WOH G64 has never been an ordinary star. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, this red supergiant holds multiple records as the most luminous, coolest, and dustiest of its kind in that galaxy. These stellar beasts live fast and die young, ending their brief lives in catastrophic supernova explosions that can briefly outshine entire galaxies.
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NASA Fires Up Nuclear Future for Deep Space Travel
Deep space is far away. Really far away, and getting there quickly with conventional chemical rockets is like trying to cross an ocean in a rowing boat, technically possible but painfully slow and severely limited in what you can carry. NASA has just taken a major step toward changing that equation entirely.
Astronomers watch 1st black hole ever imaged launch a 3,000‑light‑year‑long cosmic jet from its glowing 'shadow'
"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture of the jet launching region."
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NASA preps for critical test ahead of astronaut launch to the moon
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew of astronauts around the moon.
Watch Rocket Lab launch Korean disaster-monitoring satellite tonight after long delay
Rocket Lab will try again tonight (Jan. 29) to launch a South Korean disaster-monitoring satellite, and you can watch the action live.
The Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi, highlights the contradiction between the high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence or contact with such civilizations. Given the immense size and age of the universe, and the relative ubiquity of the physical and chemical laws that govern life on Earth, many scientists and thinkers have argued that the Milky Way galaxy should be teeming with alien life.
Finding A Frozen Earth In Old Data
NASA's Kepler exoplanet-hunting space telescope ended its mission in 2018, but its contribution to exoplanet science is ongoing. It generated a huge dataset, one that astronomers are still working through. Researchers found a new candidate exoplanet in Kepler's data named HD 137010 b that's orbiting a Sun-similar star nearly 150 light-years away. The new exoplanet is only slightly larger than Earth, and its orbit is about as long as Earth's.
New 'Starfleet Academy' episode 'Vox in Excelso' shows that Klingons are the most versatile species in 'Star Trek'
Think Klingons are just loudmouthed louts with terrible table manners? Think again…
US government declassifies Cold War-era 'JUMPSEAT' spy satellites
The National Reconnaissance Office just revealed the existence of its "JUMPSEAT" line of spy satellites, eight of which launched to Earth orbit between 1971 and 1987.
NASA's Juno spacecraft spots the largest volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io
"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources."
The Ring Nebula Has an “Iron Bar”
New observations reveal a strange structure in the iconic nebula that has evaded astronomers for centuries.
NASA's Artemis 2 crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China's closed program
The United States is no longer competing against a single rival in a largely symbolic race.
This trio of 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' cadets weren't Trekkies before the show, but they are now (interview)
"It's like when you watch 'The Lord of the Rings.' It feels like it's drawing from such a deep well of history."
The Milky Way's Center is a Difficult Target, But It Can't Deter the Roman Telescope
Despite the US administration's threats to cancel the nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, it's on track to launch this year or next. When it's launched and sent toward its orbit at the Sun-Earth L2 point, it'll carry two instruments and be ready to tackle three new astronomical surveys. One of them is the Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey (GBTDS).
Jupiter's moon Europa has an ice shell about 18 miles thick — and that could be bad news for alien life
Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — which could make it hard for nutrients to get down to its buried ocean.
Best Lego NASA sets 2026: Build NASA's finest from the Apollo 11 Rover to Artemis 2
We've rounded up the best Lego NASA sets to suit a range of budgets and ages.
The 10 best sci-fi TV Shows of the 1990s
From "The X-Files" to "Farscape," drift back three decades with us as we reminisce over the last great run of science fiction on the small screen.
Satellite sees river flow across the globe | Space photo of the day for Jan. 29, 2025
Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension.
Goodbye Goldilocks: Scientists may have to look beyond habitable zones to find alien life
Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals new origin story for the universe's 1st supermassive black holes
Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe's earliest supermassive black holes formed without stars.
Crew-12, scheduled to launch on Wednesday 11 February
The crew of four will launch no earlier than Wednesday 11 February at 11:00 GMT/12:00 CET (06:00 EST) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA. The next available opportunities are Thursday 12 February at 10:38 GMT/11:38 CET (05:38 EST) and Friday 13 February at 10:15 GMT/11:15 CET (05:15 EST).
