X-wing-sized asteroid whizzes past Earth on Star Wars Day
Star Wars Day is a huge day in geek culture, where fans of the spacefaring, laser sword-wielding Jedi come together to celebrate everything they love …
Space
Watch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 carry 56 new Starlink satellites into orbit
Rocket launches happen far more often than they used to, but that doesn’t mean that these occurrences have become any less spectacular. In fact, one …
Astronomers catch a glimpse of Earth’s fate while watching a star eat a planet
Earth will not last forever. That’s a truth that astronomers have known for a long time. In fact, scientists are fairly positive they’ve determined when …
See the enormous scale of black holes in this jaw-dropping NASA animation
Black holes are big. But just how big are they compared to something like our Sun? That’s what NASA’s latest animation aims to answer. The …
Hubble captures breathtaking photo of NGC 4395’s bright core
NGC 4395, a spiral galaxy located 14 million light-years from Earth, is home to a supermassive black hole. The galaxy is also what astronomers call …
Meet the plant-inspired robots we may use to colonize Mars
In the early 2010s, when Zoobotics — robots inspired by the animal world — started taking off, another type of robotics also began to make …
The Flower Moon blooms this week – here’s when to watch May’s full moon
Skywatchers will have a lot to look forward to this week when May’s Flower Moon fills the sky. But the full moon isn’t the only …
Webb discovered water vapor around a rocky planet that shouldn’t have an atmosphere
The discovery of water vapor in space around a planet that isn’t inside of its star’s habitable zone has scientists questioning everything we know about …
The 60-year mystery of ultra-powerful quasars in space has finally been solved
Since their discovery 60 years ago, quasars have often been considered the brightest, most powerful objects in space. Despite decades of studying them, researchers have …
Russia reaffirms commitments to ISS through 2028
The past year and some months has been rocky for the International Space Station. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent response from the …
Hackers took control of a government-owned satellite in a controlled experiment
How safe are the thousands of satellites in space from hackers here on Earth? That’s a question that the European Space Agency set out to …
Chinese rover discovered potential evidence of liquid water on Mars
China’s Zhurong Martian rover might be on its way out, potentially buried under a pile of Martian dust and unable to recharge, but the rover …
New power plan will keep Voyager 2 running even longer
Voyager 2 has been exploring interstellar space — the region of space beyond our Sun’s heliopause — since 2018. As it reaches further from our …
Astronomers snap first direct image of a black hole launching a jet of energy
Astronomers working with the European Southern Observatory have managed to capture the first direct image of a black hole spewing out a jet of energy. …
How to watch SpaceX launch its massive Falcon Heavy rocket tonight
SpaceX has made quite a name for itself thanks to its ongoing space-bound missions and the effectiveness of its reusable rockets — like the Falcon …
Earth will enter a solar maximum in 2025 – here’s what that means
Some astronomers expect our Sun to enter its solar maximum in 2025, if not before. The solar maximum, the highest peak in solar activity during …
SpaceX Starship explosion is now under federal investigation
April 20’s launch of SpaceX’s Starship might have been deemed a success when it happened, but now the company has found itself at the center …
China finally breaks silence over ‘dormant’ Mars rover
It’s been almost a year since China’s Zhurong Mars rover went silent, hunkering down to try and survive the harsh Martian winter. The rover was …
You’ve never seen Mars’ moon Deimos like this before
Mars has been a hotbed for space exploration over the past several decades. However, just recently we got our closest look at the Martian moons …
Supernovas could pose a threat to other worlds, new research shows
New supernova research suggests that the energy unleashed when a star dies could be more damaging to nearby planets than previously believed. The study, published …
Damage caused by Starship’s first launch could delay NASA’s Artemis III mission
Elon Musk may consider the destruction of Starship midway through its flight into orbit a success, but the first launch of SpaceX’s next-generation rocket left …
SpaceX Starship suffers mid-flight failure during its first-ever launch
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched Starship for the first time on Thursday, and the rocket’s maiden voyage to space was a partial success. That is, Starship …
These two companies are designing a next-generation moon rover for NASA’s Artemis missions
Lunar Outpost, the company helping Nokia put 4G internet on the Moon, is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to help design a next-generation Moon rover …
Webb photo shows colliding galaxies shining brighter than 1 trillion suns
Galaxies throughout the universe collide and merge all the time. Even our own Milky Way will one day merge with Andromeda long after we’re gone. …
SpaceX Starship launch: How to watch live on Thursday
Earlier this week, SpaceX was forced to cancel the inaugural launch of Starship, its next-generation rocket, due to a frozen valve. Now, Elon Musk and …
A dead NASA satellite will plummet to Earth today
A NASA satellite launched in 2002 will finally fall back to Earth this week. The dead NASA Satellite was decommissioned in 2018, and now, five …
New James Webb photo shows the Fornax constellation like we’ve never seen it before
NASA’s James Webb space telescope has captured a new photo of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), a region of space found within the Fornax …
Swarms of mysterious Trojan asteroids were photographed by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is still millions of miles from its destination, where it will study the Trojan asteroids. Despite that distance, the Lucy mission has …
JUICE captures goodbye photo of Earth after launch
The European Space Agency’s JUICE mission is finally on its way to Jupiter. The mission successfully launched on Friday, April 14. Over the weekend, the …
James Webb discoveries are challenging what we know about the universe’s evolution
Everything we know about the evolution of the early universe is currently being challenged. Multiple galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope do not …
