When to see it, when it peaks
Top astronomy events for December 2025 From the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, to the…
Meet the Bacteria That Could Create Habitats on the Red Planet
Colonizing Mars has long been a dream for humanity, but the challenges of creating permanent, habitable structures on…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Found Something Strange Hidden on Mars
The red planet has a new, fun little surprise for us. While trundling through an ancient channel last…
NASA’s Historic 40-Day Timelapse of Comet SWAN Reveals Something Unprecedented
In an unprecedented feat of space exploration, NASA’s spacecraft tracked Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) with stunning detail, capturing…
Webb telescope found a Milky Way lookalike 12 billion light-years away
Researchers have discovered a large, orderly spiral galaxy that formed soon after the Big Bang, when space was…
Strong M8.1 solar flare erupts from geoeffective Region 4299, producing Earth-directed CME
A strong solar flare measuring M8.1 erupted from Active Region 4299 at 20:39 UTC on December 6, 2025.…
Strange pillar of light linked to Chinese rocket test flight
A glowing streak spotted in the sky on Thursday morning was most likely caused by a Chinese rocket,…
Scientists Just Took The First-Ever Close-Up of a Star Explosion—Here’s What They Saw!
For the first time, astronomers have captured clear, detailed images of two stars explosions just days after their…
Don’t miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon on Dec. 7
Celestron NexStar 8SE (Image credit: Amazon) The Celestron NexStar 8SE is a great choice for exploring both the…
How Ancient Chinese Records Are Helping Scientists Today
The eclipse took place during the reign of Duke Huán of the Lu Duchy, in what is now…
SpaceX targets Falcon 9 launch for Sunday morning
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday, December 7,…
An Asteroid Threatening Earth Is Teeming With Ingredients for Life, Scientists Discover
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that fought for their food, took one…