Aurora lit up skies over South Island
An aurora in October 2025 as seen from Twizel. Photo: Jeff Ng / supplied Aurora fans have been…
What’s next for direct-to-device after SpaceX’s blockbuster spectrum deal
The direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity market has been completely transformed in the space of six weeks. On Aug. 1,…
When is the next Starship launch? SpaceX announces date for flight 11
Elon Musk’s commercial spaceflight company is gearing for its fifth flight test of 2025 for a spacecraft that…
China looks likely to reach the moon before the Americans : here’s why
The race to the Moon is heating up—but it may not be the Americans who win. While NASA…
Advancing Europe’s quantum secure communications from space
Applications 01/10/2025 407 views 11 likes The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €50 million contract with…
It could explode at any moment — NASA flags bizarre behavior in a single star
NASA has been closely monitoring the behavior of a phenomenon in the Corona Borealis constellation for some time…
Today’s Moon Phase: October 1, 2025
Happy Wednesday—and Happy October! We’ve now entered the month of Halloween, with spooky season officially upon us. I…
Albedo Drops its Commercial Imagery Business
Picture this: Albedo Space, the Colorado startup operating the Clarity-1 imaging satellite in VLEO, is getting out of…
Scientists just found the strongest signs of life on Mars yet
A new study suggests a habitable past and signs of ancient microbial processes on Mars — and Imperial…
The Harvest Supermoon meets Saturn, and the show starts tonight. Here’s where to look
The Harvest Moon rises on Tuesday 7 October 2025, marking the first of three supermoons visible before the…
Scientists may be closing in on dark matter’s true identity
Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our…
Astronomers discover a ‘Great Wave’ spreading across the Milky Way in new map of thousands of stars
A huge “wave” is rippling through our galaxy, pushing billions of stars in its wake, a new study…