Meteor shower, Buck Moon: Astronomical events for July 2026
Planets, meteor shower, and a Buck Moon: Astronomical events for July 2026 Time for some summer stargazing Updated:…
FCC approves first Reflect Orbital satellite
TOKYO — The Federal Communications Commission has given its approval for a satellite that will test the ability…
Odd radio circles: giant unexplained space rings
Astronomers keep finding enormous rings of radio light in deep space that nothing in the textbooks can account…
The nuclear option: Scientists reveal how blasts could save Earth from asteroids
A meter wide asteroid collided with Earth’s atmosphere and exploded with light as it burned up near Nennhausen,…
‘Super-Jupiter’ exoplanet discovered by NASA TESS telescope
The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured…
New study reveals how dark matter formed shortly after the Big Bang
Dark matter may not have needed a calm, cold start to help build the universe. For decades, that…
New study suggests Earth could escape the sun’s fiery demise
This NASA animation shows gamma rays (magenta) arise when accelerated particles in the explosion’s shock wave crash into…
Transient lunar phenomena: the Moon’s flashes
According to the science of transient lunar phenomena, observers have reported brief lights, colors, and hazes on the…
Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan
A look at the dwarf planet Pluto and Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, baffled astronomers after the James Webb…
High nitrogen and carbon isotopic ratios in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Williams, G. V. et al. Comet C/2017 u1 (PanSTARRS). Minor Planet Electronic Circulars 2017-U181 (2017). Denneau, L. et…
Nebulae, Comets, and Aurorae, Oh My! See the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist — Colossal
769 photographers and astronomers around the world, representing 66 countries, submitted more than 4,000 images to this year’s…
Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun
Some good news and some bad news. The good news is that, contrary to earlier fears, Earth will…