The Anti-tail of 3I/ATLAS Turned to a Tail! | by Avi Loeb | Oct, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeNew images from the Nordic Optical Telescope, in the…
The Hidden Gas That Builds Stars
For decades, astronomers have faced a frustrating puzzle when studying star formation in our Galaxy. They know that…
Today’s Moon Phase: October 29, 2025
Happy Wednesday! We are just two days away from Halloween, and the moon has officially transitioned into the…
The search for life: A space science quiz
The search for life beyond Earth is one of the most profound quests in human history. It began…
Rising demand and falling costs clear path for satellite servicing
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Astronomers Watch a ‘Zombie’ White Dwarf Star Devour the Remnants of a Destroyed Planet — and Can’t Explain Why
The star in question, LSPM J0207+3331, lies 145 light-years from Earth and was once a sun-like star. It…
Fate of Water-Rich Planets Around White Dwarfs
Can water-rich exoplanets survive orbiting white dwarf stars, the latter of which are remnants of Sun-like stars? This…
NASA’s X-59 ‘quiet’ supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)
NASA’s X-59 has finally taken flight. The X-59 is NASA’s experimental new jet built to break the sound…
Astronomers Find Three Earth-Sized Exoplanets in Compact Binary System
The binary stellar system TOI-2267 likely harbors two warm Earth-sized exoplanets and an additional Earth-sized candidate, according to…
Many Asteroid Rotations Are Chaotic. A New Model Helps Explain Them.
Asteroids spin. Most of them do so rather slowly, and up until now most theories of asteroid rotation…
SA Museum investigates whether meteorite collided with car on regional highway
Scientists are investigating whether an object that smashed and partially melted a man’s car windscreen was a meteorite,…
Japan company eyes offering 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space
TOKYO – A Japanese travel agency said Tuesday it will launch a point-to-point transport service in the 2030s…