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Perched high in Chile's Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory sees a breathtaking view of the Milky Way's southern arc.... Read more »

The Unistellar Envision smart binoculars use Augmented Reality to identify night sky and terrestrial targets, second-stage pre-orders are live now but only... Read more »

Goblin sharks, ghost crabs and vampire bats: how did these spooky-sounding animals get their names? Learn more about them here. The post... Read more »

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A new study found Madagascar formed after 2 great rifting events. First it tore from Africa 170 million years ago and then... Read more »

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second... Read more »

Driving on the Moon for the first time has got to be an exhilarating experience. But driving the same path on the... Read more »

Are we alone? It’s probably one of the, if not the most basic questions of human existence. People have been trying to... Read more »

The crescent Moon returns and waxes to first quarter. Two binocular comets are on the way out. And Arcturus is once again... Read more »

The crescent Moon returns and waxes to first quarter. Two binocular comets are on the way out. And Arcturus is once again... Read more »

The crescent Moon returns and waxes to first quarter. Two binocular comets are on the way out. And Arcturus is once again... Read more »

The crescent Moon returns and waxes to first quarter. Two binocular comets are on the way out. And Arcturus is once again... Read more »

Sun news for October 24, 2025. The sun's far side continues to appear fiery, with far-side plasma hurled into space visible over... Read more »

Image: Focusing on NGC 3370... Read more »

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  October 23: The Moon visits Mars and Mercury The... Read more »

Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures the meandering course of the Likouala-aux-Herbes river in the Republic of the Congo.... Read more »

Fernando Oliveira de Menezes, taken from Munhoz, Brazil The Eagle Nebula (M16) is one of the most famous deep-sky objects and home... Read more »

Visible planets and night sky guide. After sunset, look for the thin crescent moon near the red star Antares. Watch a video... Read more »

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, October 24The Moon passes 0.5° south of Antares at 9... Read more »

Threats from space aren’t always obvious, but statistically its only a matter of time before one of them happens. One of the... Read more »

The century-old mystery of dark matter — the invisible glue thought to hold galaxies together — just got a modern clue.... Read more »

The Orionid meteor shower hit its peak during the dark nights surrounding October's new moon phase.... Read more »

No one wants to set the world on fire, but Fallout’s post-apocalyptic world is a fun one to explore. Here’s how to... Read more »

A new study has revealed how phosphorus, a nutrient essential for photosynthesis, surged into ancient oceans and started Earth's first major rise... Read more »

An NVIDIA GPU is heading toward its record-setting orbital debut, a trip that will test how data centers could work in the... Read more »

Astronomers have unveiled a new catalog of massive galaxy clusters, revealing new insight on the evolution of the universe.... Read more »

Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure, and in particular military satellites, on a weekly basis, according to the head of UK Space... Read more »

SpaceX launched its record-setting 139th mission of the year today (Oct. 23), sending a Spanish military-communications satellite to orbit.... Read more »

In a recent study, a team of researchers from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Penn State suggested that future missions to... Read more »

Chiron is forming a ring system, and scientists seem to have caught the action.... Read more »

Dan Zafra of Capture the Atlas shared a rare timelapse of red sprites - fleeting flashes above lightning storms - and the... Read more »

The Potensic Atom 2 is an affordable sub-250 g drone with performance, features and functionality seen with mid-range drone models within this... Read more »

The super-Earth exoplanet is "one of the best candidates in the search for an atmospheric signature of life."... Read more »

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment... Read more »

Prime Video's post-apocalyptic saga returns in December and heads straight for Sin City.... Read more »

Born Oct. 23, 1893, in Estonia, Ernest Opik was based at the Astronomical Observatory in Tartu from 1921-1944. It was there in... Read more »

A new image from NOAA's GOES-19 satellite has captured a rate celestial cameo: Earth itself appearing in the view of the spacecraft's... Read more »

The European Space Agency’s Council at Ministerial Level is the time for bold vision and decisive action. In November, ESA’s Member States,... Read more »

Astronomers have discovered a dead star is still shredding the remains of its ancient planetary system. The metallic debris is spiraling onto... Read more »

Astronomers found ancient water in the planet-forming disk of a young star. This heavy water formed in molecular clouds before the star... Read more »

The new technique could one day be used to create less expensive astronomical sensors.... Read more »

The Republic of Cyprus has signed an Associate Agreement with the European Space Agency, and is expected to become an Associate Member... Read more »

Auriga the Charioteer is a north circumpolar constellation best viewed on autumn and winter evenings. Its star Capella is the 6th brightest... Read more »

