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Northern lights may be visible in these 15 US States June 2

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 10:44am
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Massachusetts geomagnetic storm conditions continue.
Categories: Astronomy

Amateur astronomer captures ghostly outer shell of the Cat's Eye Nebula (photo)

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 10:08am
The planetary nebula is located 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco.
Categories: Astronomy

Don't miss the half-lit first quarter moon rise tonight: Here's what to look for

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 8:02am
The first quarter moon is the perfect opportunity to explore shadowed craters lining the terminator.
Categories: Astronomy

Turning the Red Planet green? It's time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 6:00am
A new study debates the complex ethical questions that must be considered if we're to terraform Mars and lays the blueprint for a potential path forward.
Categories: Astronomy

Predator: Badlands: Release date, plot, trailers & everything we know about Predator's silver screen return

Sun, 06/01/2025 - 12:00pm
After the success of Prey, Predator returns to the big screen with Predator: Badlands, a new theatrical movie set in the far future on another world.
Categories: Astronomy

Northern lights may be visible in these 23 US States June 1

Sun, 06/01/2025 - 9:30am
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Pennsylvania as Earth reverberates from the impact of a speedy solar storm.
Categories: Astronomy

'Doctor Who' finale sees Ncuti Gatwa's 15th Doctor regenerate into a very familiar face, but what does it mean for the show?

Sun, 06/01/2025 - 9:00am
Ncuti Gatwa's shock regeneration is followed by an even bigger surprise as the show welcomes back a popular star of TARDIS past. BEWARE! Spoilers ahead!
Categories: Astronomy

Aurora alert: Ongoing powerful geomagnetic storm could spark more northern lights across the US tonight

Sun, 06/01/2025 - 8:25am
Northern lights may once again be visible deep into mid latitudes tonight as geomagnetic storm conditions continue to wreak havoc with Earth's magnetic field.
Categories: Astronomy

Severe G4 geomagnetic storm sparks northern lights across US and beyond (photos)

Sun, 06/01/2025 - 6:38am
The speedy solar storm arrived in style, sparking stunning aurora displays as far south as California and New Mexico.
Categories: Astronomy

Super-magnetic dead star throws a violent temper tantrum as NASA X-ray spacecraft looks on

Sun, 06/01/2025 - 6:00am
NASA's X-ray space telescope IXPE has made the first observation of polarized light emerging from an outbursting magnetar, neutron stars that possess the universe's strongest magnetic fields.
Categories: Astronomy

Trump to withdraw Jared Isaacman's nomination as NASA chief

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 5:55pm
The White House is pulling the nomination of Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, saying that the next agency chief should be "in complete alignment" with President Trump's agenda.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX adds 27 Starlink satellites to constellation after successful launch from California (video)

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 4:23pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 27 Starlink internet broadband satellites from southern California on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

Aurora alert: Severe geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Alabama and northern California tonight

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 11:07am
Attention aurora chasers! Powerful geomagnetic storm conditions could trigger northern lights at mid-latitudes tonight as a coronal mass ejection impact is imminent.
Categories: Astronomy

Blue Origin launches 1st New Zealander to reach space, 5 others on latest New Shepard suborbital flight (video)

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 10:24am
Blue Origin completed its 12th human spaceflight today (May 31), flying six passengers on a 10-minute trip beyond the Karman Line and back.
Categories: Astronomy

Venus is at its farthest from the sun on June 1: Here's how to see the bright 'morning star' this weekend

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 9:00am
Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch a brilliant 'fireball' meteor explode over China on May 28 (video)

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 9:00am
It was likely a sporadic meteor unrelated to any major shower.
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 163 — The Trials of Starship

Sat, 05/31/2025 - 8:36am
On Episode 163 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss Starship's recent test flight with reporter Mike Wall.
Categories: Astronomy

Trump's 2026 budget would slash NASA funding by 24% and its workforce by nearly one third

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 11:35pm
The Trump administration's 2026 budget request cuts NASA funding by $6 billion, which would lead to the cancellation of Mars sample-return and other high-profile missions.
Categories: Astronomy

'Cosmic miracle!' James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest galaxy ever seen

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 5:00pm
The James Webb Space Telescope has done it again, discovering the "mother of all early galaxies," a record-breaking distant object that existed just 280 billion years after the Big Bang.
Categories: Astronomy

Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 4:00pm
ESA is preparing a mission to study and land on asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with Earth in 2029. NASA is also looking into a possible Apophis effort but faces funding issues.
Categories: Astronomy