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Milky Way arcs over Kitt Peak National Observatory | Space photo of the day for June 16, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The view of our home galaxy lit up the night sky at the U.S. National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

Stargazing
Astronomers have used fast radio bursts (FRBs)— brief, bright radio signals fromdistant galaxies— to pinpoint the location of the universe’s “missing” matter in the spacebetween galaxies. This artist’s conception depicts this ordinary matter in the warm, thin gas inthis region—called the intergalactic medium (IGM)— which has been difficult for scientists todirectly observe until now. Different colors of light travel at different speeds through space. Here,the artist has used blue to highlight denser regions of the cosmic web, transitioning to redderlight for void areas.

Scientists find universe's missing matter while watching fast radio bursts shine through 'cosmic fog'

By Robert Lea published

Rapid bursts of energy that last milliseconds but emit as much energy as the sun does in decades are helping astronomers pierce the cosmic fog between galaxies to find the universe's missing matter.

Astronomy
a bronze and white rocket stands poised on its launch pad set against a deep blue sky.

ULA launching Amazon's 2nd batch of Kuiper internet satellites today: Watch live!

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Amazon's Kuiper 2 mission is set to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket today (June 16), and you can watch the launch live online.

Launches & Spacecraft
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New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life

By Daniel Apai published

The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.

Solar System
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Go inside the development of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope with new 'Cosmic Dawn' documentary

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The film shows never-before-seen footage taken by the JWST film crew as the telescope was being assembled.

Earth
A powerful black hole jet rips through space from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Cen A

Astronomers discover ultrapowerful black hole jet as bright as 10 trillion suns lit by Big Bang's afterglow

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"It's like looking for candlelight in close vicinity to a flashlight that's blazing toward us."

Black Holes
The Alters

'The Alters' is a genre-blending sci-fi survival ordeal about the horrors of being a project manager

By Fran Ruiz published

11 bit studios' sci-fi adventure makes you team leader and asks you to balance base-building, survival, branching narratives, and keeping your team motivated.

Space Games
This Week in Space podcast 165 — Guardians of Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 163 — The Trials of Starship

By Space.com Staff published

On Episode 165 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, the first U.S. Space Force Guardian to launch to the International Space Station in that role.

Space Movies & Shows
Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024

Blue Origin reveals passengers for 13th space tourism launch

By Mike Wall published

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has revealed the six people who will fly on the company's 13th space tourism mission, though a launch date has not yet been announced.

Private Spaceflight
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Star Trek actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse team up in new space bromance show 'The Universe Is Absurd'

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Celebrities William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson lead the “Universe is Absurd” show, which is hosted by Future of Space.

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