Chris Schur, taken from Payson, Arizona Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) glides between the Eagle Nebula (M16) and the Swan Nebula (M17) in... Read more »

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  October 22: Check out the California Nebula The Moon... Read more »

From dew at dawn to a foggy mirror after a shower, condensation is part of our daily lives on Earth. In space,... Read more »

Researchers suggest that dark matter might subtly color light red or blue as it passes through, revealing traces of its existence. Using... Read more »

Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy announces that NASA's plan to land astronauts on the Moon by 2027 is no longer achievable and... Read more »

The chemistry of a galaxy changes over time as generations of stars live and die, spreading the results of their nucleosynthesis out... Read more »

Footage appearing to show a number of "double fireball" events may have been caused by a simple quirk of equipment.... Read more »

A new study has found that the Covid vaccine stimulated the immune system of cancer patients to attack tumors. Read more about... Read more »

The waxing moon will appear alongside Mars and Mercury as the sun sets on Oct. 23... Read more »

Astronomers working with the JWST, along with help from the Hubble, have found a red supergiant star that eventually exploded as a... Read more »

Elon Musk has hammered acting NASA chief Sean Duffy repeatedly on social media over the past few days, calling him "Sean Dummy"... Read more »

Scattering microscopic particles of sulfur in the atmosphere might slow down climate change. It might also change weather patterns.... Read more »

Dark matter could tint light passing through it, depending on the model. While the effect is tiny, it is just on the... Read more »

Astronomers have sighted Betelgeuse’s mysterious companion — and it’s turning out to be full of surprises.... Read more »

With available spots left to travel to Egypt and witness the grand spectacle of a total solar eclipse filling up fast, I... Read more »

In a letter to Congress, museum officials have warned the shuttle may need to be partially disassembled in order to be transferred,... Read more »

U.S. Transportation Secretary and interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy on Monday revealed a potentially seismic shakeup to the agency’s Artemis lunar landing... Read more »

Astronomers have discovered a second asteroid in the inner solar system, circling the Sun almost entirely within the orbit of Venus. The... Read more »

New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency reveals nearly four decades of dramatic ice loss for two of Patagonia's largest glaciers.... Read more »

If there are any living microbes on Mars, or even dead ones, the best place to search for them is in ice... Read more »

Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, a new study... Read more »

The congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts... Read more »

Our Milky Way is far from calm — it ripples with a colossal wave spanning tens of thousands of light-years, revealed by... Read more »

SpaceX launched its record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of 2025 today (Oct. 22), topping last year's tally with no signs of slowing... Read more »

For the first time, astronomers have managed to capture a radio image showing two black holes orbiting each other. The observation confirmed... Read more »

LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its Zhuque-3 rocket recently, an important step in the prep work ahead of the partially reusable... Read more »

At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the charged... Read more »

Astronomers have detected an extremely fast asteroid in the blinding light of the Sun. Objects are extremely difficult to discern in the... Read more »

We spoke with Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new Q&A book "Just Visiting This Planet: Further Scientific Adventures of Merlin From Omniscia"... Read more »

Titan's chemical inventory is believed to bear some resemblance to the prebiotic soup on the early Earth.... Read more »

On bizarre Titan, chemicals can combine in surprising ways, creating host-and-guest relationships. Since Titan is similar to primitive Earth, these new findings... Read more »

Not even The People's Champion can save you from this Martian disaster.... Read more »

Engineers have completed the construction of ESA’s Plato spacecraft — the mission designed to search for Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars —... Read more »

An academic dives into "the other space race" as countries work to send satellites and other objects into orbit around the Earth.... Read more »

Test your knowledge of NASA's triumphs, setbacks, and space-age breakthroughs that define this space agency's legendary history.... Read more »

The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly... Read more »

In a surprise to researchers, the small, icy bodies beyond Pluto's orbit tend to rotate opposite the way they move around the... Read more »

JAXA has successfully deployed three new Cubesats from the International Space Station's Kibo module, marking another step in democratizing access to space.... Read more »

All sorts of crazy things have been suggested regarding 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object that we’ve discovered. Some are simply conspiracy... Read more »

Reflect Orbital has applied for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license to launch a giant mirror to space next year.... Read more »

Researchers have discovered remnants from the primordial Earth before the giant collision that created the Moon. The ingredients of this "proto-Earth" help... Read more »

A piece of smoldering wreckage found in Western Australia is likely part of a Chinese rocket that crashed to Earth on Saturday... Read more »

SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from now. But the... Read more »

An international research team led by the University of Bern analyzed images taken by the Mars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) camera, CaSSIS,... Read more »

A physicist explains the idea of virtual particles and why they are important to study.... Read more »

By treating optical telescopes as an array of smaller telescopes, astronomers could observe exoplanets more clearly.... Read more »

Ancient rocks from Greenland, Canada and Hawaii preserve a rare chemical fingerprint that may come from the Earth before the moon-forming impact,... Read more »

"The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that."... Read more »

The new moon will see dark skies for the peak of the Orionid meteor shower, while three days will pass in front... Read more »

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 6951, where a central bar fuels a spectacular ring of newborn stars.... Read more »

The discovery of a new array of molecules spouted from Enceladus indicates new promise for habitability within Saturn's frozen-over ocean. The post... Read more »

The Search For Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is evolving. We’ve moved on from the limited thinking of monitoring radio waves to checking... Read more »

Here's what to expect when the Orionid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 21-23 in a dark, moonless sky.... Read more »

Space-based solar power has been gaining more and more traction recently. The recent success of Caltech’s Space Solar Power Project, which demonstrated... Read more »

This quiz will test your knowledge of 'Star Trek' ships, species, episodes, and the ideals that explore the final frontier.... Read more »

Researchers from The University of Western Australia node at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have uncovered a colossal bridge... Read more »

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a dramatic rise in... Read more »

Fallout Season 2 is taking us back to New Vegas as the legendary RPG turns 15, but there are more reasons to... Read more »

The livestream is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) on Oct. 24.... Read more »

The Heart Nebula shines 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.... Read more »

What can cryovolcanism on Pluto teach scientists about the dwarf planet’s current geological activity? This is what a recent study published in... Read more »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set a new reuse record today (Oct. 19) on a Starlink satellite launch, flying for the 31st... Read more »

Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universe’s birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the driving force behind... Read more »

Mars has experienced multiple ice ages, with each one leaving less ice than the last. By studying craters that serve as “ice... Read more »

Astronomers are listening for cosmic gravitational waves in the rhythm of pulsars. But even after finding them, they will need to distinguish... Read more »

Scientists at Johns Hopkins may be closing in on dark matter’s elusive trail, uncovering a mysterious gamma ray glow at the heart... Read more »

The cosmos is getting its own red carpet. The inaugural Global Space Awards will launch later this year with world-renowned physicist and... Read more »

After checking out the two binocular comets right after dark this week, catch a double shadow transit on Jupiter and the late-night... Read more »

After checking out the two binocular comets right after dark this week, catch a double shadow transit on Jupiter and the late-night... Read more »

After checking out the two binocular comets right after dark this week, catch a double shadow transit on Jupiter and the late-night... Read more »

After checking out the two binocular comets right after dark this week, catch a double shadow transit on Jupiter and the late-night... Read more »

The longest-duration burst of gamma rays on record might mark the moment a black hole tunneled through a star and blew it... Read more »

Week in images: 13-17 October 2025 Discover our week through the lens... Read more »

Researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of Earth's earliest incarnation, preserved in ancient mantle rocks. A unique imbalance in potassium isotopes points to... Read more »

Scientists from NASA and Chalmers University have discovered that incompatible substances can mix on Titan’s icy surface, breaking the “like dissolves like”... Read more »

For the first time, scientists observed a black hole tearing apart a star far from its galaxy’s center, producing the fastest-changing radio... Read more »

Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping theories of how Earth gained its... Read more »

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically... Read more »

CO₂ ice blocks on Mars may dig gullies as they slide and sublimate in the thin atmosphere. In lab experiments, scientists recreated... Read more »

Circumstances are ideal for watching debris from Halley's Comet set the morning sky ablaze. The post Dip a Toe in the Orionid... Read more »

Circumstances are ideal for watching debris from Halley's Comet set the morning sky ablaze. The post Dip a Toe in the Orionid... Read more »

Circumstances are ideal for watching debris from Halley's Comet set the morning sky ablaze. The post Dip a Toe in the Orionid... Read more »

Circumstances are ideal for watching debris from Halley's Comet set the morning sky ablaze. The post Dip a Toe in the Orionid... Read more »

Scientists at TU Wien have uncovered that quantum correlations can stabilize time crystals—structures that oscillate in time without an external driver. Contrary... Read more »

Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have discovered why it rains on the Sun. Solar rain, made of cooling plasma, forms rapidly... Read more »

