Astronomers have found a new way of accurately mapping the outer gas disk of the Milky Way using the positions of young stars. In the process, they've also discovered that our galaxy's structure is more complex than everyone thought, complete with tufty-looking "flocculent" gas clouds.
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Private Japanese moon lander crashed due to laser errors, ispace says
Japanese company ispace lost its Resilience lunar lander this month due to laser range finder errors, the company said.
Astronomers discover origins of mysterious double hot Jupiter exoplanets: 'It is a dance of sorts'
Astronomers have discovered the strange dance that leads to the creation of rare "double hot Jupiters" in binary star systems that are "just right."
How to see Mercury, the moon and the Gemini twins pass close together in the night sky this week
On June 26, you'll have an opportunity to behold the sight of a slender waxing crescent moon positioned just to the right of Mercury.
Vera Rubin Observatory zooms into deep space | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2025
The world's largest digital camera focuses on the Virgo Cluster, showing never-before-seen detail in our universe
Saturn Moons
Saturn is home to one of the most fascinating and diverse collections of moons in our solar system. Here's an overview of its most notable moons and key facts:
Metroid games ranked, worst to best
Short on time and looking to get ready for Metroid Prime 4 later this year? We've ranked all the Metroid games so you can focus on the must-plays.
Pulsars Could Have Tiny Mountains
Imagine a star so dense that a teaspoon of its material would weigh as much as Mount Everest, spinning hundreds of times per second while beaming radio waves across the universe. These are pulsars, the collapsed cores of massive stars. Some pulsars are breaking the rules of physics as we understand them, and the answer might lie in something as simple as tiny mountains on their surfaces.
Northern lights may be visible in these 14 US States on June 25
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to South Dakota as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere shakes up geomagnetic activity in the coming days.
A hidden asteroid family may share Venus' orbit: 'It's like discovering a continent you didn't know existed'
Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them.
North Atlantic’s volcanic secrets – it’s about being thin
Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological history.
Radio signals from the dawn of time could help 'weigh' the universe's 1st stars
A radio signal from the dawn of time could help scientists weigh the first stars and reveal how they lifted the cosmic darkness.
Did our cosmos begin inside a black hole in another universe? New study questions Big Bang theory
A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black hole.
SpaceX sets new date for private Axiom-4 astronaut launch to the International Space Station
NASA has announced a new launch date for the private Axiom astronaut launch to the ISS, following delays due to leaks aboard the space station.
Why Rocky Planets Form Early: ALMA Survey Shows Planet-Forming Disks Lose Gas Faster Than Dust
When a young star forms, a ring of gas and dust called a protoplanetary disk forms around it. Together, the star and the disk are a young solar system, and peering into solar systems much younger than ours reveals clues about how planets form in protoplanetary disks. Our most powerful tool for examining these young systems is ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array.
We're Finally Seeing the Sun's Mixed Up Magnetism at its Poles
In June 2020, the ESA's Solar Orbiter (SolO) mission launched and became the closest mission ever to orbit the Sun and take images of its surface. In March 2025, the mission made history by becoming the first probe to acquire images of the Sun's polar regions. Until now, all missions have taken images of the Sun's equatorial region because it corresponded to their orbits around the ecliptic plane. But thanks to the Solar Orbiter spacecraft's tilted orbit, it was able to observe the Sun from a whole new perspective.
SpaceX launches human remains, reentry capsules and more on Transporter 14 rideshare mission (video)
SpaceX launched 70 different payloads — including a special memorial capsule carrying cremated remains and DNA samples — today (June 23) on the Transporter 14 rideshare mission.
'Nothing short of spectacular': ESA's Biomass satellite releases 1st views of Earth from orbit (photos)
New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's still to come.
Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts announces campaign for Texas Senate seat
Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
'Star Trek' actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson's space bromance takes off in new 'The Universe Is Absurd' show
"The word 'absurd,' in our everyday language, is crazy, stupid. But absurd can also mean outlandishly true."
The First Pictures from Vera Rubin are Here!
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, constructed in Chile's Atacama Desert, houses perhaps the most powerful survey telescope ever built. Named after the pioneering astronomer who provided crucial evidence for dark matter, the telescope features an 8.4-meter primary mirror and the world's largest digital camera at 3.2 gigapixels. It’s plan…. to conduct the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), photographing the entire visible southern sky every few nights for ten years. This unprecedented survey will catalog billions of galaxies and stars, track moving objects throughout the Solar System, and help scientists study dark matter, dark energy, and the changing universe with remarkable precision.
