Satellites are making the night sky brighter — as a launch site, New Zealand has a duty to combat light pollution
New Zealand’s rapidly growing space industry, driven by private ventures, faces challenges with light pollution affecting Indigenous astronomy. Balancing economic growth and environmental protection is crucial.
Stick to the shade in new extended ‘Dune: Awakening’ gameplay trailer (video)
A new gameplay trailer for Funcom’s open-world survival video game, “Dune: Awakening”
‘Unbreakable’ quantum communication closer to reality thanks to new, exceptionally bright photons
Scientists build a new light source for quantum communications by combining existing technologies together to create a stronger and more robust quantum signal.
Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image
The Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Lego Star Wars Mos Espa Podrace Diorama review
“Now this is podracing!”: The latest Lego Star Wars diorama might not be our favorite, but it’s still got charm.
OHB secures final regulatory approvals for KKR deal
OHB and investment firm KKR have received all the government approvals needed for a deal that will take the space company off the public markets in the coming days. The…
A Global Color Map of Mars, Courtesy of China’s Tianwen-1 Mission
In July 2020, China’s Tianwen-1 mission arrived in orbit around Mars, consisting of six robotic elements: an orbiter, a lander, two deployable cameras, a remote camera, and the Zhurong rover.…
Gravitational Wave Observatories Could Detect Primordial Black Holes Speeding Through the Solar System
Cosmologists have long hypothesized that the conditions of the early universe could have caused the formation of black holes not long after the Big Bang. These ‘primordial black holes’ have…
Weird mystery waves that baffle scientists may be ‘everywhere’ inside Earth’s mantle
Structures that scatter seismic waves deep in Earth’s mantle seem to be everywhere researchers look.
Astrophotographer captures Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy M64 in stunning detail (photo)
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer had just one hour to capture this iconic image of Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy (M64).