Astronomy

That's one big baby.

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.

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

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.

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

Originally planned to have a primary five-year mission followed by a five-year extended mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will now operate for over two decades.

By making fuel on the Red Planet rather than bringing it from Earth, a Mars mission could save vital mass.

"Both of our workspaces this week contained features unlike quite anything we have seen in the past."

"Every one of these objects we study helps us understand a little more about how planets form around other stars."

The discovery of water in dark craters at the moon's poles has sparked a "moon rush" to establish bases there, and then villages, cities and heavy industry. How sustainable is this rush?