Dead Planets Orbiting a Dead Star
When a star like our Sun reaches its end, it becomes a kind of zombie star called a white dwarf. These bodies have left fusion behind and will radiate only…
How ‘spacewalking’ underwater made me feel like I was really in space
I was breathing just fine through my life support systems, but I kept feeling an urge to double check that everything was ok with my “spacesuit” before heading out on…
Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network
The companies said the experimental spacecraft, launched Oct. 1, could lead to a Ukrainian-controlled satellite network The post Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network appeared first on…
NASA Invites Media to Crew Completion of Yearlong Mars Simulation
Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mission 2 crew members (from left) Ross Elder, Matthew Montgomery, Ellen Ellis, and James Spicer, pose for a photo on Oct. 8, 2025.…
Astronomers discover the secrets of ‘string of pearls’ supernova relic and the zombie star at its heart
Scientists are still learning about a cosmic “string of pearls,” a unique celestial relic left by a supernova explosion that humanity witnessed around 850 years ago. That is thanks to…
Massive Stellar Collisions Could Explain Early Supermassive Black Holes
Dense stellar environments were common in the early Universe. These environments fostered more numerous stellar collisions, and some of those would’ve been mergers that formed very massive stars. Those stars…
November full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Beaver Moon
The November full moon reaches maximum illumination at 9:53 a.m. EST (1453 GMT) on Nov. 24, as the lunar disk sits opposite the sun in Earth’s sky, appearing fully lit…
Cowboy Space unveils ‘Big Iron’ rocket to launch 20,000 AI data centers
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Cowboy Space just showed us how it plans to become a big player in the final frontier. The California-based company, which is run by Robinhood co-founder…
NASA’s Neo Surveyor Sunshade
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems A technician inspects the large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission in this image released on Oct. 26, 2026. The sunshade structure,…
This Oddbal Reflective Lava World is Challenging to Understand
Exoplanets extremely close to their stars are expected to have lost their atmospheres. But one of them, TOI-561 b, seems to have a thick atmosphere. Understanding how this super-Earth has…