Venus Moon Would Have Been Doomed From The Start, Says New Paper
Venus likely never had a moon and even if it did, it would have soon been torn asunder by the planet’s own gravity, says prominent planetary astrophysicist.
Dense Galaxies Are Carving Out A Bubble in the Early Universe
Light could only travel freely in the Universe after cosmic reionization. Before that, neutral hydrogen stopped photons from travelling. The JWST has found evidence of an overdensity of galaxies carving…
Rocket Lab protests NASA’s decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
Rocket Lab still holds out hope that it can build NASA’s next Mars orbiter. The agency picked Blue Origin for that job earlier this month, awarding Jeff Bezos‘ spaceflight company…
I’ve chased the ‘false dawn’ for years — this is the week to find and photograph it
Some stargazing feels like you know exactly what you are looking for, but you’re still slightly unsure whether you are actually seeing it. Zodiacal light — meaning “light from the…
A star is exploding 45 million light-years away — here’s how you can see it
An extraordinary exploding star has been spotted in a distant galaxy, and astrophotographers are racing to capture it before it fades from view. The supernova, called SN 2026aaiv, was first…
Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor
Explore This Section Science Citizen Science Help Refine Data from Space… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope…
Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite to orbit for secret customer (photo)
Rocket Lab just launched a mystery mission to orbit. An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand site on Thursday (Sept. 10) at 11:28 p.m. EDT (0328 GMT…
Stream every single Star Trek show from anywhere, and save up to 75% with this VPN deal
The Star Trek franchise has hit the ripe old age of 60 this week. September 8 is the official ‘Star Trek Day’ and marks the anniversary of the ‘Original Series’,…
NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and J. Major Two galaxies merge at a furious rate in this Aug. 25, 2026, image of the II Zw…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members suit up in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space…