An insider’s look at the Nancy Grace Roman…
In 1959, Nancy Grace Roman became the first chief of astronomy at NASA. She worked tirelessly to advocate…
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On Tuesday (Sept. 8), skywatchers can first catch a striking predawn pairing of the crescent moon and Jupiter,…
Rubin Observatory Peers Deep Into the Famous COSMOS Field
The COSMOS field, or Cosmic Evolution Survey Deep Field, is one of the most famous patches of the…
‘The Last Starship’ is 2026’s most slept-on space game — you need to check out this ‘FTL’-like shipbuilding strategy gem
I’m a pretty thrifty guy; no one will ever accuse me of being a hoarder or a bulk…
Arianespace CEO Projects Space Summit to Boost Backlog
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Reply to: Evidence for phenylium reactivity under interstellar-relevant conditions
Loison, J.-C. et al. Evidence of phenylium reactivity under interstellar relevant conditions. Nat. Astron. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-026-02973-9 (2026). Kocheril, G.…
An eccentric massive protobinary assembled via a core-merger parabolic encounter
Chini, R., Hoffmeister, V. H., Nasseri, A., Stahl, O. & Zinnecker, H. A spectroscopic survey on the multiplicity…
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The moon could have formed in a matter of hours following the giant impact between Earth and a…
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Galaxies tangled in science and spirit photo of the day for Sept. 7, 2026
Nā ‘Uhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola is the Hawaiian name given to this image of NGC…
Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It.
The driving force behind our universe’s accelerated expansion remains one of the greatest mysteries in astronomy. While this…
Traversing the Galactic Centre in space and time
The organizers of the Galactic Center workshop 2026 (IAU Symposium 405) thank the Grant Agency of the Czech…