Astronomers Just Found a Planet Drifting Alone in Space, and It’s the Size of Saturn
For the first time, astronomers have directly measured the mass of a rogue planet, a celestial body wandering…
The Ominous Kraken Mare, Titan’s Largest Lake, Is Hiding Something Far Deeper Than Scientists Ever Expected
There is no shortage of interest in Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Its dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere, surface lakes and…
Private equity deal shows just how far America’s legacy rocket industry has fallen
The former Rocketdyne site at Canoga Park, California, is seen in 2015, a year after its closure amid…
To Understand Exoplanet Habitability, We Need A Better Understanding Of Stellar Flaring
One of the main questions in exoplanet science concerns M dwarfs (red dwarfs) and the habitability of exoplanets…
NASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star
Using new observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, astronomers tracked the influence of a recently…
Stars And Planets Are Linked Together, And Dust Is The Key To Understanding How
Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create…
What’s Up: January 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest all year, the Moon and Saturn pair up, and the Beehive…
NASA Selects Tech Proposals to Advance Search-for-Life Mission
NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept…
Anger in Papua New Guinea after Starlink ordered to shut down internet services | Papua New Guinea
Frustration is growing in Papua New Guinea weeks after the government ordered Starlink to shut down operations in…
NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time
By Michael Allen For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a…