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Space weather caused a 16-minute train delay in 1848: 'Our research has a hint of a detective story'

By Keith Cooper Published

A storm sent a surge of current through telegraph wires that caused a train on one of Britain's early railway lines to be delayed by 16 minutes.

The Sun
Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region.
The battlefield now extends all the way to the moon, U.S. military's highest-ranking officer says

By Mike Wall Published

The battlefield that the U.S. military must prepare for and excel in now extends from the seafloor all the way out to the moon, according to Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Aerospace
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket touches down at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida after launching the Transporter-2 rideshare mission to orbit, on June 30, 2021.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket-landing team gets 1st-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize

By Mike Wall Published

The SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Landing Team received the first-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night (Sept. 15).

Space Exploration
a hexagonal spacecraft floats away from a large metal ring on a black background
Roman Space Telescope starts waking up as NASA powers on instruments for the 1st time

By Josh Dinner Published

Roman is still traveling to its final destination in space and slowly powering all its devices.

Astronomy
An illustration of a white dwarf transforming into a neutron star as it feeds on a distant companion star
The universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs — and scientists finally know how

By Robert Lea Published

Some vampire white dwarfs that feed on companion stars can transform into neutron stars, but like a cosmic Goldilocks, conditions must be "just right" for this extreme makeover.

Stars
A title card with a small monkey who launched on a failed test flight in 1949
On this day in space! Sept. 16, 1949: A US launch of a V-2 rocket explodes, killing its monkey passenger Albert III

By Hanneke Weitering Published

On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board. Here's how it happened and why it mattered.

Space Exploration
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'Lost in Space': Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on his lavish new encyclopedia of the cosmos (interview)

By Jeff Spry Published

Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses his latest book, "Lost in Space," a gorgeously illustrated 400-page odyssey around the heavens.

Space Books
A yellow and orange gaseous star forming region against the black of space filled with stars.
Colossal cosmic cloud revealed in insane new image from the James Webb Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

James Webb Space Telescope spies colossal cosmic cloud | Space photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2026

James Webb Space Telescope
A soyuz rocket launches from the Baikanour Cosmodrome.
Russia launches Progress 96 with 3 tons of cargo to the space station (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated

Russia launched the Progress 96 cargo mission to the International Space Station today (Sept. 16), delivering the freighter to orbit for a three-day journey to rendezvous.

International Space Station
Steven Spielberg's alien conspiracy movie 'Disclosure Day' finally hits a streaming service in October

By Jeff Spry Published

This summer's sci-fi mystery about alien conspiracies finally lands on the streamer next month.

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