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Private Japanese moon lander crashed due to laser errors, ispace says

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 4:00pm
Japanese company ispace lost its Resilience lunar lander this month due to laser range finder errors, the company said.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers discover origins of mysterious double hot Jupiter exoplanets: 'It is a dance of sorts'

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 3:00pm
Astronomers have discovered the strange dance that leads to the creation of rare "double hot Jupiters" in binary star systems that are "just right."
Categories: Astronomy

How to see Mercury, the moon and the Gemini twins pass close together in the night sky this week

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 2:00pm
On June 26, you'll have an opportunity to behold the sight of a slender waxing crescent moon positioned just to the right of Mercury.
Categories: Astronomy

Vera Rubin Observatory zooms into deep space | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2025

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 1:00pm
The world's largest digital camera focuses on the Virgo Cluster, showing never-before-seen detail in our universe
Categories: Astronomy

Metroid games ranked, worst to best

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 12:00pm
Short on time and looking to get ready for Metroid Prime 4 later this year? We've ranked all the Metroid games so you can focus on the must-plays.
Categories: Astronomy

Northern lights may be visible in these 14 US States June 25

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 11:00am
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to South Dakota as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere shakes up geomagnetic activity in the coming days.
Categories: Astronomy

A hidden asteroid family may share Venus' orbit: 'It's like discovering a continent you didn't know existed'

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 10:00am
Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them.
Categories: Astronomy

Radio signals from the dawn of time could help 'weigh' the universe's 1st stars

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 9:00am
A radio signal from the dawn of time could help scientists weigh the first stars and reveal how they lifted the cosmic darkness.
Categories: Astronomy

Did our cosmos begin inside a black hole in another universe? New study questions Big Bang theory

Tue, 06/24/2025 - 6:00am
A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black hole.
Categories: Astronomy