Rare Pair of Improbably Light ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Is Discovered
Astronomers have found a pair of the lightest giant planets known in the universe in a star system…
SpaceX (SPCX) Is Down 14.7% After Starship Abort and Rising Scrutiny of Its Lofty Valuation
In mid-July 2026, SpaceX’s highly anticipated 13th Starship test flight was automatically aborted seconds before liftoff due to…
NASA discovers ‘asteroid’ near Earth is actually a hidden comet after decades of mystery – The Times of India
NASA discovers ‘asteroid’ near Earth is actually a hidden comet after decades of mystery The Times of IndiaNear-Earth asteroid…
Submillimeter Array Catches a Gamma-Ray Burst Thanks to new Fast-Response System
The Submillimeter Array (SMA), an 8-telescope radio interferometer located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawaii, reached an…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin boosts employee pay to compete with SpaceX—but advisor warns of catch
The space race is getting more complex. Instead of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk just trying to one-up…
Indian company launches Vikram-1, private orbital rocket mission
By Gopika Gopakumar and Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Reuters Vikram-1 lifts off from Sriharikota carrying customer payloadsThe rocket is designed…
Space Force triples launch contract ceiling amid rising demand
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has more than tripled the ceiling of a major national security launch…
A great mystery of our Sun still remains unsolved even after a 100 years
Image by Anton Kudryashov via Pexels At first glance, the Sun appears to shine with plain white or…
Two asteroids receive unprecedented visits from space probes in a single week | Science
It’s strange how we get used to what was once extraordinary. At the start of July, two spacecraft…
Life-friendly world? In first, atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone
A team of scientists says they have, for the first time, discovered an atmosphere on an Earth-like planet…
Beyond the Perseids — 6 meteor showers worth watching this summer
The Perseids may be the summer meteor shower everyone marks on the calendar, but they are not the…
New Black Hole Theory Solves a 50-Year-Old Problem
Illustration of a black hole that is growing in response to an influx of energy. New research from…