No space for Starlink? Why Xi is targeting Musk’s satellites
China and Russia have launched a concerted pushback against Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, accusing it of endangering…
Webb Picture of the Month for December showcases a region sparkling like a Christmas tree
An image of the James Webb Space Telescope (Image source: NASA) The ESA/Webb final Picture of the Month…
Why Astronomy Needs a Giant in the Canary Islands
Size matters when it comes to telescopes. The bigger they are, the farther they can see. Prioritizing constructing…
A neighbouring vista of stellar birth
Today’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week highlights another view of a distant stellar birthplace. Captured in a parallel field to…
Champagne Cluster is Actually Two Galaxy Clusters in Process of Merging, Astronomers Find
Astronomers discovered an enormous galaxy cluster called RM J130558.9+263048.4 on December 31, 2020; the date, combined with the…
China’s ‘Space Mouse’ Gives Birth After Orbit, Sparking Hope for Life Beyond Earth
A breakthrough experiment from China’s space program has revealed unprecedented insights into the possibilities of mammalian reproduction after…
Stunning Photos Capture Martian Moon Hovering Above the Red Planet’s Surface
The Martain moon of Phobos flies over a canyon area of the planet called Kasei Vallest. The image…
Solar Flares and Stellar Flares Hit Different
The Sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it’s also the star we understand the most. As…
Hubble Glimpses Galactic Gas Making a Getaway
A sideways spiral galaxy shines in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Located about 60 million light-years away in the…
SpaceX lowering orbits of 4,400 Starlink satellites for safety’s sake
We’ll see a mass migration of SpaceX Starlink satellites this year. All Starlink broadband spacecraft currently orbiting 342…
Researchers spot Saturn-sized planet in the “Einstein desert”
Most of the exoplanets we’ve discovered have been in relatively tight orbits around their host stars, allowing us…
SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy – Spaceflight Now
The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 spacecraft is pictured prior to being encapsulated within a pair of…