A mysterious interstellar object is speeding through our solar system at over 200,000 km/h
An object hurtling through space at over 200,000 km per hour — and possibly from beyond our solar…
Comet 24P/Schaumasse makes its closest approach to the sun today: But will you be able to see it?
Heads up! The solar system comet 24P/Schaumasse will make its closest approach to the sun in its current…
This ‘Dead’ Star Just Came Back to Life, and NASA Captured It!
In an unprecedented breakthrough, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer (IXPE) has captured extraordinary details of the white dwarf…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Has Spotted ‘Platypus Galaxies’ Astronomers Say They “Can’t Categorize, They Are So Odd”
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a bizarre population of “platypus galaxies” in the early universe, each…
Scientists Finally Identify What’s Behind the Enigmatic ‘Little Red Dots’
A new study presented at the American Astronomical Society (AAS 2025) conference reveals new insights into the distant…
NASA cuts space station mission short over astronaut’s medical issue
In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut…
Why Chinese space station is studying how gravity affects battery performance
Led by only the second civilian the country has sent into space, China had started a series of…
February full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Snow Moon
February’s full moon will reach peak illumination at 5:09 p.m. EST (2209 GMT) on Feb. 1, when the…
Northern lights may be visible in 12 states Jan. 8-9
The northern lights could illuminate skies across the northern U.S. tonight (Jan. 8-9) according to the National Oceanic…
The moon, AI and the high-stakes decisions shaping space’s future
In this special episode of Space Minds, our show is split into two segments from SpaceNews’ annual Icon…
Saturn, Neptune, and the Moon will “dance” across the sky — It will be seen on this date from all 45 states
Soon, Saturn, Neptune, and the Moon will appear to be waltzing closely together across the sky due to…
NASA’s Mars Sample Return Is Dead, Paving The Way For China
It looks like NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission has come to a bureaucratic end. The mission was…