DEEP SKY OBJECTS

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 26 more Starlink satellites from Vandenberg

It was the sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
May 13, 2025

NASA telescope spots roaming giant black hole that's eating stars: 'Space Jaws'

The massive black hole is 600 million light-years away.
May 12, 2025

NASA struggles to reduce activity on the International Space Station after massive budget cut

The reductions on the ISS will span across the experiments being conducted onboard and the number of crew members operating in space.
May 12, 2025

NASA eyes unexpected Mars launch window in 2026, sparking excitement and questions

NASA is exploring an acceleration of its Mars landing timeline, with a potential launch as early as next year — a boost to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
May 11, 2025

NASA Earth Observatory captures breathtaking view of Boston's unique Drumlin Islands

Little Brewster Island hosts Boston Light, the oldest continually operated light station (since 1716) in the United States.
May 11, 2025

NASA's Nighthawk: A new chapter in the Mars helicopter mission that will scan for proof of life

The proposal of the Nighthawk is a bigger step in the Mars helicopter mission to search for water and life in a volcanic canyon network.
May 10, 2025

Soviet Spacecraft failed to land on Venus and is plummeting back to Earth after 53 years

The Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 had a rocket-assisted toss, leaving a major payload in orbit that will have an uncontrolled reentry.
May 10, 2025

NASA's Perseverance rover captures the visual of Martian 'dust devils' devouring each other

The navigation camera captured multiple swirling air and dust columns on the Martian surface near the Jezero Crater.
May 9, 2025

NASA's NICER records periodic X-ray flares near massive black holes and maps their cosmic evolution

A low mass object passing through the gas of a black hole slowly disintegrates, leaving behind debris observed in periodic X-ray flares.
May 9, 2025

NASA data helps scientists discover possible source of gold in space

The scienctists used NASA clues to form a link between Magnetar bursts and gold's cosmic origins.
May 8, 2025

NASA's James Webb unveils the mystery of the Milky Way's most common planets

Sub-Neptunes are the most common exoplanets observed in our galaxy, and James Webb telescope helps study exoplanet TOI-421 b.
May 8, 2025

28 Starlink satellites launched into orbit aboard SpaceX Falcon 9

On May 6, 2025, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket delivered 28 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
May 8, 2025

All you need to know about Amazon's Kuiper satellites after their successful full-scale launch

Amazon's initial launch of 27 satellites has occurred, and the project aims to bridge the digital divide, especially in underserved areas.
May 7, 2025

'Flower Moon' of May 2025: Here's how to witness the full moon rise in the night sky

The celestial phenomenon will be at its brightest next week, which can be witnessed from a place with less pollution and clear skies.
May 7, 2025

NASA's Chandra telescope discovers fracture in galactic 'bone' caused by a speeding pulsar

Astronomers describe a fracture they discovered in the Milky Way galaxy with the assistance of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope.
May 6, 2025

NASA's spacecraft captures a unique solar eclipse — a specific 'lunar transit' only visible from space

A visual of a partial solar eclipse, only visible from space, was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
Apr 29, 2025

'Baby pictures' showing the universe when it was about 380,000 years old take the internet by storm

Astronomers release the earliest images of the universe with the first stars and galaxies.
Apr 20, 2025

Astronomers believed dark matter was fundamental in galaxy formation — until a discovery proved them wrong

It was believed that every galaxy cluster contains its own dark matter, which impacts how the galaxy and the hot gas inside it move.
Apr 19, 2025

Astronomers baffled after discovering our galaxy's closest neighbor is being torn apart

The nearby galaxy is undergoing an unknown transformation as researchers identify unique and massive activity from stars.
Apr 18, 2025