Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go upwards.

— Fred Hoyle

Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope revisits a classic Hubble image of over 2,500 galaxies

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 5:00pm
The image reveals over 2,500 galaxies, many of which are seen as they were during the first billion years of cosmic history.
Categories: Astronomy

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APOD - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 4:00pm

Is the Helix Nebula looking at you?


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

'Predator: Badlands' looks like it's taking inspiration from an unlikely ancestor — a divisive 20-year-old video game

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 4:00pm
A brutal alien planet isn't quite the same as future Earth, but Predator: Concrete Jungle has more than a few things in common with Predator: Badlands.
Categories: Astronomy

You can design the wheels for NASA's next moon vehicle with the 'Rock and Roll Challenge

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 3:00pm
NASA is calling on the public to help shape the future of lunar exploration by designing the next generation of wheels capable of navigating the moon's harsh terrain.
Categories: Astronomy

How Space Construction Will Transform Life on Our Planet.

Universe Today - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 2:35pm

Imagine 3D printing an entire building from Moon dust, or having robots construct disaster relief shelters while humans stay safely away from danger. Imagine construction sites where materials never run out because they're literally made from the dirt beneath your feet, and where every structure is built with manufacturing level precision. What sounds like science fiction is becoming reality as engineers solve the ultimate construction puzzle, building on other planets. The innovations being pioneered for lunar bases and Martian colonies are about to transform every construction site on our home planet.

Categories: Astronomy

NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 2:00pm
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year.
Categories: Astronomy

Moonquakes could pose threat to future lunar bases, scientists say

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 1:00pm
New research suggests moonquakes rooted in ancient fault systems could threaten modern moon missions.
Categories: Astronomy

Perseids Meteor Shower

NASA Image of the Day - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 12:37pm
In this 30 second exposure photograph, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

3 powerful solar flares erupt in less than 24 hours, ending weeks of calm on the sun (video)

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 12:07pm
Space weather forecasters are watching for faint CMEs that could reach Earth later this week.
Categories: Astronomy

Best space flight simulation games, ranked

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 12:00pm
Explore the space between the stars from the safety of a virtual cockpit with the best space flight simulation games.
Categories: Astronomy

Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects − a new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 11:00am
Measuring binary star systems' basic properties has proved exceedingly difficult.
Categories: Astronomy

Sunrise hits SpaceX's Crew-11 rocket on the pad | Space photo of the day for August 4, 2025

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 10:00am
The day seemed particularly promising on July 31, 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

Space hurricanes are real — and they wreak more havoc than we thought

Space.com - Mon, 08/04/2025 - 9:00am
Space hurricanes can shake Earth's magnetic field and scramble satellites without a solar storm in sight.
Categories: Astronomy