California Startup Wants to Launch 4,000 Mirrors to Orbit. Scientists Are Alarmed
A California startup’s plan to launch thousands of mirrors into orbit has caused quite a stir among astronomers…
Does Earth have 2 moons? Not exactly. Here’s what to know
James Webb Space Telescope reveals clues into moon formation NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists an…
‘A very spectacular sight’ – Pilots baffled after ‘bright object’ spotted in skies above Ireland
Pilots flying over Irish airspace spotted “bright lights, swirling and letting off gas”A bright object spotted in the…
Scientists May Have Found the Smallest Clump of Dark Matter Ever Seen — and It’s Still a Million Times Heavier Than the Sun
Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colored). The dark, low-mass object is…
Orionid meteor shower to hit 2025 peak. When it is, how to view
The Orionid meteor shower, which is due to peak in a matter of days, is the second shower…
NASA-supported university programs offer cutting-edge small satellite projects
Robin Roenker | Studio Gannett NASA’s University SmallSat Technology Partnership (USTP) initiative offers opportunities for university researchers to…
How to See Comet Lemmon This October
It was early January 2025 when a faint light spot was observed at the Mt. Lemmon Observatory in…
Cutting through space noise in hunt for distant Earth-like planets
EU-funded researchers are developing powerful new telescopes to help uncover Earth-like planets around distant stars and advance the…
Could humans build floating cities on Venus?
The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now,…
White Dwarfs in binary systems run hotter than expected
image: ©sololos | iStock A new study from Kyoto University has shown that white dwarfs, which were once…
SpaceX’s 2nd Starship design ends final test. What is Version 3?
SpaceX has officially retired Version 2 of Starship after its most recent flight test Monday, Oct 13, from…
Astronomers detect million-solar-mass object in distant universe
Astronomers have detected one of the darkest objects ever seen at a record cosmic distance—only with the assistance…