NASA has released an image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by one of its spacecraft on its way to Jupiter.
The Europa Clipper spacecraft launched in October 2024 and is on its way to study Europa, one of Jupiter’s largest moons.
Peterborough Cathedral has announced that it will be hosting Helios, a spectacular touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram, from 10 to 28 February 2026. The exhibition has been made possible by generous sponsorship from Peterborough Positive’s…
NASA is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts, after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency…
Zhao, W., Mao, H., Sun, L., Lu, X. & Sun, S. Effect of rainfall and water level rise and fall on stability of core wall embankment. Water 16, 3340 (2024).
Liu, Q., Gan, J., Chen, H., Li, X. &…
The Aerospace Corp. has appointed national security space executive Blake Bullock as executive vice president, placing her in charge of the company’s technical organizations as it supports government space missions. Aerospace announced…
Sponges are among earth’s most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, suggest sponges evolved at least 650 million…
Astronomers have turned a famous star explosion into a 25‑year time‑lapse, using a NASA telescope to watch the superheated gas race through space and slam into its…
The year 2025 was a vintage one for astronomy. In January, we were hooked on reports of a building-sized asteroid – 2024 YR4 – on course to collide with Earth.
The risk was quickly downgraded from worrying to virtually non-existent, but it…
Galaxy NGC 1275 is the brightest member of the Perseus Cluster, an excellent target to try for during tonight’s dark window.