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Dead satellite enters atmosphere over Pacific Ocean
A dead satellite - ESA’s ERS-2 satellite - re-entered Earth's atmosphere today. ESA said: The entry was uncontrolled or "natural".
February 21, 2024
Icy Eris and Makemake have warm hearts
NASA's Webb space telescope shows that icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake have been warm and geologically active on the inside recently, and may still be.
February 21, 2024
Meet Pollux: The brighter twin star of Gemini
Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, blazes in a golden light next to its bluish-white heavenly twin, Castor.
February 20, 2024
Castor is 6 stars in one
The bright blue-white star Castor, in the constellation Gemini, appears to our eyes as a single star. But it’s really a family of 6 stars.
February 20, 2024
Record quasar is most luminous object in the universe
Record quasar J0529-4351 is the current record holder for most luminous object in the universe, fastest-growing black hole and largest accretion disk.
February 20, 2024
John Glenn 1st American in orbit 62 years ago today
John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962, 62 years ago today. His space capsule was called Friendship 7.
February 20, 2024
Euclid space telescope begins dark universe survey
On February 14, 2024, Euclid began its mission of surveying the dark universe. The space telescope will observe about 1/3 of the sky.
February 19, 2024
Are we poised to understand fast radio bursts?
Will we soon understand fast radio bursts? Two NASA X-ray telescopes recently observed one shortly before and after it occurred. Magnetars could be the bursts' source.
February 19, 2024
Are Chariklo’s rings shaped by a tiny unseen moon?
A new study suggests a tiny as-yet unseen moon shapes Centaur Chariklo's rings. The process is similar to the shepherd moons in Saturn's rings.
February 18, 2024
We heart the Earth and sky! PHOTOS
This Valentine’s Day, we find so much to love in the many heart shapes right here on Earth or all the way to the deepest reaches of the sky.
February 14, 2024
