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Celestron telescope & binocular deals you can still get: Discounts & what's in stock

By Gemma Lavender published 30 June 22

Deals Hunting for a discount on a Celestron telescope or binocular? Here's what's in stock.

Deals

Best beginner cameras: Image shows person in woolly hat taking picture with water and mountains behind them

Best beginner cameras 2022

By Jacob Little published 29 June 22

To help you make the right buying decision, here are our top picks of the best beginner cameras.

Spaceflight

A "selfie" released June 28, 2022 of the NavoAvionics MP42 microsatellite while it was above the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

Satellite snaps gorgeous 4K selfie over Great Barrier Reef (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published 30 June 22

A new spacecraft selfie shows the machine in glorious 4K resolution above Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in its deployed form as seen in an artist's illustration.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates

By Space.com Staff published 30 June 22

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Science & Astronomy

Artists illustration showing two particles colliding.

Higgs boson: The 'God Particle' explained

By Robert Lea published 30 June 22

Reference The Higgs boson is a fundamental particle discovered on July 4, 2012, by researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located at CERN, Switzerland.

Reference

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope spotted asteroid 2021 QM1 when it was extremely faint.

The 'faintest asteroid ever detected' won't hit Earth, months of observations show

By Tereza Pultarova published 30 June 22

Astronomers have finally ruled out that one of the highest-risk asteroids seen in years will hit Earth in 2052.

Search For Life

NASA's Europa Clipper may crash into Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, at mission's end

By Stefanie Waldek published 29 June 22

The Europa Clipper mission, due to launch in 2024, was originally supposed to crash into Jupiter, but there's been a change of plans.

Alien super-Earths may get a habitability boost from hydrogen-rich atmospheres

By Charles Q. Choi published 27 June 22

Extreme microbes in salty Arctic water could aid search for life on Mars

By Keith Cooper published 25 June 22

Never-before-seen microbes living deep beneath the permafrost at one of the coldest and saltiest water springs on Earth could provide a blueprint for life on Mars.

Skywatching

MoveShootMove Star Tracker review

By Dave Stevenson published 30 June 22

Review The MoveShootMove Star Tracker could be the perfect place to start for aspiring astrophotographers but how does it hold up in real life?

Review

Celestron telescope & binocular deals you can still get: Discounts & what's in stock

By Gemma Lavender published 30 June 22

Deals Hunting for a discount on a Celestron telescope or binocular? Here's what's in stock.

Deals

NASA sun mission spots stunning solar eclipse in space

By Elizabeth Howell published 29 June 22

A sungazing spacecraft captured the moon passing in front of the face of the sun Wednesday (June 29).

Entertainment

'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' at 40: Spielberg’s charming sci-fi classic still offers wonder today

By Jeff Spry published 30 June 22

40 years ago director Steven Spielberg introduced audiences to a benevolent alien in "E.T" the Extra-Terrestrial

It's mostly all fun and frolics in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 1, episode 8 "The Elysian Kingdom."

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 8 suffers from a clash of styles

By Scott Snowden published 30 June 22

This episode marks a welcome return to Trademark Trek Tomfoolery.

Upcoming sci-fi TV shows for 2022

By Grace Dean published 30 June 22

From returning greats to brand new shows, these are the best upcoming sci-fi TV shows for 2022.

References

Higgs boson: The 'God Particle' explained

By Robert Lea published 30 June 22

Reference The Higgs boson is a fundamental particle discovered on July 4, 2012, by researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located at CERN, Switzerland.

Reference

Best beginner cameras 2022

By Jacob Little published 29 June 22

To help you make the right buying decision, here are our top picks of the best beginner cameras.

How black holes and galaxies play tug-of-war across the cosmos

By Paul Sutter published 29 June 22

How monster black holes overpower their much larger host galaxies.

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