See lightning forms from the traditional to bizarre
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Alexander Krivenyshev of WorldTimeZone.com captured this cloud-to-ground lightning between skyscrapers on July…
Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria
Bacteria and the viruses that infect them, called phages, are locked in an evolutionary arms race. But that…
Are There Any Other Space Stations Like The ISS?
Gremlin/Getty Images The familiar silhouette of the International…
Finnish Defence Forces progress SAR satellite programme with second satellite launch
The Finnish Defence Forces have taken another step in building an independent space-based surveillance capability with the launch…
At the Heart of Our Galaxy, Strange Filaments Reveal the Forgotten Imprint of a Giant Black Hole
Why do hundreds of strange filaments at the Milky Way’s core seem to align with a black hole…
Greece Activates Its First National Satellite Fleet
The arrival of the Kimon frigate in the Saronic Gulf was one of the first images captured by…
See Jupiter and Saturn Like Never Before
The new moon on January 18, 2026, will bring one of the darkest and clearest nights of the…
The Moon is not “dead,” and a new map of the far side reveals young scars that could still be shifting today
Scientists have pushed the direct chemical record of life on Earth back to at least 3.3 billion years,…
Astronauts May Survive Mars Thanks to a Bold Carbon Hack
Additive manufacturing could take a big leap forward in space, as researchers reveal that carbon dioxide, the dominant…
This Dwarf Planet Spins So Fast It Turned Into an Egg with a Ring
First detected in 2004, the dwarf planet Haumea quickly stood out due to its rapid rotation and elongated…
New moon of January 2026 brings prime views of Jupiter, Saturn and winter stars tonight
The new moon of January will be at 2:52 p.m. EST (1952 GMT) on Jan. 18, according to…
Hubble Telescope watches star blast out jet of hot gas 32 light-years long
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed an infant star 20 times larger than the sun setting…