From interplanetary spaceships to lunar reactors, our future in space looks nuclear-powered
Interplanetary travel to Mars aboard nuclear-powered spaceships may sound like science fiction – yet NASA is planning to…
Solar storm stunned scientists by swelling far faster than expected
The sun throws clouds of hot, magnetized gas into space on a regular basis. For years, scientists figured…
Strawberry Moon 2026: Last micromoon of the year is about to rise
On Monday night, June 29, the Strawberry Moon takes its turn in the sky. It opens the season…
NASA Concludes Desert Field Testing for Autonomous Lunar Rover Prototype – SatNews
PLASTER CITY, CALIFORNIA — In a report issued by the agency on June 18, 2026, NASA confirmed that…
Hubble Spots Two Galaxy Clusters in the Process of Merging
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope continues to survey the cosmos and capture images of amazing astronomical events. One…
Will Earth survive the red giant sun? New research suggests yes
Artist’s concept of the sun engulfing Earth about 5 billion years from now. Will Earth survive the sun’s…
What time is the Strawberry Moon? From New York to Tokyo, key moonrise timings for the June 2026 full Moon
The 2026 Strawberry Moon occurs on 29 June, meaning on the nights of 29 and 30 June, you’ll…
June 2026 full Moon: How and when to see the Strawberry Moon rise in the UK
Following a record-breaking heatwave in the UK this week, the door is being opened to cooler and fresher…
Rocket Lab launches 10th Synspective satellite
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on June 26, a flight delayed…
SpaceX launched 165 Falcon 9 rockets into orbit in 2025 — nearly one every other day — accounting for roughly 85% of all U.S. orbital launches and almost twice as many orbital launches as the entire nation of China managed that year.
SpaceX flew 165 Falcon 9 missions in 2025. That is a launch roughly every other day, sustained across…
Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026
August 12, 2026 On Aug. 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia,…
Mysterious radio signal traced to a dead star
Radio telescopes catch plenty of repeating signals from deep space, and astronomers can usually say what produces them.…