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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What it was like to experience the sunrise solar eclipse in New Brunswick

4 hours 41 min ago
The clouds were cruel on the Bay of Fundy coast, but a memorable experience was had.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX Fram2 1st polar astronaut mission: Live updates

5 hours 17 min ago
Find out the latest about SpaceX's private Fram2 polar astronaut mission for cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA practices recovering its next moon astronauts: Space photo of the day

5 hours 49 min ago
NASA's Orion crew module test article is framed by the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Somerset as teams practice Artemis 2 recovery ops.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA officially adds SpaceX's giant Starship megarocket to its launch roster

5 hours 55 min ago
SpaceX is building Starship as a full reusable heavy-lift rocket to fly astronauts to the moon and Mars.
Categories: Astronomy

Mission Control 'members only': NASA flight directors don new jacket

7 hours 41 min ago
NASA's flight directors have taken a page from the astronauts they support, if not also the Masters, Hells Angels and Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers Club. There is now a flight director's jacket.
Categories: Astronomy

Hubble Telescope captures gorgeous new view of Milky Way's star-packed galactic neighbor (photo)

7 hours 41 min ago
The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of bright, colorful stars.
Categories: Astronomy

US Space Force wants a new 'orbital carrier' to be a satellite launch pad in space

8 hours 41 min ago
The U.S. Space Force is funding the development of a new "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft that can deploy multiple satellites when needed.
Categories: Astronomy

This sulfur-based space molecule could tell us about the emergence of life on Earth

9 hours 41 min ago
Researchers have created a "fingerprint" of a sulfur-based molecule found in space that may offer new clues about the formation of life on Earth.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX's private Fram2 launch over Earth's poles will send astronauts where no one has gone before

10 hours 41 min ago
SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission is set to launch toward a polar orbit on March 31, which will be a first for human spaceflight. Why has this never been done before?
Categories: Astronomy

Watch SpaceX launch historic Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (video)

11 hours 41 min ago
SpaceX plans to launch the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (March 31), and you can watch the action live.
Categories: Astronomy

Solar eclipse shines over Stonehenge in stunning photo from Astrophotographer Josh Dury

12 hours 3 min ago
'Capturing the partial solar eclipse from the iconic landmark at Stonehenge was awe-inspiring in more ways than one'
Categories: Astronomy

Cosmic rays may be the elusive spark for lightning here on Earth

13 hours 41 min ago
Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery.
Categories: Astronomy

This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere

14 hours 41 min ago
A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX rolls out rocket for historic Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles (photos)

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 12:00pm
SpaceX has rolled out the rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Fram2 astronaut mission on Monday night (March 31).
Categories: Astronomy

ISS National Lab explores the future of space in new podcast 'Between a Rocket and a Hard Space'

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 11:00am
The International Space Station National Laboratory just launched "Between a Rocket and a Hard Space," a brand-new podcast series that explores the future of space innovation.
Categories: Astronomy

Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 9:00am
Sea ice impacts storms and coastal erosion — and NASA says Earth's total sea ice content has hit an all-time low.
Categories: Astronomy

European Space Agency launches competition to find its next commercial rocket by 2028

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 8:00am
The European Space Agency has kicked off a competition to support the development of new launch vehicles and boost Europe's access to space.
Categories: Astronomy

1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 7:38am
The first orbital rocket launch from European soil ended in an explosion when Isar Aerospace's rocket fell to Earth seconds after launching on March 30.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles will be the 1st to grow mushrooms in space

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 6:00am
SpaceX's upcoming Fram2 astronaut mission will attempt to grow mushrooms in microgravity for the first time, as part of an experiment called Mission MushVroom.
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 154 — The View From On High

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 9:54am
On Episode 154 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space TV director Liam Kennedy about bringing content and video from the International Space Station down to Earth.
Categories: Astronomy