Tomorrow morning the Moon meets Mars, then Jupiter. It’s going to be spectacular. Here’s how to see it
Have you noticed two bright stars in the east before dawn? Those two ‘stars’ are actually the planets…
Earth from Space: Typhoon Surigae
We are used to seeing satellite images of tropical storms from above the clouds, featuring the characteristic white…
Supermassive black holes ‘kill’ their host galaxies using plasma jets as their murder weapons
Scientists have discovered how jets launched by supermassive black holes can determine how their host galaxies “die.” The…
How a New Satellite Constellation Is Rewriting the Rules of Early Wildfire Detection
Earth Fire Alliance is a winner of the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair for developing a satellite constellation dedicated…
NASA’s Roman telescope just opened its planet-hunting eye
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed an important series of tests showing that it can keep…
SpaceX pulls off single-day hat-trick launches in less than 13 hour
If rocket launches feel common now, Thursday night was a loud reminder of how fast things are changing.…
SpaceX Climbs 6% on Fresh Falcon 9 Rideshare Launch; Rocket Lab Jumps 7%, AST SpaceMobile Ticks Up
A single Falcon 9 rideshare mission lit a fire under the space sector, but the company that flew…
How NASA Saved Boeing’s Space Program With a New Contract and $359 Million
So long, Falcon 9, we hardly knew ye. Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) plans to phase out its…
Don’t Miss Saturn Opposition: Guided Telescope Night at Mleiha, Sharjah
Dubai: Stargazers in the UAE can catch Saturn at its brightest this Sunday, October 4, as Mleiha National…
NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors
NASA is seeking leaders for one of the most esteemed positions on Earth for human spaceflight: flight director…
Earth’s magnetic field changes how we detect thunderstorms
Cosmic rays let a telescope read thunderstorms from the ground, and Earth’s magnetic field explains why it sees…
33-pound satellites track greenhouse emissions 310 miles above Earth
Two tiny satellites have joined an orbital fleet designed to measure greenhouse gas emissions from hundreds of miles…