RNA nucleobase already detected in the same asteroid material, every chemical component needed to build RNA was present in the early solar system, long before life existed on Earth.
The Bennu sample is becoming less like a single asteroid story and more like a chemistry inventory from…
SES wins U.S. military agreement to provide managed Ku-band satellite connectivity for global missions
SES Space & Defense has won a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems…
Orion: Everything about life aboard the Artemis 2 moon spacecraft
Tired of having too much space? Step into Orion, NASA‘s compact deep-space rental, where you and three carefully…
Ready or not, key engine burn puts NASA’s Artemis II on path to the moon
Artemis II has officially left Earth’s neighborhood, with the Orion spacecraft now on a three-day leg of the…
Last Chance To See Jupiter Before It Disappears Until November
Topline Since its celestial “kiss” with Venus in June, Jupiter has been slowly sinking towards the sun as…
A red dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1, just 40 light-years from Earth, hosts seven Earth-sized planets — including three orbiting in the narrow zone where liquid water could potentially survive
TRAPPIST-1 is not impressive by the usual standards of stargazing. It is too faint to see with the…