Finding planets used to be a painstaking business. Astronomers would fix their gaze on a handful of carefully chosen stars, watch and wait, and hope to catch the faint dip in starlight that signals a world passing in front of its host. It worked. It worked brilliantly. But it also meant we were fishing with a very small net in a very big ocean.
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Another Instrument Shut Down on Voyager 1 to Extend its Interstellar Mission
The farthest spacecraft from Earth, the Voyager 1 probe, has just shut down another instrument. The reason for this shutdown is that Voyager's mission team wants to conserve power, which the aging spacecraft is in short supply of. The instrument in question is the Low-energy Charged Particles (LECP) experiment, which the Voyager probes used to study solar wind and the interstellar medium (ISM). Basically, the decision was made to power down this instrument so humanity's first interstellar mission could continue exploring the Universe.
SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket today for 1st time in 18 months: Watch it live
SpaceX will launch its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Monday morning (April 27), and you can watch the dramatic action live.
Small Antarctic Telescope Makes An Outsized Impact On Exoplanetary Science
Antarctica, which harbors one of the harshest environments on Earth, would hardly seem to be a Valhalla for conventional astronomical observations. But for over a decade and a half, a French- and U.K.-led team of astronomers have been using a 40-cm telescope atop the high Antarctic plateau to look for transiting exoplanets.
The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more
The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.
SpaceX flies 25 Starlink satellites to orbit on its 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year
The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon
"That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person."
15 expert-checked places to see the 2026 total solar eclipse in Spain, Iceland and Greenland
From Arctic fjords and volcanic craters to medieval castles and coastal cliffs, here's where to get a clear line of sight to the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026.
Webb Finds Water-Ice Clouds on Nearby Super-Jupiter
The giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—have challenged our understanding of planetary formation and evolution. Specifically, their atmospheric formations and compositions have provided awe-inspiring images from spacecraft and given scientists key insights into the interior mechanisms of these massive worlds. But what about exoplanets? What can their atmospheres teach scientists about their formation, evolution, composition, and interior mechanisms? And how do longstanding exoplanet models stack up against the real thing?
Best space prison movies
Lock up our hearts and throw away the key, because we have found love in space. Space prison movies, that is.
Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo)
The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory's 36th birthday.
From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 'firsts' you can spot in the night sky tonight
From the first photographer star to the discovery of alien worlds, these night sky targets mark some of astronomy's greatest firsts.
Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues
A new study suggests that most "post-starburst galaxies" cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that's not the full story.
Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video)
Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome today (April 25).
How did humanity end up underground in 'Silo'? Apple TV digs deep in new Season 3 teaser (video)
"Before we know how it all will end, we need to understand how it all began."
This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing'
The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun.
How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV's new 'Star City'?
"I take this step for my country, for my people, and for the Marxist-Leninist way of life."
Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro FE lens review
The Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro FE is a fast standard prime for astrophotography, at a competitive price.
Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here's how to catch it in satellite imagery this weekend
Comet PanSTARRS recently survived its close brush with the sun.
Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago
Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks.
'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey
A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth.
