The latest eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.
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US Space Force wants to track 'abnormal observables' with unknown origins in Earth's orbit
A new U.S. Space Force publication says that to operate safely in space, Guardians need to know exactly what is in orbit and where it came from — but anomalous objects show that it's no easy task.
Canon RF 15-35mm F/2.8 L IS USM now $300 off: Black Friday deal
Pick up the Canon RF 15-35mm F/2.8 L IS USM for $2099 in this Amazon Black Friday deal.
The Milky Way's stunning spiral structure appears to be an anomaly. But why?
A new supercomputer simulation reveals why spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are strikingly scarce in our pocket of the universe.
Canada assigns astronauts to launch on Boeing's Starliner, back up Artemis 2 moon mission
The Canadian Space Agency announced 2 new spaceflights for its astronauts on Wednesday (Nov. 22), following a historic moon assignment earlier this year.
Black Friday VR deal: get $50 off the Meta Quest 2 headset
Save $50 this Black Friday on the Meta Quest 2 VR headset, a fantastic and affordable model, now even cheaper.
These supermassive black hole jets may pelt Earth with 'ghost particles'
New research shows gamma-ray blasting blazars could also be belting Earth with "ghost particles," or neutrinos.
Nikon Z8 & lens bundle $200 off: Black Friday camera deal
The 6-month-old Nikon Z8 is $200 off when you buy it with the NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S lens in this Black Friday camera deal — get both for under $4900.
North Korea claims it sent a spy satellite to orbit for 1st time: report
North Korean state media claims its Malligyong-1 spy satellite reached orbit on Tuesday (Nov. 21); if true, this would mark the first time the nation has accomplished such a feat.
Stellar telescope Black Friday deal: Over 30% off this Celestron beginner telescope
Save over $150 on the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ beginner telescope for a whopping 31% saving.
Asteroid Named for Sky & Telescope’s Gary Seronik
The International Astronomical Union has named the asteroid provisionally designated as 1993 FE15 after Sky & Telescope's Contributing Editor Gary Seronik: 20046 Seronik.
Black Friday: Save $310 on Celestron NexStar 8SE at Amazon
The best telescope for stargazing is now 19% off in Amazon's Black Friday deal — save $310 on the Celestron NexStar 8SE and see planets and deep space like never before.
A Galaxy Seen When the Universe was Only 332 Million Years Old
It’s wonderful to watch the fascination on people’s faces when you explain to them that studying distant objects in the Universe means looking back in time! Reach out to the furthest corners of the Cosmos and you can see objects so far away that the light left them long before our Solar System even existed. With the commissioning of the JWST the race was on to push the boundaries even further and hunt down the most distant galaxy in the Universe and maybe even the first galaxies to ever have formed.
Epic 33-engine burn among successes of of Starship's 2nd test flight, SpaceX says
All 33 of the Raptor engines that power Starship's giant Super Heavy first stage performed well during Saturday's (Nov. 18) liftoff, SpaceX said.
I review cameras for a living — this Amazon Black Friday deal cuts $400 off my favorite camera.
The Sony A7R V is only one year old, and Amazon has slashed $400 off in this amazing Black Friday deal — now at its lowest-ever price of $3498!
Peacock Black Friday deal: Get Peacock for just $1.99 a month for a full year of SYFY and more
Save big on Peacock with 67% off the streaming service and watch sci-fi shows like Resident Alien and Quantum Leap this Black Friday.
In the Shadow of Saturn’s Rings
I can remember it very well, although not actually sure when it was, back around 1995/1996 I think. I was, like most other keen stargazers very familiar with the sight of Saturn with rings and all. Indeed the view of Saturn with its rings was one of the first things I had ever seen through a telescope and it inspired me into a lifetime passion of exploring the night sky. Every 15 years though, the Earth passes through the plane of the rings and from Earth they seem to vanish. Now, an astronomer has used data taken during such ring plane crossings from the Cassini spacecraft to measure the transparency of the rings.
Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellite
SpaceX was racing to get a Falcon 9 rocket ready to fly from Cape Canaveral Tuesday evening as launch preparations fell behind schedule. Currently liftoff with a batch of 23 Starlink satellites is planned for 1:47 a.m. EST (0647 UTC) Wednesday morning.
JWST Peers into the Atmosphere of a Puffy, Fluffy Planet!
Exoplanets are definitely a bit of a hot topic at the moment. Throw in a sprinkling of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and you have the recipe for magic! I still cannot believe that we have discovered, yes actually discovered 5,539 exoplanets and there more being confirmed every day!The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992 and now over five and a half THOUSAND planets around other star systems are known! A team of astronomers have been exploring one in particular, the enigmatic WASP-107b using JWST and have made some incredible discoveries about its atmosphere.
Astronomers Find a Brilliant Explosion That Just Keeps On Exploding
A brilliant flash of blue light briefly outshined its host galaxy before fading away — but then it exploded again and again, shedding light on the nature of its source.
