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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission has concluded successfully with the crew’s safe splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, marking the end of a five-day journey that not only extended the boundaries...

This September, skywatchers are in for a treat with a rare celestial trio: a supermoon, the Harvest Moon, and a partial lunar eclipse all occurring on the same night. This...

On September 14, 2024, a significant X4.5 solar flare erupted from the newly numbered Active Region 3825 (AR3825) on the Sun’s southeastern limb. The flare ranks among the strongest in...

Recent observations of the exoplanet WASP-76b, located about 640 light-years from Earth, have revealed a climate that seems straight out of a science fiction nightmare. Known as an ultra-hot Jupiter,...

Astronomers are revisiting long-standing assumptions about the iconic red supergiant Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, as a new study suggests it might not be a...

Chinese astronomers have uncovered a low-mass black hole that challenges long-held astrophysical theories. This black hole, part of a binary system known as G3425, has a mass of about 3.6...

On Friday, September 13, 2024, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke publicly for the first time about their unexpected extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Originally...

NASA researchers have succeeded in recreating the strange "spider-like" formations observed on the surface of Mars, offering the most concrete explanation to date for these peculiar features. The formations, called...

NASA’s Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) program is taking charge of a groundbreaking initiative to establish a Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) standard. As humanity prepares to return to the Moon...

Starting on September 29, 2024, Earth will briefly have a second "moon" as a small asteroid, 2024 PT5, gets captured by our planet's gravity. This mini-moon will stick around for...

On the night of September 12, 2024, solar storms are expected to ignite auroras across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, giving skywatchers in northern U.S. states and Canada a chance...

On September 12, 2024, SpaceX successfully launched the first five production satellites for AST SpaceMobile, marking a critical step toward providing broadband services directly to smartphones. The launch from Cape...

On September 12, 2024, the Polaris Dawn mission made history by successfully completing the first-ever commercial spacewalk. This groundbreaking event represents a significant milestone in the evolution of private space...

For the first time, astronomers have captured detailed images of the surface of a star other than the Sun, revealing massive convection bubbles of gas moving across its surface. Using...

NASA's Juno spacecraft, part of the Juno mission launched in 2011, has captured groundbreaking images of a significant volcanic feature on Jupiter's moon Io, known for its extreme geological activity....

A newly released image captured by the European Space Agency's (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has revealed an intriguing feature on the surface of Mars: a smiley face formed by...

The Soyuz MS-26 mission successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 11, 2024, carrying a multinational crew to the International Space Station (ISS). This mission, a collaboration...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Juice spacecraft, currently en route to explore Jupiter’s icy moons, has made an intriguing discovery much closer to home. During its August 2024 flyby of...

After nearly 50 years in space, Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object, continues its journey through interstellar space. Despite its age, the spacecraft remains operational, but recent issues with its...

Boeing is set to launch a quantum networking satellite demonstration, called Q4S, in 2026. The mission aims to test advanced quantum communication technologies, with the ultimate goal of enabling a...

A team of researchers from Spain and Japan has made a significant discovery by detecting a diverse array of live fungi, bacteria, and viruses high in the Earth’s atmosphere. This...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have made a groundbreaking discovery, confirming the closest pair of supermassive black holes ever detected. These two cosmic giants, located in the...

China has unveiled its detailed plans to establish a permanent moon base at the lunar south pole by 2035, a bold move that underscores the nation’s growing ambitions in space...

NASA has confirmed that its ambitious Europa Clipper mission is on schedule for an October 10, 2024 launch. This groundbreaking mission aims to explore Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons,...

SpaceX launched the ambitious polaris dawn mission early Tuesday morning, sending a civilian crew into Earth’s orbit. The mission, led by jared isaacman, aims to set new records and conduct...

A new study has condensed 1.8 billion years of Earth’s tectonic plate movements into a mesmerizing two-minute video. Led by Dr. Xianzhi Cao of the Ocean University of China, this...

SpaceX has announced a new launch date for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission, now targeting Tuesday, September 10, 2024. This mission, which will feature the first-ever commercial spacewalk, has...

The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully executed its first targeted reentry of a satellite, safely guiding the Salsa satellite back into Earth's atmosphere on September 8, 2024. This pioneering maneuver...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a mysterious group of galaxies in the farthest reaches of the universe. These galaxies, referred to as "Little Red Dots",...

Astronomers from Lund University in Sweden have made a surprising discovery that may reshape our understanding of planetary formation and stability. A small exoplanet, TOI-1408c, has been observed 455 light-years...

SpaceX's Starship rocket could begin Mars missions in as little as two years, with the first flights aiming to land uncrewed spacecraft on the Red Planet. If these missions are...

A new study suggests that our Milky Way galaxy and its neighboring Andromeda galaxy are already interacting, long before their predicted collision billions of years from now. According to research...

Recent research has revealed that the high-altitude explosion of SpaceX's Starship rocket during its second test flight in November 2023 temporarily tore a hole in the ionosphere, the uppermost layer...

New research indicates that Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, likely formed through the merger of two black holes. The study, published in...

As we approach the September equinox, experts are forecasting an increased likelihood of vibrant auroras due to the Russell-McPherron effect. This phenomenon, first described by Christopher Russell and Robert McPherron...

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft safely touched down on September 7, 2024, following an uncrewed mission that has brought renewed focus on the spacecraft's challenges. Details of the Landing Starliner touched down...

China’s experimental reusable spaceplane has successfully returned to Earth after completing a 268-day mission in orbit. The spaceplane landed at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on...

NASA has postponed the launch of its ESCAPADE Mars mission to spring 2025, delaying the mission that was originally set for October 2024 aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. The...

New analysis from China’s Chang’e 5 mission has revealed compelling evidence that the Moon experienced volcanic activity far more recently than previously believed. This groundbreaking discovery suggests that volcanic eruptions...

Recent discoveries have shown that the outer Solar System is more crowded with celestial bodies than previously believed. Acombination of data from the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii and NASA’s New...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission have worked together to unravel one of the biggest mysteries surrounding Mars: what happened to its water?...

NASA’s Boeing Starliner capsule is set to return to Earth on Friday, September 6, 2024, marking the end of an extended and challenging mission. The spacecraft, which has been docked...

The BepiColombo mission, a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), successfully completed its fourth gravity assist flyby of Mercury on September 4,...

China is preparing to launch its highly anticipated Tianwen-3 mission around 2028, aiming to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth. This mission will build upon the success...

NASA’s BurstCube satellite, a shoebox-sized CubeSat, has successfully detected its first gamma-ray burst (GRB)—one of the most energetic explosions in the universe. The satellite, which was deployed from the International...

In a remarkable display of natural phenomena, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), captured a breathtaking video of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere and exploding...

SpaceX has postponed its latest Starlink mission, originally scheduled for September 4, 2024, due to poor weather conditions affecting booster recovery in the Atlantic Ocean. This delay highlights the challenges...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled a rare and striking cosmic phenomenon—a question mark-shaped structure formed by two interacting galaxies. Captured during an observation of the massive galaxy...

On September 4, 2024, astronomers detected a small asteroid, 2024 RW1, just hours before its predicted atmospheric entry over the Philippines. The asteroid, roughly 1 meter (3 feet) in size,...