Trippy Image From Deep Space Shows Earth and Moon From 180 Million Miles Away
The Psyche spacecraft is on a six-year journey to reach a metal-rich asteroid by the same name. Well into its voyage, the probe looked back at its home planet and…
This Famous Star Is a Total Fraud, Astronomers Say
In March 2022, the Hubble Space Telescope peered through the distant cosmos and detected the light of an apparent star located 12.9 billion light-years away. Astronomers named it Earendel, meaning…
This Bright Dot May Be an Entirely New Type of Space Object
At first, the dot looked like any other star. Then the astrophysicists switched to polarized light and found themselves looking at an entirely unexpected sight. “Everything else disappeared, even the…
SpaceX Has Likely Skirted Federal Income Taxes for Decades, Investigation Reveals
Since its founding in 2002, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has emerged as the leading force in commercial spaceflight and a key launch provider for the U.S. government. A recent investigation suggests…
Private Spaceflight Enters the Wild West as Trump Slashes Regulations
President Donald Trump is calling for an ease of regulations for commercial spaceflight and streamlining licensing for rocket launches and reentries. The move highly favors companies like SpaceX but could…
Starlink Rival Announces Plans to Take on Musk With a $1.5 Billion Satellite Push
Texas startup AST SpaceMobile announced its plan to launch 45 to 60 satellites by 2026, establishing itself as a worthy competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation in building space-based broadband networks.…
See the Mind-Blowing First Images From a Revolutionary New Telescope
It’s been more than two decades since the Vera C. Rubin Observatory was first conceived in a “back-of-the-napkin” sketch. With construction on this huge telescope finally nearing completion, Rubin scientists…
Something Big Is Twisting Mercury’s Crust
Mercury has it rough. Not only is it the smallest planet in the solar system, it’s also the closest to our Sun. This unfortunate position has caused Mercury to develop…
SpaceX Starship Explodes in Spectacular Fireball at Texas Test Facility
SpaceX’s upper stage prototype, designated Ship 36, exploded in southeast Texas shortly before midnight local time on June 18 during routine preparations for an upcoming test flight. SpaceX is in…
A Game-Changing Telescope Is About to Reveal Its First Images. Here’s How to Watch
A state-of-the-art telescope nearly 25 years in the making will finally reveal its first images on Monday, June 23, and you can watch the event in realtime. The Vera C.…