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