A Giant Star in Andromeda Just Vanished, Scientists Have No Idea Where It Went
A giant star in the Andromeda Galaxy has vanished without a trace, leaving scientists puzzled and intrigued. First…
I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night
The Federal Communications Commission just gave Starlink the green light to vastly expand its mega-constellation of satellites, which…
A celebrity cluster in the spotlight
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month brings us a scene from the distant Universe. Pictured here…
Night sky tonight: See the moon shine next to Saturn after sunset on Jan. 22
Refresh 2026-01-22T09:23:37.053Z Thursday, Jan. 22: Waxing crescent moon and Saturn (after dark) See a waxing crescent moon and…
These Snapshots of the Moment a Star Exploded Will Fill You With Cosmic Dread
A pair of incredible images taken at the very moment two different stars exploded are also an accurate…
“Goddess of Dawn” Supernova? James Webb Reveals a Star That Died at the Dawn of Time
A team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a remarkably distant Type II…
Rocket Lab ruptures a Neutron tank during testing • The Register
Rocket Lab suffered a setback after a Neutron Stage 1 tank ruptured overnight while the company was performing…
D-Orbit raises $128 million in first tranche of Series D funding
SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit has raised $124 million in the first closing of a…
SPHEREx Detects Dramatic Ice Activity on Interstellar Visitor 3I/Atlas
The NASA SPHEREx mission has revealed an extraordinary surge of sublimation activity on the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas following…
Scientists Propose Radical Fuel-Free Maneuvering System for Spacecraft
It might sound like science fiction, but researchers are exploring how magnetic fields could allow satellites to safely…
Snow Buries Kamchatka – NASA Science
It has been an eventful few months for the Northern Hemisphere atmosphere. An unusually early sudden stratospheric warming…
Radio Telescopes on the Moon Could Let Us Observe Dozens of Black Hole Shadows
We now have direct images of two supermassive black holes: M87* and Sag A*. The fact that we…