If Venus Had An Ancient Moon, It Was Doomed
Earth has a big beautiful Moon, while Venus, its ‘sister planet’, doesn’t. Why is that? Did it ever have one? If it did, new research shows it was never going…
22 years of science! NASA’s Roman Space Telescope doubles its lifetime with super-precise engine burn
NASA’s newly launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to extend its lifespan and double its exciting potential for discovery thanks to an efficient use of fuel on its…
New ‘StarCraft’ game announced, but it’s a grim open-world shooter and it’s not coming until 2030
BlizzCon 2026 delivered big gaming news over the weekend, including Diablo 5 and a new Warcraft 3 expansion announcement, but sci-fi lovers were the ones with the most cause to…
US Space Force says it operates weapons in orbit: ‘Our aim is deterrence’
The U.S. Space Force is opening up about its operation of orbital weapons, but not much beyond admitting that they exist. During a “State of the Space Force” address at…
NASA Invites Media to International Observe the Moon Night
NASA will host an International Observe the Moon Night celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the official visitor…
SpaceX’s next Starship launch will lift off on Sept. 22 and aim to reach orbit for 1st time
We now have a launch date for Starship’s most ambitious mission to date. SpaceX announced today (Sept. 15) that it’s targeting Sept. 22 for the first orbital flight of Starship,…
From 10 to 22 years: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Mission Has Just Been Extended.
More good news for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The telescope’s first mid-course correction was extremely efficient, using only 10% of the fuel allotted for it. This efficiency, coupled…
Microscopic alien technology may be hidden in moon dust, scientists say
Could we find alien technology embedded in moon dust? The bold idea, not yet peer-reviewed, suggests checking out the lunar surface for “microscopic technosignatures.” The SETI Institute — or the…
If Black Holes Have Hair, We Will See It in the Ringdown of Their Mergers
Researchers have found that if black holes have certain features, known as “hair,” then we could prove it by observing the gravitational ringdown of merging black holes. Future studies could…
ALMA is Watching a Massive Binary Star System Form
Astronomers used 8 years of observations to create a 3D image of a very young, very massive binary star as it forms. The image shows that the disks in the…