JWST reveals 3I/ATLAS’s coma is largely carbon dioxide
Hubble image of 3I/ATLAS. Credit: NASA/ESA All (or at least most) astronomical eyes are on 3I/ATLAS, our most…
“We’re Shooting Satellites With a Giant Cannon”: SpinLaunch Startup Challenges SpaceX With Revolutionary 5,000 MPH Centrifuge Technology
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 SpinLaunch introduces a revolutionary centrifugal cannon to cut costs and minimize environmental impact in…
‘We’ve known it’s been coming for a while’: Inside the decision to eliminate the UK Space Agency
The U.K. government’s announcement to absorb the nation’s 15-year-old space agency into a recently established government department may…
How to see the blood Moon rise over the UK this weekend. See the lunar eclipse in all its glory
This weekend, on Sunday 7 September 2025, UK observers will be able to see a blood Moon total…
Northern lights to appear in UK tonight after ‘cannibal’ solar storm
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Exact date sun will set before 5pm again in Glasgow following the Autumn Equinox
The autumn equinox is set to take place on September 22, marking the official start of the season…
Northern Lights to be visible over Norfolk tonight
The Met Office said there is a chance people could spot the aurora borealis on Monday evening and into Tuesday morning. A…
Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery of the Sun’s Fastest Particles
ESA’s Solar Orbiter revealed how the Sun launches two distinct streams of high-energy electrons, solving a key mystery…
The Himalayan village where you can see the cosmos
In the Moon-like landscape of Hanle, the jet-black skies reveal otherworldly starry skies that lure travellers from far…
Could a unique rectangular telescope be the key to finding Earth 2.0?
To resolve nearby Earth-like exoplanets, a new telescope design that is rectangular rather than circular may be necessary,…
A base deep in the Swedish forest is part of Europes hope to compete in the space race
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — Deep in the Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies…
Finding ‘Earth 2.0’ may be easier using a new telescope shape
Concept design for a rectangular space telescope, modeled after the Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver (DICER), a notional…