SETI Scientists Think Alien Signals Could Be Hiding in Old Telescope Data Gizmodo By: Matthew Phelan 24 July 2026 at 14:50 Researchers are zeroing in on more deliberate βnarrow-bandβ alien signals, well outside the radio frequencies SETI has focused on for decades.
Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts Second Launch of Upgraded Starship Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 23 July 2026 at 12:45 This is SpaceX's second go at Flight 13 after the mission was scrubbed at the last minute on July 16.
A Stray SpaceX Rocket Will Crash Into the Moon Next Month. Hereβs What You Should Know Gizmodo By: Ellyn Lapointe 22 July 2026 at 15:30 A Falcon 9 upper stage is on a collision course with the Moon. Researchers hope to turn this spectacle into a scientific opportunity.
Scientists Finally Found the Universeβs Missing βOrdinaryβ Matter Gizmodo By: Gayoung Lee 22 July 2026 at 15:15 Two mysteries come together to address a decades-long puzzle.
The Secret Behind Chinaβs Unique Spy Satellite Is a Rare Metal It Controls Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 22 July 2026 at 13:05 Ludi Tance 4-01 is powered by gallium nitride semiconductors, enabling constant surveillance over one-third of the Earthβs surface.
The Decades-Long Search for Alien Moons Gets a Potential Breakthrough Gizmodo By: Ellyn Lapointe 22 July 2026 at 11:00 Astronomers discovered a moon-like object orbiting a brown dwarf that's orbiting a star. Say that three times fast.
China Wants to Slam a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid at Mach 26 Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 22 July 2026 at 10:10 The planned planetary defense test would hit harder than NASA's DART mission.
This Hidden Pattern in the Sun Could Predict Solar Storms Years in Advance Gizmodo By: Gayoung Lee 21 July 2026 at 15:10 The solar cycle can be irregular, but some patterns might be trackableβenough to provide a heads-up before extreme weather events.
Astronomers May Have Found the First Pair of Stars to Explode Together Gizmodo By: Ellyn Lapointe 21 July 2026 at 11:00 The Jellyfish Nebula, one of the best-studied supernova remnants in our galaxy, may have been hiding a sibling this whole time.
Scientists Believed This Near-Earth Object Was an Asteroid for 28 Years. They Were Wrong Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 21 July 2026 at 07:30 The asteroid 1998 SH2 is actually not an asteroid at all.
The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs May Not Have Done It Exactly How We Thought Gizmodo By: Ellyn Lapointe 20 July 2026 at 11:45 Researchers identified the Chicxulub impactor as an exceptionally rare type of asteroid that wouldn't have triggered a mass extinction in the way scientists previously thought.
Astronomers Found the Sunβs Missing Silver Hiding in Plain Sight Gizmodo By: Gayoung Lee 20 July 2026 at 11:25 For decades, astronomers puzzled over the Sunβs missing silver. Turns out, we just werenβt looking at it in the right way.
Weβre Underestimating the Power of βOne-in-a-Thousand-Yearβ Solar Storms, NASA Warns Gizmodo By: Matthew Phelan 19 July 2026 at 07:30 New research led by NASA Goddard found persistent βerroneous measurementsβ skewing past estimates for how severe geomagnetic storms can get.