‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ eclipse drawcard for city
For the first time, Dunedin will actively advertise its dark side to tourism companies. No, not its colourful…
A hidden layer of microbial life has been found beneath the Atacama Desert, and it may be the closest Earth can get to rehearsing the search for life on Mars
The Atacama Desert has long been useful to planetary scientists for a simple reason: it is not Mars,…
Hidden in the dust: The 2-billion-year-old asteroid crater that holds the secret clue to ending an ice age
Scientists have identified the Yarrabubba impact crater in Western Australia as the Earth’s oldest, dating back 2.229 billion…
A Spacecraft Powered by Nuclear Heat Could Send Humans to Saturn in Just 220 Days, Bringing Titan Closer Than Ever
NASA’s Mars planning documents contain a quiet warning: a 375-day round trip may push astronauts past the allowable…
Europe Just Unveiled a Serious Rival to SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX Starship ignition during its launch on IFT-5. Credit: Steve Jurvetson A DLR analysis suggests Starship may define…
Venus and a slender crescent moon steal the show after sunset on May 18
By now, you have almost certainly noticed dazzling Venus glowing in the western sky soon after sunset. On…
A Space Telescope Just Detected a Strange Cosmic Pattern Scientists Have Searched for Since 1912
A century after the discovery of cosmic rays, scientists may have identified a hidden principle governing how these…
Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online May 18
Near-Earth Asteroid 2026 JH2 extremely close encounter: online observation – 18 May 2026 – YouTube Watch On A…
Giant radio telescope sees Artemis 2 astronauts on Orion flying around the moon. ‘There are 4 people in those pixels.’
Here’s a unique view of NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission. A giant radio telescope in West Virginia tracked…
SpaceX faces high stakes for upcoming Starship rocket test flight
SpaceX plans to launch an updated version of its Starship megarocket — a new prototype of the system…
NASA: Asteroid to pass Earth within 176 Bulgarias after Eurovision
An asteroid is set to fly within 176 Bulgarias of the Earth on Monday, May 18, according to…
SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies
Live coverage is underway for arrival of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on NASA+,…