Astronomers stunned by massive gamma-ray burst that lasted for hours instead of minutes
When gamma-ray bursts were first discovered by the military, their declassified origin left astrophysicists puzzled. They couldn’t explain…
A Solution to Satellite Pollution? Make Them Indestructible
Each year, thousands of satellites at the end of their life fall toward Earth, burning up in the…
China hits 90 launches as Guowang deployment continues, Fengyun-4C heads to GEO
HELSINKI — China reached 90 orbital launches in 2025 with consecutive Long March missions deploying Guowang megaconstellation satellites…
‘Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea’: Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.
As artificial intelligence (AI) models keep growing and getting more power-hungry, researchers are starting to ask not whether…
James Webb Uncovers an Enigmatic Star Factory at the Galactic Center
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning and scientifically puzzling image of Sagittarius B2 (Sgr…
Could Earth have 25-hour days in the future? What scientists say – Firstpost
Our 24-hour day measures Earth’s rotation relative to the Sun, known as a solar day. This is slightly…
SpaceX scrubs year-end Falcon 9 launch again as Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed satellite waits at Vandenberg
NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:00 ET SpaceX delayed the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM3 mission again on Sunday…
Algeria’s Desert Rocks Might Be the Key to Finding Life on Mars
A groundbreaking study published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences suggests that a remote rock quarry in…
Meet the Solar System’s Real Highest Peak
At the western edge of Mars’s equatorial highlands, an enormous geological structure rises far above the planet’s thin…
Astronomers Stumble on Hidden Solar System Structure That Shouldn’t Exist
Led by Amir Siraj, a doctoral student in astrophysics at Princeton University, the study reveals a tightly bound…
China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX
HUZHOU, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China’s rocket startup LandSpace has made no secret about drawing inspiration from Elon…
A Water Reservoir Big Enough to Fill Trillions of Earth Oceans Discovered Orbiting a Black Hole
In a remote sector of deep space, researchers have identified something unexpected — a signature that hints at…