What’s Up: December 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA
The 3I/ATLAS comet makes its closest approach to Earth, the Geminid meteor shower sparkles across the sky, and…
Astronomers Have Found 6,000 Exoplanets—but This Could Be the First Known Exomoon
In September, NASA officially confirmed the existence of a whopping 6,000 exoplanets—a feat so impressive that it’s bizarre…
Scientists discover 53 powerful quasars shooting out jets up to 50 times wider than our Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered 53 new supermassive black hole-powered quasars that are blasting out jets of matter at near…
It’s called “Phippsaksla” and NASA found it on Mars — It shouldn’t be there, and its composition is completely unexpected
For many decades, Mars has been the subject of many space explorations. Its rocky surface and construction have…
Chernobyl nuclear fungus may shield astronauts from radiation in space
Life has a strange way of thriving in the most extreme places. A peculiar dark-black fungus at the…
An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon
The catastrophic collision that forged the moon, and marked one of the most consequential events in Earth’s early…
1st European to fly to the moon will be German
BREMEN, Germany — A German astronaut will be the first European to fly to the moon with a…
Oops! Russia accidentally destroys its only working launch pad as astronauts lift off to ISS
Russia’s only working launch pad has been temporarily knocked out of action after sustaining significant damage during the…
Severe Accident Destroys Russia’s Ability to Launch Astronauts Into Space
Katya Pavlushchenko via X A botched Soyuz launch has dealt significant damage to Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport…
ESA Launches HydroGNSS Mission to Scout Water and Revolutionize Earth Observation
In a significant leap forward for climate research and water cycle monitoring, the European Space Agency (ESA) has…