Space News & Blog Articles

Here's how to spot the Pleiades before they become lost in the glow of the setting sun.

Do you want to get a better look at the universe around you? I've spotted these early deals on our best binoculars, cameras and telescopes, so you don't have to blow your budget for mind-blowing views.

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NASA will hold a series of events today (March 24) that update us on the agency's plans for the moon and more, and you can watch them live.

An invisible companion consuming material from the naked-eye star gamma-Cas has been revealed as the culprit for curious X-rays coming from the stellar system. This closes the case on a mystery that has puzzled astronomers for more than fifty years. 

The Moon, Earth's only natural satellite, is a fascinating and essential part of our planet's existence. Below are some interesting facts about its characteristics, history, and effect on Earth.

"Failed star" brown dwarfs may get a second chance to shine by colliding and merging to birth a new star.

Ryland Grace's world-saving adventure saw a few changes during the jump from the page to the screen; here are ten big differences we spotted.

A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu has solved a long-standing mystery: Cracks in the boulders strewn across its surface masquerade as sand.

NASA's "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet took to the skies for the second time ever on Friday (March 20), but it didn't stay up for long.

The fireball shattered with the force of 26 tons of TNT, potentially spreading shards over a swathe of Texas land.

A massive stellar wind bubble sculpts the nebula into the shape of the Norse god's famous helmet.

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On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.

Astronomers captured a colorful new portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, revealing complex clouds of gas in between the galaxy's 40 billion stars.

Arctic rivers and runoff from the land pour vast volumes of freshwater into the Arctic Ocean, influencing seawater salinity, sea-ice formation and ocean circulation, thereby playing an important role in regulating Earth’s heat balance.

Powerful geomagnetic storms sent the northern lights dancing far beyond the poles, delivering a spectacular show across the world.

What if the mysterious 'Little Red Dots' aren't baby black holes, but rather globular clusters in their messy, glorious formation?

On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.

Did primordial black holes born during the Big Bang swallow the universe's antimatter, allowing matter to dominate the cosmos?

The universe is vast, and the distances between celestial objects are immense. To comprehend these scales, astronomers have developed specialized units and methods. Understanding cosmic distances is fundamental to modern astronomy, allowing us to determine the size, age, and structure of the cosmos.