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit their stars in... Read more »

Researchers analyzing pulsar data have found tantalizing hints of ultra-slow gravitational waves. A team from Hirosaki University suggests these signals might carry... Read more »

Spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet will aim a suite of instruments at Comet 3I/ATLAS to capture details about this enigmatic object. The... Read more »

Sky & Telescope’s 2025 “Galileo’s Italy” tour offered much more than sightseeing, as participants enjoyed multiple opportunities to stand on astronomical hallowed... Read more »

High above the Sun’s blazing equator lie its mysterious poles, the birthplace of fast solar winds and the heart of its magnetic... Read more »

Scientists imaged the heart of the OJ 287 galaxy, uncovering a curved plasma jet around what appears to be two merging supermassive... Read more »

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope hint that the universe’s first stars might not have been ordinary fusion-powered suns, but... Read more »

Precise measurements of stars’ motions show that a wave is propagating outward from our galaxy’s center — perhaps from a long-ago collision... Read more »

A colossal northern asteroid impact billions of years ago likely shaped the Moon’s south polar region and explains its uneven terrain. Researchers... Read more »

ESA’s Mars orbiters have observed comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar comet ever discovered. The faint, distant object revealed a glowing coma... Read more »

Complex, intelligent life in the galaxy appears vanishingly rare, with the nearest possible civilization perhaps 33,000 light-years distant. Yet despite the odds,... Read more »

Scientists using a global array of radio telescopes have detected the universe’s lowest-mass dark object by observing how it warped light through... Read more »

Never caught a double shadow transit on Jupiter? This week offers several chances. Meanwhile, Cassiopeia stands high and the Little Dipper leans... Read more »

Never caught a double shadow transit on Jupiter? This week offers several chances. Meanwhile, Cassiopeia stands high and the Little Dipper leans... Read more »

Never caught a double shadow transit on Jupiter? This week offers several chances. Meanwhile, Cassiopeia stands high and the Little Dipper leans... Read more »

Mars may look calm, but new research reveals it’s a world of fierce winds and swirling dust devils racing at hurricane-like speeds.... Read more »

Astrophysicist Mansi Manoj Kasliwal, whose work has been key to understanding the changing infrared sky, is guiding Palomar Observatory into its next... Read more »

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a massive red supergiant star just before it exploded, finally solving a cosmic mystery. Hidden... Read more »

Asteroid 2025 TF zipped past Earth above Antarctica, coming within 428 km of the surface. Roughly the size of a small car,... Read more »

3I/ATLAS, a mysterious interstellar object racing toward the Sun, is baffling scientists with its speed and origin. Some researchers suggest it could... Read more »

Hubble captured a breathtaking view of NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy where blue newborn stars shine beside golden, aging ones. The image... Read more »

Scientists have simulated how M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87, powers its immense particle jet. The... Read more »

By combining Gaia’s massive asteroid dataset with AI modeling, scientists discovered that asteroid rotation depends on how often they’ve been hit. A... Read more »

Astronomers have found the most distant and energetic “odd radio circle” ever detected — a massive double-ringed radio structure nearly 10 billion... Read more »

ESA has inaugurated a powerful new 35-meter deep space antenna at its New Norcia site in Western Australia, marking a major boost... Read more »

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in the universe. A team... Read more »

October’s night sky is set to dazzle, featuring a radiant supermoon, the fiery Draconid meteor shower, and the sparkling Orionids. As the... Read more »

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled a breathtaking cosmic landscape that looks more like a scene from fantasy than reality. What... Read more »

Researchers have designed a new type of gravitational wave detector that operates in the milli-Hertz range, a region untouched by current observatories.... Read more »

Astronomers have uncovered a runaway feeding frenzy in a rogue planet drifting freely through space, devouring six billion tonnes of gas and... Read more »

On 6 October the shadow of Titan, Saturn’s giant moon, can be seen crossing Saturn’s creamy cloud tops.... Read more »

It's Harvest Moon week, when the Moon shines low and bright at nightfall for many days running. Along the way it passes... Read more »

It's Harvest Moon week, when the Moon shines low and bright at nightfall for many days running. Along the way it passes... Read more »

It's Harvest Moon week, when the Moon shines low and bright at nightfall for many days running. Along the way it passes... Read more »

New lunar samples from the far side reveal it formed from cooler magma than the near side, confirming the Moon’s interior is... Read more »

Fresh analysis of Cassini data has revealed new complex organic molecules inside ice grains spewing from Enceladus. These discoveries strengthen the case... Read more »

