NASA just saw inside a white dwarf system for the first time, and the view surprised scientists |
Sometimes progress in space science does not arrive with a flash. It comes quietly, through patient observation, and…
Space cyber compliance: managing requirements for today and tomorrow
Space operators face a complex and evolving cybersecurity regulatory challenge. While the importance of cybersecurity in today’s digital…
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Planetary Alignment Is Coming in 2026, Here’s Exactly When
A rare alignment of two exoplanets with their star, marking one of the few known exosyzygies, an astronomical…
Iran receives first image from Tolou-3 remote-sensing satellite after successful orbital tests
Iran has successfully received the first image from its Tolou (Dawn)-3 remote-sensing satellite after completing a series of…
Venus reaches superior solar conjunction on January 6, 2026: What does it mean and can you see it?
Celestron NexStar 8SE (Image credit: Celestron) We reckon the Celestron NexStar 8SE is the best motorized telescope out…
Hubble Telescope spies ‘wake’ of supergiant Beutelgeuse’s hidden companion star
Astronomers and scientists love Betelgeuse because it shines so brightly. While most stars appear as tiny points of…
NASA Webb Finds Early-Universe Analog’s Unexpected Talent for Making Dust
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy…
Supernova Remnant Video From NASA’s Chandra Is Decades in Making
A new video shows the evolution of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured…
Scientists Discover Impossible Object in Deep Space
While peering into some of the oldest regions of the known universe — dating back to just 1.4…
SpaceX stacks Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship megarocket’s 12th test flight
Just before the holidays, SpaceX took a big step toward the next test flight of its Starship megarocket.…
Scientists Identify ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ with NASA’s Webb Telescope
After combing through NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of…
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Target Producing 10,000 Starship Rockets Annually
Commercial space flight company SpaceX’s CEO, Elon Musk, has laid out an ambitious production target for the company’s…