The space of night is infinite,
The blackness and emptiness
Crossed only by thin bright fences
Of logic

— Kenneth Rexroth
"Theory of Numbers"

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch next space tourism mission on Aug. 3

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 1:00pm
Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (Aug. 3) for the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which will send crypto billionaire Justin Sun and five other people to the final frontier.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX, NASA scrub Crew-11 astronaut launch due to weather (video)

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 12:46pm
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Crew-11 astronaut mission for NASA just a minute before liftoff today (July 31) after clouds intruded.
Categories: Astronomy

Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 10:00am
The Sculptor galaxy is a treasure trove of information that astronomers around the world cannot wait to pick apart.
Categories: Astronomy

Venus reaches its highest point in the eastern predawn sky on Aug. 1: Here's how to see it

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 10:00am
Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1.
Categories: Astronomy

ERIS spots spiral disc around young star | Space photo of the day for July 31, 2025

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 9:00am
A possible planet may be carving the disc around the young star
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Step aside, Captain Kirk! Spock is Star Trek's real interstellar ladies' man

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 9:00am
Spock may be renowned for his impeccable logic, but "Strange New Worlds" has offered a glimpse of the Vulcan's surprisingly complicated love life
Categories: Astronomy

New world record! Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 8:00am
Meet the astonishing phenomenon of megaflash lightning.
Categories: Astronomy

Nearby super-Earth K2-18 b may be a water-rich ocean planet: 'This has certainly increased the chances of habitability'

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 6:00am
The search for life beyond the solar system is heating up. Though biosignatures around super-Earth K2-18b remain unconfirmed, the JWST has found the planet could be a water-rich ocean world.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch SpaceX launch Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA today after delay

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 12:01am
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission are scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station Friday (Aug. 1), and you can watch the action live.
Categories: Astronomy