Fast blue optical transients still defy explanation
Sky surveys keep catching a kind of cosmic explosion that astronomers can’t explain. They call them fast blue…
Into Totality: Our Guide to the August 12th Total Solar Eclipse
Get ready for the only total solar eclipse of 2026 Where will you be on August 12th? Many…
What is Jodrell Bank Observatory and what does it do? – BBC
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Amateur Astronomer Discovers Ancient Meteorite Impact Using Google Maps
Joël Lapointe was casually browsing Google Maps, planning hiking routes for an upcoming camping trip, when he stumbled…
SpaceX stock trying to recover after hitting all-time low
SpaceX (SPCX) stock is trying to recover after hitting an all-time low on Monday, days after a successful…
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)
SpaceX launched 24 more satellites for its Starlink network on Saturday (July 25), a day after demonstrating it…
SpaceX plan to launch 1 million data center satellites could turn atmosphere into a ‘fire pit,’ scientists say – NBC News
SpaceX plan to launch 1 million data center satellites could turn atmosphere into a ‘fire pit,’ scientists say NBC…
A NASA instrument the size of a toaster, riding inside the Perseverance rover, converted Martian air into 122 grams of breathable oxygen between 2021 and 2023 — enough to keep a small dog alive for 10 hours, and proof that astronauts could one day make the fuel to fly themselves home
The strangest thing about MOXIE is that 122 grams can sound both tiny and enormous. On Earth, it…
BALLS on the moon: China set to launch Africa’s 1st lunar science mission in 2029
China’s Chang’e-8 moon lander mission scheduled for 2029 could send Africa’s first space exploration mission to the lunar…
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! Astronomers capture clearest image yet of famous star’s elusive companion
Astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in the Atacama Desert region of Northern Chile to discover…
‘Crazy idea’ succeeds: Scientists monitor space junk with radio telescopes
Radio telescopes are designed to listen for signals from the stars and from distant galaxies, but scientists are…
Plato’s electronics ready for space
The European Space Agency’s terrestrial planet hunter Plato has recently completed a series of key tests inside the Maxwell…