Amazon’s second fleet of internet satellites now has a target launch date. The stack of 27 satellites, part of Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation, is scheduled to launch on a United…
Category: Astronomy
Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5 close encounter: online observation – 5 June 2025 – YouTube Watch On A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is…
James Webb Space Telescope unveils fiery origins of a distant, hellish exoplanet
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered the tumultuous history of a distant, hellishly hot exoplanet that’s being stretched and scorched by its star. The planet, known…
When the sun dies, could life survive on the Jupiter ocean moon Europa?
Can life survive in the solar system once the sun dies and becomes a red giant star? New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life…
Don’t miss the half-lit first quarter moon rise tonight — Here’s what to look for
The half-lit disk of the first quarter moon will grace the night sky on Monday (June 2), presenting a wealth of lunar features to explore before Earth’s natural satellite sets…
‘Doctor Who’ finale sees Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor regenerate into a very familiar face, but what does it mean for the show?
The Doctor is dead. Long live the Doctor! The era of Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor came to a surprise end on Saturday night, as the Time Lord regenerated at the…
Here’s how to see Venus at its farthest from the sun on June 1 this weekend
Venus reaches its point of greatest western elongation on June 1, at which time the dazzling ‘morning star’ will be at its most distant point from the sun in Earth‘s…
Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch its biggest Starship yet by year’s end, but Mars in 2026 is ’50/50′
SpaceX is still shooting for Mars next year with its giant Starship rocket, despite some recent explosive hiccups with the megarocket. That was one of the takeaways from a new…
Scientists capture sharpest ever views of sun’s corona (video)
The sun’s outer atmosphere — the corona — has long intrigued scientists due to its extreme temperatures, violent eruptions and towering prominences — vast filaments of plasma extending out from…
Watch Rocket Lab launch private Earth-observing satellite to orbit tonight
Rocket Lab plans to launch an Earth-observing satellite for the company BlackSky tonight (May 28), and you can watch the action live. An Electron rocket is scheduled to lift off…
