LoginA Stray SpaceX Rocket Will Crash Into the Moon Next Month. Here’s What You Should Know
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.
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Scientists Finally Found the Universe’s Missing ‘Ordinary’ Matter
22 July 2026 at 15:15
Two mysteries come together to address a decades-long puzzle.
The Secret Behind China’s Unique Spy Satellite Is a Rare Metal It Controls
22 July 2026 at 13:05
Ludi Tance 4-01 is powered by gallium nitride semiconductors, enabling constant surveillance over one-third of the Earth’s surface.
The Decades-Long Search for Alien Moons Gets a Potential Breakthrough
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
22 July 2026 at 10:10
The planned planetary defense test would hit harder than NASA's DART mission.
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This Hidden Pattern in the Sun Could Predict Solar Storms Years in Advance
21 July 2026 at 15:10
The solar cycle can be irregular, but some patterns might be trackable—enough to provide a heads-up before extreme weather events.
Astronomers May Have Found the First Pair of Stars to Explode Together
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
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
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 Sun’s Missing Silver Hiding in Plain Sight
20 July 2026 at 11:25
For decades, astronomers puzzled over the Sun’s missing silver. Turns out, we just weren’t looking at it in the right way.
We’re Underestimating the Power of ‘One-in-a-Thousand-Year’ Solar Storms, NASA Warns
19 July 2026 at 07:30
New research led by NASA Goddard found persistent “erroneous measurements” skewing past estimates for how severe geomagnetic storms can get.
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- Scientists Detect First Atmosphere on Rocky Habitable-Zone Planet, Boosting Hopes for Alien Life
Scientists Detect First Atmosphere on Rocky Habitable-Zone Planet, Boosting Hopes for Alien Life
17 July 2026 at 15:50
The discovery is a major milestone in the search for habitability beyond the solar system.
Meteorite That Crashed Into New Jersey Home Contains Rare Ingredients of Life
16 July 2026 at 13:20
An analysis of the space rock traced its origin to a primitive asteroid from the early solar system.
11 Years After Historic Flyby, Scientists Discover Giant Landslides on Pluto
16 July 2026 at 07:30
New Horizons may have come and gone, but the mission is still revealing previously unseen features on Pluto.
How to Watch Starship Flight 13, the Second Launch Attempt of the World’s Biggest Rocket
15 July 2026 at 17:00
This time, SpaceX will try to correct some issues that occurred during the first flight and launch a batch of next-generation Starlink satellites.
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- A Missing Black Hole Was Found Hiding in a Giant Star Cluster. Astronomers Think There Could Be Thousands More
A Missing Black Hole Was Found Hiding in a Giant Star Cluster. Astronomers Think There Could Be Thousands More
15 July 2026 at 13:15
Omega Centauri may contain 10,000 tiny black holes, but none of them have been spotted until now.
Weird Mountains on Pluto’s Largest Moon Charon Reveals a Surprising Past
14 July 2026 at 11:15
Charon might be a slower-spinning, flatter version of its former self.
These Look Like Ordinary X-Rays. They’re Not
14 July 2026 at 10:00
What makes these scans historic isn't visible in the images, but it could change the future of space medicine.
Astronomers Found a Hidden Swarm of Space Junk Threatening Earth’s Most Valuable Orbit
14 July 2026 at 09:25
"The debris in geosynchronous orbit is a potential minefield."