After a dearth of bright comets earlier this year, we look forward to an exciting month ahead. The post Two Bright Comets... Read more »

After a dearth of bright comets earlier this year, we look forward to an exciting month ahead. The post Two Bright Comets... Read more »

After a dearth of bright comets earlier this year, we look forward to an exciting month ahead. The post Two Bright Comets... Read more »

The LUX-ZEPLIN detector is breaking new ground in the hunt for dark matter, setting unprecedented limits on WIMP particles. Its results not... Read more »

Pegasus is a large, distinctive constellation that’s easy to spot. During October, you can use it — along with Saturn — to... Read more »

Pegasus is a large, distinctive constellation that’s easy to spot. During October, you can use it — along with Saturn — to... Read more »

Perseverance rover data shows Jezero Crater once held a calm lake, leaving behind mudstones rich in organic-linked minerals. The presence of iron-phosphate... Read more »

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope are unraveling the mysteries of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away that could... Read more »

by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational... Read more »

NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers)... Read more »

NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis... Read more »

A supermoon, and meteor showers from the Draconids and Orionids A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through,... Read more »

Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics... Read more »

Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics... Read more »

At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign... Read more »

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2025 Space Policy Institute 10.21.2025 MSBR Space Business Roundtable 10.15.2025 76th International Astronautical Congress_IAC 9-29-25 2025 Von Braun Memorial Dinner 10.29.25 Space... Read more »

The (Proto) Planet:  WISPIT 2b  The Discovery:  Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in... Read more »

A fight against conventionality has driven cosmologist Stephon Alexander on a groundbreaking journey through theoretical physics. The post Music and Science Unite... Read more »

During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery... Read more »

During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery... Read more »

A new boron-rich compound, manganese diboride, delivers much higher energy density than current solid-rocket materials while remaining stable until intentionally ignited. Its... Read more »

For decades, Uranus baffled scientists because it seemed to have no internal heat. Now, new computer modeling shows the planet actually emits... Read more »

The James Webb Telescope has revealed fierce auroras, storms, and unchanging sand-like clouds on the rogue planet SIMP-0136. These insights are pushing... Read more »

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the nebula LMC N44C.... Read more »

Hubble has captured a striking new image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies easy classification. Blending features of spirals, ellipticals, and... Read more »

Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was... Read more »

A fresh black hole merger detection has offered the clearest evidence yet for Einstein’s relativity and Hawking’s predictions. Scientists tracked the complete... Read more »

When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from city lights. But a... Read more »

The NASA Community College Network (NCCN) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program... Read more »

The waxing crescent Moon crosses Scorpius on its way to a meetup with Saturn, while the Moon's own sunrise line unveils more... Read more »

The waxing crescent Moon crosses Scorpius on its way to a meetup with Saturn, while the Moon's own sunrise line unveils more... Read more »

The waxing crescent Moon crosses Scorpius on its way to a meetup with Saturn, while the Moon's own sunrise line unveils more... Read more »

This stunning Earth image taken from the International Space Station looks at a large lake in eastern Kazakhstan with golden sunglint: Lake... Read more »

Although this spiral galaxy appears unremarkable from afar, NGC 7456 is bursting with newborn stars and glowing gas, providing researchers with insight... Read more »

Physicists are eyeing charged gravitinos—ultra-heavy, stable particles from supergravity theory—as possible Dark Matter candidates. Unlike axions or WIMPs, these particles carry electric... Read more »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), the agency’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric... Read more »

STEM learning ecosystems are intentionally designed, community-wide partnerships that enable all Americans to actively participate in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)... Read more »

Astronomers detected a black hole displaced nearly a kiloparsec from the center of a dwarf galaxy 230 million light-years away. Unlike most,... Read more »

There’s a ‘new’ star in the constellation of Centaurus. A nova dramatically appeared on 22 September, discovered by John Seach of Grafton,... Read more »

NASA astronaut Nick Hague watches as Robert Schmidle Pitts Aerobatics perform, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, during the Joint Base Andrews Air Show... Read more »

NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from... Read more »

John Seach hit the jackpot, discovering novae in both Centaurus and Sagittarius within a day of each other. The post Australian Amateur... Read more »

John Seach hit the jackpot, discovering novae in both Centaurus and Sagittarius within a day of each other. The post Australian Amateur... Read more »

John Seach hit the jackpot, discovering novae in both Centaurus and Sagittarius within a day of each other. The post Australian Amateur... Read more »

