Astronomy

SpaceX rocket's moon crash highlights 'a tangible operational risk' of lunar settlement

By Leonard David Published 14 August 26

A SpaceX rocket body slammed into the moon earlier this month, showcasing a risk that will increase as humanity establishes a footprint on Earth's nearest neighbor.

Supermassive black hole spews energy 300,000 light years into deep space

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published 13 August 26

That's three times longer than the Milky Way galaxy.

Farthest 'black hole star' ever found could help solve the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dot mystery

By Keith Cooper Published 12 August 26

A distant black hole star is providing strong evidence that these objects lie at the hearts of the mysterious little red dots found shortly after the Big Bang by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Green comet caught soaring over Namibia | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 12 August 26

A shot so spectacular it will leave other astrophotographers green with envy.

Scientists create largest 2D map of the universe with 5.6 trillion pixels and nearly 4 billion cosmic objects

By Samantha Mathewson Published 11 August 26

"It's part of the fabric of astronomy research now."

Scientists find 2 million active black holes, exploding stars and more, nearly doubling our view of the high-energy universe

By Samantha Mathewson Published 11 August 26

Astronomers have nearly doubled the number of known cosmic X-ray sources.

1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria is like nothing we've seen from the Red Planet

By Elizabeth Howell Published 11 August 26

Scientists found a Martian meteorite on Earth that is finally filling in a nearly 2-billion-year-old geology-history gap on the Red Planet.

Behold the majestic mane of the Lion Nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 11 August 26

The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Andromeda galaxy may be getting bullied by a smaller galactic neighbor, scientists find

By Rahul Rao Published 10 August 26

Andromeda has slowed its star-forming rate over the last 40 million years. Scientists think they finally know why.

Sharpest image of the sun ever captured! | Space photo of the day for Aug. 10, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 10 August 26

An international team of researchers using the U.S. National Science Foundation's Inouye Solar Telescope has captured the highest-resolution view of the sun's surface.