A Magnetar Can Be Born When Two Neutron Stars Touch
Magnetars are neutron stars with magnetic fields a thousand times stronger than normal. One way that magnetars might form is through the merger of two small neutron stars.
The Moon is Still Shrinking as it Cools. That Could Create a Hazard for Lunar Mission.
The Moon is slowly cooling and slowly shrinking. A study of its scarp faults calculates the rate of shrinkage, showing that it’s extremely small. But the shrinking could still create…
AnySignal to Deliver Space-to-Earth Communications for Three Reflect Orbital Missions
LOS ANGELES — October 20, 2026 AnySignal, a leading provider of software-defined radios and space-based networking, today announced an agreement with Reflect Orbital to deliver space-to-earth communications for Reflect Orbital’s…
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5036-5042: Watching the Clouds Go By
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources…
The Chemistry in Stellar Nurseries is Complex, and a New 3D Model Highlights It
Young stars form in molecular clouds, and once they’re turned on, they begin to shape their natal clouds with radiation. Researchers developed a new 3D model of one feature of…
Webb Captures This Golden Galaxy Cluster in All it’s Glory
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features the brilliant golden galaxies belonging to the MACS J0454.1-0300 galaxy cluster.
New ‘Blade Runner 2099’ trailer is a space fan’s dream with sinister starships and strange exoplanets (video)
Cue the depressing rain, dark trench coats, and a dire dystopian dirge because the Blade Runner 2099 trailer is here! Cyberpunk is charging back in confident fashion with Prime Video’s…
The X-Files Lego set is a wonderful bit of 90s sci-fi nostalgia
Millennials get a lot of flak for being overly nostalgic, but I don’t think that’s fair. When the modern-day world has nothing to offer us but AI slop, shrinkflation and…
The ESA’s Euclid Space Telescope Has Discovered A New Comet
The ESA’s Euclid space telescope was launched in July, 2026, and its mission is to observe billions of galaxies. The goal is to measure their redshifts over 10 billion years…
Japan launches historic MMX sample-return mission to Mars’ moon Phobos (video)
Japan’s groundbreaking mission to Mars is officially underway, headed to the Red Planet’s mysterious moons Phobos and Deimos for a historic sample-return attempt. The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission launched…