JWST May Have The Best Evidence Yet of a Bizarre ‘Dark Star’ : ScienceAlert
JWST might have spotted the ‘smoking gun’ of a hypothetical object called a dark star in the distant…
JPL Workforce Update | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
In order to best position JPL going forward, we are taking steps to restructure and establish an appropriate…
Today’s Moon Phase: October 13, 2025
Welcome to a new week—and a new lunar phase. Today, the moon entered the last quarter phase, reaching…
Rubin Observatory spins beneath the stars photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2025
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its decade-long survey to scan the entire night sky every three…
Momentus and Solstar to offer communications, transportation and infrastructure in low-Earth orbit
BRISBANE, Australia – Momentus and Solstar Space announced a three-year agreement Oct. 13 to expand communications, transportation and…
JAXA to launch tech demo satellites on Electron rockets
WASHINGTON — The Japanese space agency JAXA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a set of technology demonstration…
Meteor hunters rejoice! The Orionid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week with no moon in sight
Get ready stargazers! The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week overnight on Oct. 20-21, bringing with it a…
Uranus and Neptune may not be ‘ice giants’ after all, new research suggests
Astronomers have long called Uranus and Neptune the “ice giants” because models suggested that these outer planets’ interiors…
NGC 2775: This Galaxy Breaks The Rules Of “Galactic Evolution” And Baffles Astronomers
Human classification, from celestial bodies to living organisms, often starts with their morphology. Depending on how something looks,…
$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may have volcanoes of molten metal to thank for its shiny appearance
The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is…
Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on October 13, 2025
It’s another moon phase tonight, which means the moon will look around half full (or, half gone?). But…
Inside the Sino-American Cosmic Rivalry
As China prepares to select taikonauts for its first-ever manned moon landing, a new space race is quietly…