If you’ve ever seen a meteor shower, you know it can be an amazing sight. You watch the skies as every few moments there’s a streak of light. Sometimes bright and in your field of vision. Sometimes starting just out of the corner of your eye. Although a meteor can occur at any time, they tend to appear at certain times of the year, such as the Perseids of August, or the Orionids of October.
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Watch sunlight dance across Earth from solstice to solstice in this gorgeous video
An amazing new video demonstrates how Earth's tilt changes throughout the year, causing the day to lengthen and shorten from north to south as the planet orbits the sun.
The Milky Way's monster black hole let out a huge blast 200 years ago. We can now listen to its echo (video)
NASA's X-ray observatory detected the echo of a flare likely caused when an object, perhaps a gas cloud or star, was ripped apart by our galaxy's black hole.
Watch SpaceX launch 47 Starlink satellites early Thursday
SpaceX will launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites early Thursday morning (June 22), and you can watch the action live.
A New Mission Will Grab Dead Satellites and Push Them Into the Atmosphere to Burn Up
Plenty of news stories have focused on the danger posed by Kessler syndrome. In this condition, space is made inaccessible by a cloud of debris surrounding our planet that would destroy any further attempts to get into orbit. Therefore, plenty of companies have sprung up that problem to take care of the problem, from blasting derelict satellites with lasers to helping to refuel them; lots of business models have been created to capture this opportunity. One of the farthest along is Astroscale. This British start-up is tackling the problem with one of the more conventional techniques – linking up with an existing satellite to deorbit it. And recently, they released a promotional video for their new project – the ELSA-M.
Cosmonaut rounds out SpaceX's Crew-7 mission to the space station
SpaceX's seventh operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station now has a full crew manifest.
Sun unleashes giant X-flare in outburst that could spark auroras on Mars (video)
The sun unleashed a mighty eruption on Tuesday (June 20) that could spark a light show on Mars. Earth will miss out on the auroras this time, however.
Why didn't the infant universe collapse into a black hole?
Why didn't the universe collapse into a black hole during the earliest moments of the Big Bang? Simply put, because that's not how you make a black hole.
Canon EOS R8 review
Ideally suited to astrophotographers, the Canon EOS R8 is a full-frame, reasonably priced mirrorless that performs well when shooting the stars.
Climate change hits Antarctica hard, sparking concerns about irreversible tipping points
The extent of sea ice surrounding Antarctica has fallen to a historic minimum this year, triggering concerns that the pristine polar continent might be reaching a climate change tipping point.
SkySafari 7 Pro app review
With its planetarium feature, telescope control and slick design, SkySafari 7 Pro is the best all-round app for astronomers and astrophotographers.
The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, new theoretical study suggests
New research looking at the cosmological constant problem suggests the expansion of the universe could be an illusion.
Summer solstice 2023 marks longest day in the Northern Hemisphere as Earth's seasons change
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere begins on June 21 as the summer solstice 2023 occurs at 10:57 a.m. EDT (1457 GMT), marking the longest day of the year.
Mysterious flare a trillion times brighter than our sun could be a 'disc inferno' ripping a baby planet apart
Astronomers have discovered what may be behind a mysterious stellar flare that has been raging for 85 years, finding it could be caused by the destruction of a super-Jupiter planet.
Secret Invasion season 1 episode 1 review: Marvel finds the right spy thriller tone, but the pulse isn’t there
Marvel returns to Disney Plus with their new spy thriller. In episode 1, Samuel L. Jackson leads an all-star cast that wrestles with a mundane set-up.
NASA astronaut Leland Melvin talks Black history, education and dogs (exclusive)
Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin (with his 2 dogs) talked with Space.com about his latest course for kids, and the in-space educational event he once did celebrating Black history.
Stonehenge's summer solstice orientation is seen in monuments all over the UK in amazing photos
Stone circles and ancient tombs dot much of the UK landscape. As the summer solstice reaches Stonehenge, photographer Josh Dury shares other Neolithic monuments that face the sun.
Paris Air Show Live - Press briefing on Space Transportation
Video: 00:40:18
Watch the replay of the press briefing on space transportation from Paris Air Show 2023. Speakers will share the current status of the Ariane 6 programme, and the next key milestones towards the inaugural flight.
Paris Air Show 2023 in pictures – Day 3
We are almost halfway through the week of the 54th edition of the Paris Air Show.
Chinese astronauts install radiation-exposure experiment outside Tiangong space station (video)
The newly placed Tiangong gear will help researchers study the impact of cosmic radiation and microgravity on plants and animals and the origin and evolution of life.
Europe hands Artemis 2 moon mission's service module over to NASA
The module that will supply power, life support, water, fuel and propulsion to NASA's Artemis 2 astronaut mission around the moon is now in the agency's hands.
