Space
Milky Way May Dodge Cosmic Collision Scientists Once Thought Certain
Our galaxy might not be heading for the cosmic crash course that astronomers have predicted for decades.
Jun 3, 2025
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Space
Space Station Beams Blue Danube to the Stars
This Saturday, Johann Strauss II’s immortal Blue Danube Waltz will travel farther than any concert hall audience could imagine—straight into deep space via a massive 35-meter antenna in Spain.
May 27, 2025
Space
Mars’s Dusty Mysteries: New Studies Reveal Ancient Water Pathways and Dry Surface Processes
Mars continues to captivate scientists with its complex geological history, from ancient water flows to modern dust avalanches.
May 21, 2025
Space
Satellites Capture Dramatic Evolution of Spain-Portugal Blackout from Space
Space-based monitoring tools have provided a unique perspective on the widespread power outage that affected Spain and Portugal on April 28, revealing both the extent of the blackout and the gradual recovery process.
May 13, 2025
Space
Webb Telescope Captures Jupiter’s “Fizzing” Auroras, Revealing Unexpected Light Show
Jupiter’s northern lights are putting on a more dynamic and puzzling light show than scientists ever expected.
May 12, 2025
Space
ESA’s Planet-Hunting Plato Spacecraft Nears Completion With 24 Eyes Ready
Europe’s ambitious exoplanet observatory is rapidly taking shape as engineers have successfully mounted 24 of the 26 specialized cameras that will serve as the mission’s eyes on the universe.
May 8, 2025
Space
ESA’s Biomass Space Mission Weighs Forests For Climate Truth
The European Space Agency successfully launched its Biomass satellite on April 29, marking a pivotal moment in forest monitoring that scientists are calling…
Apr 30, 2025
Space
Astronaut Reads Minds in Space Lab
Six hundred kilometers above Earth, Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is turning the International Space Station into a floating laboratory where he…
Apr 29, 2025
Space
Rogue Star Family Defies Space Rules
Astronomers have discovered an unusual cosmic family drama playing out 650 light-years away, where over 1,000 young stars are behaving in ways that challenge our understanding of stellar evolution.
Apr 29, 2025
Space
Hubble At 35: Space’s Greatest Explorer Still Dazzles
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope continues to redefine our understanding of the cosmos as it celebrates an extraordinary milestone this week – 35 years of uninterrupted observation from Earth orbit.
Apr 24, 2025
Space
Space Clock Redefines Time Measurement Itself
Time moves differently in space – and a revolutionary European timepiece launched this week will prove it with unprecedented precision.
Apr 21, 2025
Space
Ocean Warming Speeds Up, Alarming Scientists
Satellite data has revealed that sea surface temperatures are rising at an increasingly rapid pace, with warming rates now 4.5 times faster than observed in the late 1980s, according to a newly published study.
Apr 18, 2025
Space
Webb Unmasks Hidden Black Hole Nearby
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected telltale signatures of a supermassive black hole lurking in the heart of galaxy M83, a discovery that challenges decades of assumptions about our galactic neighbor.
Apr 17, 2025
Space
Hera’s Mars & Moon Close-Up
On March 12, 2025, ESA’s Hera spacecraft pulled off something pretty special—a rare close flyby of Mars and its tiny moon Deimos.
Apr 16, 2025