ASTRONOMY

Elon Musk's SpaceX outpost, Starbase, officially becomes a new city in Texas

SpaceX employees, who mainly occupy the town, voted in favor of Starbase becoming a city.
May 6, 2025

Trump's 2026 budget proposes a 24% reduction in NASA’s space exploration funding

President Trump’s ‘skinny’ budget may hinder various ongoing and future space missions.
May 5, 2025

NASA's astrophysics mission gets delayed amidst significant budget cuts, with new dates in 2026

NASA stated that the call for research proposals for the next Small Explorer (SMEX) mission would be postponed until April 2026.
May 5, 2025

ESA's Biomass satellite launched aboard Vega C to track carbon and fight climate change

The Biomass satellite is tasked with monitoring the forests and ecosystems to calculate their shifts and role in carbon cycles.
May 2, 2025

NASA and Roscosmos chart ISS retirement plan—what part will SpaceX play in the final descent

As increasing leaks torment the International Space Station, the U.S.-Russian Joint Commission advises a planned and controlled deorbit.
May 1, 2025

What SpaceX has planned for May 2025: Key launches and missions to watch

The full guide to SpaceX’s upcoming rocket launches, a visible planets guide, and a skywatching forecast will be available to the public.
Apr 30, 2025

How pigeon droppings on a telescope helped scientists confirm the Big Bang

While cleaning pigeon nests and droppings from a telescope, scientists detected what they initially thought was an interfering signal.
Apr 27, 2025

NASA expert's response to claims that Earth is flat is simple yet compelling

The expert put the claims believed by flat-earthers to rest with a basic explanation.
Apr 25, 2025

NASA's rover discovers bizarre skull-shaped structure on Mars

The Perseverance rover was going down a ridge when it spotted the unusual structure in a region where it wasn't supposed to be.
Apr 21, 2025

High school student stuns astronomers by revealing 1.5 million previously unknown objects in space using AI

The research by the high school student has opened doors to unexpected space explorations.
Apr 17, 2025

Elon Musk confirms he'll be sending 'humanoid robots' to Mars on SpaceX flight to begin 'colonization'

The robots were initially announced as household assistants in 2024.
Apr 16, 2025

How far away in space must an astronaut be to view Earth in its entirety

So far, the Apollo mission images have only captured the planet as a whole, rather than just parts.
Apr 12, 2025

DARPA accidentally detects SpaceX Falcon 9 reentry using Earth's atmosphere as a giant sensor

The researchers at DARPA were experimenting while using Earth's atmosphere as a sensor, and it led to an incredible discovery.
Apr 7, 2025

Astronomers discover stinky sulfur can reveal exceptional details about extraterrestrial life on other planets

Smell can be a powerful tool, and the presence of a sulfur odor in the atmosphere of a planet can help astronomers find extraterrestrial life on it.
Apr 5, 2025

NASA reveals strange concealed electric field on Earth responsible for generating 'supersonic' wind

Astronomers have been trying to find the electric field around the planet for years and now, they may finally have a clue about its existence.
Mar 27, 2025

NASA researchers are intrigued by a mysterious floating mass in space

Space really is the final frontier as there are unknown elements that float in the nothingness, a new one adds to the list of mysteries.
Mar 26, 2025

NASA satellite captures the power of an asteroid that deformed a mountain on impact

Asteroid collisions are significant events in the list of space anomalies, and the recent discovery shows how they change Earth's landscape.
Mar 24, 2025

NASA scientists examine ‘life on Mars’ as a rock from the surface contains clues about microbial life

NASA’s Mars rover might just carry with it the answers to life on the planet, both past and future.
Mar 22, 2025

NASA analysis shows global sea level rise exceeded scientists' expectations in 2024

Global shifts in environmental factors could be an indication of future consequences as a global rise in water levels suggests glacial changes.
Mar 20, 2025

What happens to the human body when stuck in space for too long? NASA explains mind-boggling effects

Living in space may seem like bliss from afar to many, but its toll on the human body cannot be discounted.
Mar 11, 2025