This still image shows the timeline running from the Big Bang on the right, towards the present on the left. In the middle is the Reionization Period, when the initial…
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ULA’s retired Delta IV launch tower demolished as SpaceX eyes Cape Canaveral site for Starship
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With SpaceX champing at the bit to begin construction of a new Starship launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, demolition began on June 12…
Astronomers map unusual inner workings of a jellyfish galaxy with ‘bunny ears’
A Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4858, showing the stellar tendrils extending north from the barred spiral disk. The cold molecular gas in NGC 4858, seen by the ALMA…
June full moon shines on SpaceX Dragon photo of the day for June 12, 2025
The month of June hosted some stunning moon watching in the night sky, as this photo from SpaceX shows. What is it? On June 11, 2025, SpaceX’s X account posted…
Why the moon shimmers with shiny glass beads
SEM images of features on the surface of 74001 black glass beads. Credit: Icarus (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116607 The study combined a variety of techniques—atom probe tomography, scanning electron microscopy, transmission…
Get 57% off these Bushnell binoculars in time for Father’s Day
The Bushnell Trophy XLT binoculars are some of the best budget binoculars around, and in this binocular deal, they’re just 97 cents off their lowest-ever price. So if you’re on…
Dark energy camera captures sparse pockets of light among dark clouds of Chamaeleon I
The Ominous Chamaeleon I dark cloud. Credit: CTIO / NOIRLab / DOE / NSF / AURA; Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage / NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani &…
We’re halfway between the April 2024 and August 2026 total solar eclipses, here’s why we’re excited
There may be no total solar eclipse this year, but June 10, 2025, is a landmark event of sorts for eclipse chasers worldwide — the halfway point between the last…
Space storm capture advances coronal mass ejection research
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Local weather alerts are familiar warnings for potentially dangerous conditions, but an alert that puts all of Earth on warning is rare. On May 31, the…
There’s an infinite amount of energy locked in the vacuum of space-time, could we ever use it?
There may be an infinite amount of energy locked in the vacuum of space-time. So could we ever harness this energy for anything useful? The idea of vacuum energy comes…
