Astronomy

Scientists detect a seven-hour gamma ray burst and trace it back to a black hole plunging into a bloated star

Scientists detect a seven-hour gamma ray burst and trace it back to a black hole plunging into a bloated star

Astronomers witness a supermassive black hole violently tearing apart a star thousands of light-years from galactic core

Organic compounds found on Enceladus suggest Saturn's moon may support alien life

Astronomers baffled by mysterious 'super-puff' world that's challenging evolution models
Scientists detect a seven-hour gamma ray burst and trace it back to a black hole plunging into a bloated star

Scientists detect a seven-hour gamma ray burst and trace it back to a black hole plunging into a bloated star

Skywatching

Asteroid discovered just 2 days ago whizzed past the Earth and is now headed for a lunar flyby today

Asteroid discovered just 2 days ago whizzed past the Earth and is now headed for a lunar flyby today

Triple coronal mass ejections are headed to Earth and could trigger auroras in northern skies

Watch out for fireballs as Taurid meteor shower 2025 set to begin on October 20

Deep Sky Objects

Twin spiral 'arms' caught feeding a black hole in the Circinus galaxy

Twin spiral 'arms' caught feeding a black hole in the Circinus galaxy
Astronomers' cosmic discovery reveals extreme starburst galaxy concealed behind distant quasar

Astronomers' cosmic discovery reveals extreme starburst galaxy concealed behind distant quasar
Astronomers achieve historic first image of two supermassive black holes orbiting each other

Astronomers achieve historic first image of two supermassive black holes orbiting each other
Asteroid the size of a skyscraper set for a close approach to Earth this month—should we be worried?

Asteroid the size of a skyscraper set for a close approach to Earth this month—should we be worried?
MIT scientists now suggest 'ghost particle' detected in Italy may be remnant of an ancient dying black hole

MIT scientists now suggest 'ghost particle' detected in Italy may be remnant of an ancient dying black hole
Astronomers discover the most distant and most powerful 'odd radio circle' known to date

Astronomers discover the most distant and most powerful 'odd radio circle' known to date

Today's Moon Phase

Today's moon phase in Indianapolis

Today's moon phase in Indianapolis
Today's moon phase in Salt-lake-city

Today's moon phase in Salt-lake-city
Today's moon phase in Los-angeles

Today's moon phase in Los-angeles
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Asteroid discovered just 2 days ago whizzed past the Earth and is now headed for a lunar flyby today

Asteroid discovered just 2 days ago whizzed past the Earth and is now headed for a lunar flyby today
Triple coronal mass ejections are headed to Earth and could trigger auroras in northern skies

Triple coronal mass ejections are headed to Earth and could trigger auroras in northern skies
Astronomers witness a supermassive black hole violently tearing apart a star thousands of light-years from galactic core

Astronomers witness a supermassive black hole violently tearing apart a star thousands of light-years from galactic core
Organic compounds found on Enceladus suggest Saturn's moon may support alien life

Organic compounds found on Enceladus suggest Saturn's moon may support alien life
Astronomers baffled by mysterious 'super-puff' world that's challenging evolution models

Astronomers baffled by mysterious 'super-puff' world that's challenging evolution models
Ancient texts suggest Arab scholars referenced supernovae way back in 1006 and 1181 AD

Ancient texts suggest Arab scholars referenced supernovae way back in 1006 and 1181 AD
SpaceX set to launch upgraded Starship V3 for ambitious missions after successful V2 swansong

SpaceX set to launch upgraded Starship V3 for ambitious missions after successful V2 swansong
Watch out for fireballs as Taurid meteor shower 2025 set to begin on October 20

Watch out for fireballs as Taurid meteor shower 2025 set to begin on October 20
Astronomers discover smallest dark matter clump ever — yet it has a mass a million times greater than our sun's

Astronomers discover smallest dark matter clump ever — yet it has a mass a million times greater than our sun's
Twin spiral 'arms' caught feeding a black hole in the Circinus galaxy

Twin spiral 'arms' caught feeding a black hole in the Circinus galaxy
Earth's protective magnetic field has weakened over South Atlantic, reveals satellite data

Earth's protective magnetic field has weakened over South Atlantic, reveals satellite data
SpaceX nails final Starship test flight to set the stage for bold Mars and Moon missions

SpaceX nails final Starship test flight to set the stage for bold Mars and Moon missions
Astronomers' cosmic discovery reveals extreme starburst galaxy concealed behind distant quasar

Astronomers' cosmic discovery reveals extreme starburst galaxy concealed behind distant quasar
Astronomers discover star with a powerful magnetic field and an activity cycle 10 times faster than our Sun’s

Astronomers discover star with a powerful magnetic field and an activity cycle 10 times faster than our Sun’s
ALMA captures stunning evidence of cosmic tug-of-war between gravity and magnetic fields during star birth

ALMA captures stunning evidence of cosmic tug-of-war between gravity and magnetic fields during star birth

Constellation

All you need to know before spotting Ophiuchus—the Serpent Bearer—constellation in July's night sky

All you need to know before spotting Ophiuchus—the Serpent Bearer—constellation in July's night sky
Watch Lacerta — The Lizard — constellation silently weave through the midnight sky on July 22

Watch Lacerta — The Lizard — constellation silently weave through the midnight sky on July 22
Summer Triangle illuminates the night revealing three brilliant stars and hidden celestial gems

Summer Triangle illuminates the night revealing three brilliant stars and hidden celestial gems

SPACEFLIGHT

  1. SpaceX set to launch upgraded Starship V3 for ambitious missions after successful V2 swansong

  2. SpaceX nails final Starship test flight to set the stage for bold Mars and Moon missions

  3. SpaceX set to launch Starship's 11th flight test on October 13

  4. Blue Origin's New Shepard prepares for its 15th space tourism launch lifting off on October 8

  5. SpaceX's 90th Starlink launch of 2025 sends 28 satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral

MOST READ

  1. Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) to make its closest approach to Earth on October 20—here's how to spot it before the big day

    Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) to make its closest approach to Earth on October 20—here's how to spot it before the big day

  2. There's a 30 percent chance Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS does not have 'natural origin,' says Harvard astronomer

    There's a 30 percent chance Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS does not have 'natural origin,' says Harvard astronomer

  3. Asteroid the size of a skyscraper set for a close approach to Earth this month—should we be worried?

  4. Watch out for fireballs as Taurid meteor shower 2025 set to begin on October 20

Instruments

Juno captures most detailed imagery ever of Jupiter's moon Io, solar system's most volcanically active body

Juno captures most detailed imagery ever of Jupiter's moon Io, solar system's most volcanically active body
NASA's James Webb Telescope reveals glowing auroras and stormy skies on a starless alien world

NASA's James Webb Telescope reveals glowing auroras and stormy skies on a starless alien world
Scientists rush to coordinate spacecraft as massive comet 3I/ATLAS approaches Mars

Scientists rush to coordinate spacecraft as massive comet 3I/ATLAS approaches Mars