The sun unleashed a mighty eruption on Tuesday (June 20) that could spark a light show on Mars. Earth will miss out on the auroras this time, however.
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Why didn't the infant universe collapse into a black hole?
Why didn't the universe collapse into a black hole during the earliest moments of the Big Bang? Simply put, because that's not how you make a black hole.
Canon EOS R8 review
Ideally suited to astrophotographers, the Canon EOS R8 is a full-frame, reasonably priced mirrorless that performs well when shooting the stars.
Climate change hits Antarctica hard, sparking concerns about irreversible tipping points
The extent of sea ice surrounding Antarctica has fallen to a historic minimum this year, triggering concerns that the pristine polar continent might be reaching a climate change tipping point.
SkySafari 7 Pro app review
With its planetarium feature, telescope control and slick design, SkySafari 7 Pro is the best all-round app for astronomers and astrophotographers.
The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, new theoretical study suggests
New research looking at the cosmological constant problem suggests the expansion of the universe could be an illusion.
Summer solstice 2023 marks longest day in the Northern Hemisphere as Earth's seasons change
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere begins on June 21 as the summer solstice 2023 occurs at 10:57 a.m. EDT (1457 GMT), marking the longest day of the year.
Mysterious flare a trillion times brighter than our sun could be a 'disc inferno' ripping a baby planet apart
Astronomers have discovered what may be behind a mysterious stellar flare that has been raging for 85 years, finding it could be caused by the destruction of a super-Jupiter planet.
Secret Invasion season 1 episode 1 review: Marvel finds the right spy thriller tone, but the pulse isn’t there
Marvel returns to Disney Plus with their new spy thriller. In episode 1, Samuel L. Jackson leads an all-star cast that wrestles with a mundane set-up.
NASA astronaut Leland Melvin talks Black history, education and dogs (exclusive)
Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin (with his 2 dogs) talked with Space.com about his latest course for kids, and the in-space educational event he once did celebrating Black history.
Stonehenge's summer solstice orientation is seen in monuments all over the UK in amazing photos
Stone circles and ancient tombs dot much of the UK landscape. As the summer solstice reaches Stonehenge, photographer Josh Dury shares other Neolithic monuments that face the sun.
Paris Air Show Live - Press briefing on Space Transportation
Video: 00:40:18
Watch the replay of the press briefing on space transportation from Paris Air Show 2023. Speakers will share the current status of the Ariane 6 programme, and the next key milestones towards the inaugural flight.
Paris Air Show 2023 in pictures – Day 3
We are almost halfway through the week of the 54th edition of the Paris Air Show.
Chinese astronauts install radiation-exposure experiment outside Tiangong space station (video)
The newly placed Tiangong gear will help researchers study the impact of cosmic radiation and microgravity on plants and animals and the origin and evolution of life.
Europe hands Artemis 2 moon mission's service module over to NASA
The module that will supply power, life support, water, fuel and propulsion to NASA's Artemis 2 astronaut mission around the moon is now in the agency's hands.
Live coverage: ULA scrubs Delta 4-Heavy launch attempt
Watch our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket with a classified spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter.
BepiColombo Mission Makes Third Mercury Flyby
The Mercury-bound BepiColombo Mission made its third flyby past the solar system’s innermost world on June 19th.
Astronomers Find a White Dwarf Pulsar
When astronomers talk about the “end states” of stellar evolution, several categories come to mind: black holes, neutron stars/pulsars, and white dwarfs. What happens if one star ends up in two of these states? That’s the case with a genre-breaking white dwarf pulsar called J191213.72-441045.1 (J1912-4410 for short). It’s part of a binary pair that includes a red dwarf star.
JWST Glimpses the Cosmic Dawn of the Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to push the boundaries of astronomy and cosmology, the very job it was created for. First conceived during the 1990s, and with development commencing about a decade later, the purpose of this next-generation telescope is to pick up where Spitzer and the venerable Hubble Space Telescope (HST) left off – examining the infrared Universe and looking farther back in time than ever before. One of the chief objectives of Webb is to observe high-redshift (high-Z) galaxies that formed during Cosmic Dawn.
Missing Titanic submersible built with NASA help
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama advised on the development of the missing submersible, which is named Titan.
'Babylon 5: The Road Home' trailer for the new animated drops
Needless to say, this news has been nothing less than a seismic event in the sci-fi social media circles.
