Hubble examines Cloud-9, first of new type of object
heic2601 — Science Release 5 January 2026 A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a…
Anger in Papua New Guinea after Starlink ordered to shut down internet services | Papua New Guinea
Frustration is growing in Papua New Guinea weeks after the government ordered Starlink to shut down operations in…
Milky Way Is Ripping This Ancient Star Cluster Apart, Astronomers Warn
A globular cluster near the heart of the Milky Way is gradually dissolving, according to a new study…
What’s Up: January 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest all year, the Moon and Saturn pair up, and the Beehive…
Space Debris Could Soon Disrupt Flights Like Bad Weather
As the number of satellites in orbit continues to climb, so does the risk of their remnants falling…
Catch the moon dancing with bright star Regulus on Jan 5-6
The waning gibbous moon shines close to the “kingly” star Regulus on Jan. 5-6, and some well-placed stargazers…
NASA Selects Tech Proposals to Advance Search-for-Life Mission
NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept…
‘Space particle’ slams into Spain’s new communications satellite high above Earth
The fate of Spain’s newest communications satellite is up in the air. SpainSat NG-2 was the second military…
Solar Orbiter Sets Record Watching Sunspot Region That Sparked Global Auroras
In May 2024, Earth was slammed by the worst geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years, which disrupted…
NASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star
Using new observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, astronomers tracked the influence of a recently…
New NASA Chief Pushes Back on Claims Agency Is Trashing Its History
The research library at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, houses tens of thousands of books,…
The 2026 ‘Super Bowl of Astronomy’ starts today — here’s what’s happening
From distant exoplanets and the universe’s first galaxies to the next generation of space telescopes, astronomy’s biggest annual…