SpaceX’s Mechazilla Catches a Starship Booster on First Try

For the first time ever, SpaceX has followed through on a Starship test launch by bringing…

A Possible Exomoon Could be Volcanic, like Jupiter’s Moon Io

In 2012, astronomers detected a gas giant transiting in front of WASP-49A, a G-type star located…

Asteroid 2024 TH11 flew past Earth at 0.08 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 TH11 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.08 LD…

Milky Way galaxy is part of a much larger, unseen cosmic superstructure

An international team of astronomers has found evidence that the Laniakea supercluster, which contains the Milky…

A Black Hole has Destroyed a Star, and Used the Wreckage to Pummel Another Star

When a supermassive black hole consumes a star, it doesn’t just swallow it whole. It shreds…

Unexpected size changes observed in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Astronomers have discovered that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS), the largest storm in the solar system,…

Satellites are Tracking the Ongoing Sea Level Rise Swamping Pacific Island Nations

The small island nations of the South Pacific are facing the harsh reality of sea level…

Exoplanet Discovered in a Binary System Could Explain Why Red Dwarfs Form Massive Planets

In recent years, the number of known extrasolar planets (aka. exoplanets) has grown exponentially. To date,…

Bright fireball over Australia’s east coast

A bright fireball was reported by hundreds of people over Australia’s east coast on the morning…

Most Mars Meteorites Came From Five Craters

Meteorites strike Earth every day. It’s estimated that about 100 – 300 metric tonnes of material…