On clear September evenings, I often find myself looking up just after dusk, expecting the sky to feel a little less like summer. Yet there, still commanding the overhead darkness,…
Category: Astronomy
This ‘impossible’ black hole merger may be explained by a warp in spacetime
A “forbidden” merger between two massive black holes may not have been quite as impossible as previously thought. That’s according to new research that suggests the black holes involved were…
Did Venus eat its own moon?
Scientists may finally know why Venus, Earth’s twin, lacks a moon, finding that the hottest planet in the solar system may have consumed its own natural satellite. Venus is often…
‘The Last Starship’ is 2026’s most slept-on space game — you need to check out this ‘FTL’-like shipbuilding strategy gem
I’m a pretty thrifty guy; no one will ever accuse me of being a hoarder or a bulk shopper. You won’t ever see me at a Costco lugging around 48-count…
On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test
On Sept. 6, 1947, a rocket launched from an aircraft carrier for the first time. The V-2 rocket was captured from a German manufacturing site by the Allied forces at…
Venus is disappearing from the evening sky — here’s how to see it while you can
Soon, the sky’s most glamorous evening performer will take its leave. Since late March, Venus has been the unmistakable “Evening Star,” gleaming shortly after sunset and stealing attention from nearly…
Scientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?
Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas billions of light-years away from us — from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger than…
‘Alien: Isolation 2’: Facing a ruthless and evolved Xenomorph in our Gamescom hands-on preview
It’s hard to downplay excitement for Alien: Isolation 2 after a first menacing teaser and promising early previews. Alien video games are in a good spot right now thanks to…
Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn’s south pole
A mysterious giant 10-sided pattern of clouds has recently formed around Saturn’s south pole, a new study finds. This newfound “decagon” joins the bizarre colossal hexagon seen for decades at…
Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)
Two astronauts replaced a spacecraft docking aid and a video camera during a successful spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Tuesday (Sept. 1). NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and…
