What happens when humanity finally builds a civilization on another planet, and immediately repeats its old mistakes? That question drives ‘The Second World’, the sharp, satirical debut from writer Jake…
Category: Space
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on its 150th Falcon 9 mission of the year
SpaceX reached another milestone with the launch of 29 more Starlink satellites for its broadband internet low Earth orbit constellation. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex…
Shoot for the stars with $55 off this super-portable smart telescope
Skywatching can be breathtaking, but what if you want to photograph the night sky’s stunning sights? That’s where this Dwarflab Dwarf 3 smart telescope comes in. It’s a brilliant telescope…
Spot Uranus shining at its brightest this year — here’s what to expect on Nov. 21
November is the best month of 2025 to catch a glimpse of the distant ice giant Uranus as it shines at opposition, though you’ll still need a telescope if you…
Buy the DJI Mini 4K for 21% less and get an extra battery and a carry case for just $10
If you’re after a great deal on a user-friendly drone this Black Friday, here is an excellent deal on the DJI Mini 4K – a model we rate as our…
NASA budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump will cause a significant funding shortfall to Europe’s space science missions. But the European Space Agency hopes it can save them.
Flagship European space science missions conducted in collaboration with NASA face a possible combined funding shortfall of nearly $2 billion due to budget cuts put forward by the administration of…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth’s first real-life defense test
Artist’s depiction of an asteroid floating in space. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), Martin Kornmesser (ESA), Serge Brunier (ESO), Nick Risinger (Photopic Sky Survey) At this point in…
Mars spacecraft images pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS’s path with 10x higher accuracy: This could help us protect Earth someday
The path of comet 3I/ATLAS through the solar system has been predicted with an accuracy 10 times greater than previous estimates, thanks to images taken by a European Space Agency…
How do you fire someone into the sun?
Firing our villain straight at the Sun results in a big miss. Credit: Michael Brown, CC BY To point a rocket directly at the sun and hit would require great…
The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here’s where to look for ‘shooting stars’
Heads up stargazers! The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight, bringing a flurry of shooting stars to the night sky as Earth passes through the trail of debris shed by comet…
