Choose a viewing location Find a spot that offers a clear, unobstructed view of the sky.…
New ultra-short-period exoplanet discovered
The full 120 s cadence SPOC TESS light curve of TOI-1437, binned to 30 min. Credit:…
Castor is 6 stars in one
Twin stars and a star cluster. From a Northern Hemisphere location, face generally northward to find…
Delta announces special mid-day flight on April 8 to follow solar eclipse's path
On the flight from Austin, Texas, to Detroit, the airline is using a plane with bigger…
When Eyes in the Sky Start Looking Right at You
For decades, privacy experts have been wary of snooping from space. They feared satellites powerful enough…
Handbook of “Deforestation detection and its utilization in forest administration” by JAXA, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute（Japanese Only)
Handbook of “Deforestation detection and its utilization in forest administration” by JAXA, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the…
Subglacial microbial life on Earth and beyond
Blood Falls, Antarctica, where microbes live under the ice. Iron and other elements from the bedrock…
ESA’s ERS-2 satellite set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere on February 21, 2024
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth observation satellite, ERS-2, is scheduled for atmospheric reentry on February…
There’s one last place Planet Nine could be hiding
Artist’s illustration of Planet Nine with the sun and orbit of Neptune (ring) in the distance.…
Japan’s New H3 Rocket Successfully Blasts Off
Japan successfully tested its new flagship H3 rocket after an earlier version failed last year. The…