What was the ‘Christmas Star’? Astronomy might hold the answer
In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the…
What old, dying stars teach us about axions as a candidate for dark matter
How do you search for invisible hypothetical particles? One way is to see how quickly they could kill…
Astronomers may have discovered a rare hybrid stellar explosion that combines two powerful cosmic blasts from the same object.
Scientists may have witnessed a massive, dying star split in two and then crash back together, triggering a…
‘What the heck is this?’ James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere
A distant exoplanet appears to sport a sooty atmosphere that is confusing the scientists who recently spotted it.…
Sidus Space Announces Closing of Public Offering
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sidus Space, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIDU) (“Sidus” or the “Company”), an…
60,000 feet above Earth, NASA is hunting for the minerals that power phones, EVs and clean energy
NASA has a new high-tech sensor to help the search for critical minerals in the American West. The…
Within a Decade, Russia Will Have Joint Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon with China
Russia plans to build a power plant on the moon within the next decade to support its lunar…
‘Dracula’s Chivito’ looks stunning in this tasty Christmas photo from the Hubble Telescope
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have imaged the largest and most chaotic site of planetary birth humanity…
Russia’s Bold Plan to Recycle ISS Modules for New Space Station, Will It Work?
Russia’s Roscosmos is taking an unconventional route to its new space station, by recycling old modules from the…
NASA Mars WeatherCam Spots Largest Fresh Crater Ever Documented
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has made a remarkable discovery: the largest fresh impact crater ever confirmed on Mars,…
NASA’s New Mission to Map Giant ‘Halo’ Surrounding Earth
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, a groundbreaking mission, is set to provide new insights into the outermost layer of…
Vera Rubin Observatory Could Detect “Between 5 And 50” Comet 3I/ATLAS-Like Objects In The Next 10 Years
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been such a fixture of the last six months that we might almost forget…