Astronomers Appear to Have Caught a Star Splitting In Half, With Catastrophic Results
Credit: Caltech/K. Miller and R. Hurt (IPAC) A team of astronomers believe they’ve witnessed a star split in…
China’s LandSpace targets $1 billion IPO in reusable rocket tech push
BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) – China’s rocket startup LandSpace plans to raise 7.5 billion yuan ($1.07 billion) in…
Scientists are getting our robotic explorers ready to help send humans to Mars
As the moon and Mars take center stage in human spaceflight, scientists are leveraging existing space missions to…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (aka C/2025 N1 ATLAS) on its way back to deep space – 30 Dec. 2025.
After many cloudy nights, we finally imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (aka C/2025 N1 ATLAS), which is now…
Former United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno joins competitor Blue Origin for national security projects
It’s official: Tory Bruno, the longtime chief of the launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) has joined the…
Quadrantid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see the first ‘shooting’ stars of the year
Skywatchers are set for a double helping of celestial sights on Saturday, Jan. 3, when the rise of…
This space hanger for satellites could be the future of constellations
Image: Gravitics As Earth’s orbital environment becomes increasingly crowded and contested, the ability to respond rapidly in space…
When Stars Fail to Explode
Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, chaotic…
Full moons of 2026: When to see all 13 moons (including a Blue Moon and a Blood Moon) rise next year
When is the next full moon? January’s full moon, nicknamed the Wolf Moon, rises on Saturday, Jan. 3,…
Big Bear glows with big stars photo of the day for Dec. 31, 2025
Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Markarian…
The race to mine the moon is on – and it urgently needs some clear international rules
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Texas may get a moonship, not space shuttle Discovery
Houston, we may have a problem … for your senators’ plans to bring a NASA space shuttle to…