Bad News And Good News: Hycean Worlds Aren’t Real, But Earth’s Water Isn’t Unusual
K2-18b is a sub-Neptune about 124 light-years away from Earth first detected in 2015. Follow-up research found water…
Where are all the ‘hot Neptune’ exoplanets? Orbital chaos may have booted them out
Astronomers have launched a new program known as ATREIDES to study a mysterious “desert” in space. But unlike…
Hubble sees white dwarf eating piece of Pluto-like object
heic2511 — Science Release 18 September 2025 In our nearby stellar neighbourhood, a burned-out star is snacking on…
Construction Officially Begins on Multi-User Launch Facility in French Guiana
Credit: CNES The French space agency CNES has officially begun construction of a new multi-user commercial launch facility…
Cosmic Wonders Abound in the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest — Colossal
From aurora borealis to the Milky Way to distant nebulae, cosmic phenomena induces wonder like little else. When…
Milky Way season comes to an end soon. Here’s how to see it
The Milky Way’s bright galactic center, home to a band of billions of stars, could still appear in…
Hubble Network raises $70 million to accelerate 60-satellite Bluetooth constellation
TAMPA, Fla. — Hubble Network has secured $70 million in Series B funding to help deploy a 60-satellite…
The tally is in! 6,000 exoplanets now confirmed
NASA published a longer version of this story on September 17, 2025. Edits by EarthSky. 6,000 exoplanets! NASA…
Rock the cosmos: An asteroid trivia quiz
Space is vast, mysterious, and full of surprises — but few celestial objects capture our imagination quite like…
Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the Moon
NASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday…
US Military’s Secret 908 Day Space Mission That Reveals Hidden Solar Power Weapon Technology
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 The **X-37B spaceplane** completed its longest mission, spending 908 days in orbit. 🔬 The…
Milky Way Views – NASA
The Milky Way appears above Earth’s bright atmospheric glow in this Aug. 23, 2025, photograph from the International…