Earth only has one moon. Next week that won’t be true.
Astronomers have discovered that Earth’s large, ever-looming moon is about to get company. Beginning on Sunday, the planet…
Celestial events: How to see meteor showers, supermoons and eclipses in 2026
Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to…
The Sky Today on Sunday, January 4: The Winter Hexagon
Back to Article List A huge asterism is visible in the east, rising after sunset this evening. Trace…
The International Space Station Is Retiring: Meet the Private Space Stations That Will Replace It
The International Space Station (ISS), the icon of international collaboration and scientific success, is approaching the end of…
‘Space mouse’ successfully gives birth to nine pups after return
Following a 14-day mission aboard China’s space station, a female mouse has successfully delivered a litter of nine…
Stunning pillars of light seen falling from space in Russia: Here’s what they are
On the evening of January 2, 2026, just north of St. Petersburg, Russia, the night sky underwent a…
Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on January 4, 2025
Now that we’ve passed the Full Moon phase, the Moon will be getting smaller each night as we…
JWST observations reveal massive helium clouds escaping from exoplanet WASP-107 b
Astronomers from the University of Geneva, working with colleagues in Canada and the United States, have captured the…
Exclusive: L3Harris nears space propulsion asset stake sale to AE Industrial, sources sayÂ
Deal aligns with AE Industrial’s space technology consolidation strategyL3Harris retains 40% stake, AE Industrial expected to pay over…
New Discovery Shows Black Hole Twisting the Universe
Astronomers have made the first direct observation of a spinning black hole twisting the very fabric of spacetime,…
13-billion-year old star cluster slowly dissolves into the Milky Way
Globular clusters are often described as ancient, tightly bound fossils of the early Milky Way. It has been…
Astronomers tracked carbon monoxide around young stars and found a twist that shouldn’t be there
For decades, astronomy textbooks have shown planet forming discs as perfectly flat, like cosmic vinyl records. A new…