Oh, would it not be absurd if there was no objective state?
What if the unobserved always waits, insubstantial,
till our eyes give it shape?

— Peter Hammill

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Private Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 4:00pm
Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.
Categories: Astronomy

Mystery solved! Odd X-ray signal was 'death knell' of planet destroyed by zombie star (video)

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 2:00pm
An X-ray signal that has puzzled scientists for 45 years was the "death knell" of a planet ripped apart by a white dwarf star, data from NASA's Chandra observatory has revealed.
Categories: Astronomy

Sci-fi shooter 'Jump Ship' is nearly here, and it's a chaotic mix of 'Left 4 Dead', 'Sea of Thieves', 'FTL' and Hawaiian pizza (video)

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 12:00pm
Check out the new trailer for "Jump Ship", the wild co-op sci-fi shooter coming this summer, with a closed beta available right now.
Categories: Astronomy

The solar system is teeming with 1 million 'alien invaders' from Alpha Centauri

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 10:47am
The solar system could be packed with 1 million alien visitors, space rocks shaken away from our cosmic neighbor Alpha Centauri, new research has revealed.
Categories: Astronomy

'We should be living on Mars by now!' Red Planet and Voyager 1's Pale Blue Dot steal the spotlight in NYC rock show

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 7:00am
Rockers Andy Frasco and the U.N. blast off at Irving Plaza.
Categories: Astronomy

'Once-in-a-lifetime' planetary parade photo captures 10 celestial bodies in a single shot

Wed, 03/05/2025 - 6:00am
A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during last weekend’s great planetary parade.
Categories: Astronomy

Touch down on the moon with private Blue Ghost lander in this amazing video

Tue, 03/04/2025 - 7:00pm
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft chronicled its moon landing on Sunday morning (March 2), capturing stunning footage of its landmark descent.
Categories: Astronomy

'Stuck' NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end. 'From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.'

Tue, 03/04/2025 - 4:55pm
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return to Earth this month after an unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station —one that has become politically charged here on Earth.
Categories: Astronomy

See Earth shine like a Blue Marble in this stunning photo by Japan's private Resilience moon lander

Tue, 03/04/2025 - 1:08pm
The Japanese company ispace is targeting June 5 for the touchdown of its Resilience moon lander, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 15.
Categories: Astronomy

Dark Skys Skyview Pocket Planetarium review

Tue, 03/04/2025 - 1:00pm
This palm-sized device offers projection of the Northern Hemisphere's constellations for enjoyment and learning.
Categories: Astronomy

India's Aditya-L1 solar probe watches powerful flare erupt from the sun

Tue, 03/04/2025 - 10:00am
India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured detailed observations of a powerful solar flare last year, helping scientists better understand our star's eruptions.
Categories: Astronomy