IonQ’s Skyloom Optical Communications Terminals Reach 84 On-Orbit Installations Following Latest Launch
Skyloom Global Corp. [Acquired by IonQ] CompanyUnited States · 101-500 FTEs Skyloom Global develops and operates an optical…
The earliest galaxy ‘swallowed’ by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart
The Milky Way has something of a torrid and violent history, given that our galaxy has fueled its…
Sunlight Travel Time: In 1992, scientists found out that light formed in the Sun’s core takes 1,70,000 years to reach its surface; Why does the sunlight that takes 8 minutes to reach Earth require lakhs of years to come out?
Sunlight helps to sustain life on Earth; as soon as we step outside and tilt our faces up,…
Lunar eclipse August 2026 — Everything you need to know about the 96% ‘blood moon’
On Aug. 27-28, 2026, a very deep partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Europe, Africa, North America…
Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates
2026-08-24T07:35:40.714Z 3 days to go! Here’s everything you need to know 3 days until the partial lunar eclipse,…
NASA Starshade Would Enable Astronomers To Directly Image Rocky Exoworlds
A NASA-led team is hoping to take a short cut in directly imaging extrasolar earthlike planets. The idea…
A round-trip Mars mission could last roughly three years, and a model based on bone-density data from 69 astronauts predicted that everyone following the longer mission profile would return with osteopenia, while roughly one-third could be at risk of osteoporosis.
No astronaut has returned from Mars with osteopenia. No human being has travelled to Mars at all. The…
Starwatch: Lunar eclipse to reward early risers in UK and Europe | The moon
The early hours of Friday 28 August will reward very early risers in the UK, Europe and Africa…
A gas giant 520 light-years away has equatorial atmospheric motion approaching 33,000 kilometres per hour—around 16 times Neptune’s fastest winds. When announced in January 2025, it was the fastest planetary jet stream yet measured, although an even faster one was reported on another exoplanet just a month later.
For 28 days in early 2025, WASP-127b held one of planetary science’s most striking records. Atmospheric material around…
Government comes down heavy on Starlink for signing MoUs with States without a licence to operate
Centre also tells State governments to halt their projects with Starlink till the company gets a green signal…
Rescue mission canceled for NASA’s Swift space telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory has been called off, dooming the telescope to…
China delays Chang’e-7 lunar south pole landing mission launch
HELSINKI — China has postponed its Chang’e-7 robotic lunar south polar landing mission just hours ahead of a…