“5… 4… 3… 2… 1. Thunderbirds are go!” John Williams fanfares, opening crawls, and Star Destroyers chasing blockade runners are all very well, but Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s puppet classic…
Category: Space
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch paints glowing ‘jellyfish’ across Western US skies (photos, video)
Parts of the Western United States were treated to a cosmic spectacle Sunday evening, as a giant streak illuminated the skies from Los Angeles to Phoenix. Minutes after SpaceX’s Sept.…
To the stars: a stellar trivia quiz
Stars are the glittering beacons of the universe — massive nuclear furnaces that light up the night sky and shape the very fabric of galaxies. From the humble red dwarfs…
Streak seekers: The ultimate meteor shower quiz
There’s something magical about watching a meteor shower—those fleeting bursts of light that streak across the night sky, leaving behind awe and wonder. For centuries, people have looked up during…
Icy planetesimal with high nitrogen and water content discovered in white dwarf’s atmosphere
Artist’s impression of white dwarf WD 1647+375 accreting icy planetary fragments from a pluto-like world, creating the chemical signature idenfitifed in this study. Credit: Snehalata Sahu / University of Warwick…
JWST searches for stars in a glowing gas cloud
Stars, gas and cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud glow in near-infrared light, captured by Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). In this light, astronomers see more of the region’s…
Why 2025’s Harvest Moon is a rare October full moon
Our next full moon will occur on Oct. 6, and it will be a somewhat special one for those living in the Northern Hemisphere in that it will also carry…
Rogue planet SIMP-0136 displays strong auroral activity similar to Northern Lights
An artistic impression of SIMP-0136. Credit: Dr. Evert Nasedkin Strong Northern Lights-like activity is the standout feature of today’s weather report, which is coming at you from a strange, extrasolar…
Double launch day complete with SpaceX, ULA successes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A busy week on the Space Coast saw two rockets launch within hours of one another as both SpaceX and United Launch Alliance had missions to…
