Southern Taurids 2026: This 2-month-long meteor shower has 2 peak nights — here’s when to watch for ‘shooting stars’ and fireballs
One of the longest-running meteor showers of the year began on Sunday (Sept. 20), as the Southern Taurids…
Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Members
September 21, 2026— Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome ORBITInsure and Renaissance Strategic Advisors…
NASA just powered up Roman’s massive 300-megapixel camera
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has reached another major milestone in space. Mission teams have successfully powered…
GHGSat to improve methane detection with second-generation satellite
PARIS – GHGSat’s second-generation satellite, unveiled Sept. 21, is twice as sensitive in detecting methane emissions while providing…
Orlando Sentinel 150: Monday Memory of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s piggyback final flight from Florida – Orlando Sentinel
Fourteen years ago, Space Shuttle Endeavour left Kennedy Space Center on its way to its new home at…
Early Solar System space rocks had up to 92% rocky chondrules as natural sorting separated them from ice-rich dust; new study finds |
During the Solar System’s first million years, its earliest outer worlds appear to have formed from a carefully…
Astronomers have less than seven years to watch a giant planet transit its star before its precessing orbit carries it out of alignment for hundreds of years.
TOI-1355 b is visible in transit now, but probably not for much longer. A team led by Noriharu…
Starwatch: Autumnal equinox in northern hemisphere, spring in the south | Astronomy
The September or autumnal equinox takes place this week. It marks the astronomical beginning of autumn in the…
Arctic Melt Season Length Levels Off
For decades, Arctic sea ice has been melting earlier in spring and freezing later in fall, extending the…
Astronomers Expected More Tiny Worlds Beyond Neptune – Webb Found Something Else
This artist’s concept depicts a Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO), a small, faint, icy body orbiting the Sun beyond the…
The Sun Is Physically Capable of Producing a “Superflare” According To A New Study
We have long known that the Sun is active. It “flares” quite often, sending huge amounts of energy…
In 2011, NASA sent a solar sail the size of a small apartment into orbit; the thin reflective sheet flew without fuel |
A photo of the experimental solar sail, NanoSail-D. Credits – Wikimedia Commons Spacecraft have historically relied on transporting…