Curiosity is exploring Mars’ boxwork terrain, where ridges and hollows may have formed from cementation and erosion. The rover has been documenting... Read more »

NASA has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates who will train for missions to the Moon and Mars. Their selection represents a powerful... Read more »

Primordial magnetic fields, billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet, may have left lasting imprints on the Universe. Researchers ran over... Read more »

IC 348 is a star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy.... Read more »

In Jezero Crater’s Bright Angel formation, Perseverance has found rocks rich in organic molecules and minerals linked to microbial metabolism. Their arrangement... Read more »

When two neutron stars collide, they unleash some of the most powerful forces in the universe, creating ripples in spacetime, showers of... Read more »

Hubble’s latest look at Messier 96 reveals a warped spiral galaxy glowing with rings of stellar birth. The new details shed light... Read more »

NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars... Read more »

On these dark evenings the Perseus Double Cluster and the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, await in the northeast. They're only two fist-widths apart.... Read more »

On these dark evenings the Perseus Double Cluster and the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, await in the northeast. They're only two fist-widths apart.... Read more »

On these dark evenings the Perseus Double Cluster and the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, await in the northeast. They're only two fist-widths apart.... Read more »

In this infrared photograph, the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at JPL’s Table Mountain Facility near Wrightwood, California, beams its eight-laser beacon to... Read more »

A new study challenges the dream of water-rich “Hycean” planets like K2-18b, suggesting that most sub-Neptunes lose their water deep into their... Read more »

Scientists at Rutgers and collaborators have traced the invisible dark matter scaffolding of the universe using over 100,000 Lyman-alpha emitting galaxies. By... Read more »

The Milky Way appears above Earth's bright atmospheric glow in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared 261 miles... Read more »

Titan joins its shadow for a "grand finale" this October. The post Last Call for a Remarkable Titan Shadow Transit appeared first... Read more »

Titan joins its shadow for a "grand finale" this October. The post Last Call for a Remarkable Titan Shadow Transit appeared first... Read more »

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman processes bone cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module's Life Science Glovebox on Aug. 28, 2025.... Read more »

Westerlund 1 is the biggest and closest “super” star cluster to Earth. Data from Chandra and other telescopes are helping astronomers delve... Read more »

One of the challenges many teachers face year after year is a sense of working alone. Despite the constant interaction with students... Read more »

NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick (left) and Mark Vande Hei (right) prepare to fly out to a landing zone in the Rocky Mountains... Read more »

See the images that won the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year award. The post Royal Observatory Greenwich / ZWO Astronomy Photographer... Read more »

Ukrainian amateur discovers a bright, new comet now in the evening sky. The post New Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) Pops Out from... Read more »

The Sun blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament over a three-hour period on Feb. 24,... Read more »

We are pleased to announce that our new Astronomy Now app is live! Since taking ownership of the magazine in July, creating... Read more »

Venus has double close conjunctions with the crescent Moon and Regulus in the dawn next Friday the 19th. Meanwhile, Saturn and Neptune... Read more »

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured newborn stars forming in clouds of dust and gas (colored golden and orange in this image)... Read more »

Dinner is served aboard the International Space Station! One tray features shrimp cocktail on whole grain wheat crackers, while the other holds... Read more »

From left to right, NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy... Read more »

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world,"... Read more »

Astronomers have seen tentative evidence for an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e, a rocky planet 40 light years away.... Read more »

As college students across the country embark upon the academic year, NASA is giving them something else to look forward to –... Read more »

Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team member works during an Artemis II mission simulation on Aug. 19, 2025, from the new Orion... Read more »

Saturn nears opposition as the full Moon passes it. Once the Moon goes away, the dark sky offers binocular users the Dumbbell... Read more »

NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman, both Expedition 73 Flight Engineers, pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Unity... Read more »

A promising comet could reach naked-eye brightness next month. Here's how to track it. The post Sweet Prospects for Comet Lemmon (C/2025... Read more »

Sea ice is frozen seawater that floats in the ocean. This photo, taken from NASA’s Gulfstream V Research Aircraft on July 21, 2022,... Read more »

This long-exposure photograph, taken over 31 minutes from a window inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module, captures the graceful arcs... Read more »

September’s night sky features the iconic Summer Triangle, almost directly overhead at nightfall, and a newcomer to the evening sky: the planet... Read more »

In the sparsely populated Kimberley region of Western Australia, jagged landforms reach like fingers into the turquoise-blue ocean waters. Along the coastline... Read more »