Credit: AIP/J. Alvarado-Gómez – STScI/NASA Scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have uncovered the intricate magnetic heartbeat of a distant star remarkably similar to our own sun—but…
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SpaceX targets nighttime launch of competitor Amazon’s satellites
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX is set to finish up its third of three contracted launches of competitor Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites on Thursday night. A Falcon 9 on the…
FCC announces ‘Space Month’ push to streamline space regulations
We’re about a quarter of the way through “Space Month.” That’s the nickname that Brendan Carr, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has given to October 2025. The…
Simulations unveil the electrodynamic nature of black hole mergers and other spacetime collisions
Spinning black hole with gravitational electric (top) and magnetic fields (bottom). Shown in color is the gravitational electric charge density. Credit: Boyeneni, Wu & Most. Gravitational waves are energy-carrying waves…
My favorite telescopes just got cheaper but they’re about to expire!
Amazon Prime Day in October is almost over, but these hot telescope deals are still active. There is something for everyone here, whether you are a beginner stargazer or a…
Astronomers discover the most ‘pristine’ star in the known universe
Kinematic properties. The past orbit of J0715 − 7334 and the LMC in Galactic coordinates on-sky, overlaid on the distribution of all stars observed by Gaia. Not all stars are…
Physicists detect water’s ultraviolet fingerprint in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during two visits in July and August 2025. The panels show visible-light (left) and ultraviolet (right) images, where the faint glow…
The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8— Here’s what to expect
The Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight, heralding a spectacular natural light show as a flurry of meteors streak through the moonlit October skies. Draconid meteors can be seen each year…
With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in moon’s mantle
Commander Eugene Cernan retrieves a drive tube from the Lunar Roving Vehicle during an Apollo 17 EVA. Samples from one of the Apollo 17 drive tubes was recently opened and…
New private ‘Arc’ spacecraft aims to deliver cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in less than an hour (video)
A new private spacecraft aims to help the U.S. military get key supplies where they’re needed, and fast. On Wednesday (Oct. 1), the California-based company Inversion unveiled Arc, a vehicle…
