Orionid meteor shower 2026 — How to see meteors from Halley’s Comet this October
The Orionid meteor shower returns this October, giving skywatchers another chance to catch a glimpse of debris left…
Aurora Australis Australia Tonight: When & Where To See The Southern Lights
THE RUNDOWN A G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm forecast by NOAA and space weather agencies has triggered an Aurora…
Korean origami-inspired rover wheels could explore the moon
With South Korea preparing to send a lander to the moon by 2030, researchers are developing a rover…
Webb Observes “Extreme Debris Disks,” Providing a Window into the Early Solar System
Scientists theorize that early in the Solar System’s history, collisions were relatively common as planets migrated and planetoids…
Elon Musk takes aim at Indian billionaire Ambani as Starlink launch stalls
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 13: Head of the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) and CEO of…
October’s night sky is full of cosmic tricks and treats
October is bringing a spectacular lineup of celestial events, including a disappearing planet, two meteor showers, and a…
Canterbury-launched Tāwhaki rockets would have ‘tiny impact’ on skies – expert
She called the Canterbury proposal “modest” and saw how it could work on a visit to the Cape…
NASA’s hunting for a secret underground cave on the moon
Are there secret underground caves on the moon? NASA has a new program that aims to find out.…
Using Claude Science to produce the first complete map of the sky in UV light \ Anthropic
Here, Brice Ménard, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University and a researcher at Anthropic, explains how he worked…
SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
“My fundamental ask here is that we need to make headway here and begin sharing data across all…
NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission
Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to…
Friday essay: space was once a place of wonder – now it’s being bought and sold by powerful men
I spent most of my twenties driving around remote Australia in a self-built tiny home, researching from the…