1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (255+ words) We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft. On Wednesday (Dec. 17), this particular Starlink suffered an anomaly that caused a loss of communication with the ground and an unscheduled…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (101+ words) From a crescent moon and a 'Christmas Star' to deep sky delights, the wonders of the holiday night sky are yours to explore with a telescope, binoculars or the naked eye. If you want better views of the night sky,…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (326+ words) Innospace tried to make history on Monday night (Dec. 22), but it didn't work out. South Korean startup Innospace failed in its bid to make history on Monday night (Dec. 22). The company launched its Hanbit-Nano rocket from the Alcantara Space Center…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago  (169+ words) Test your cosmic eye: can you match these dazzling nebula images to their names? Nebulae are some of the most breathtaking sights in the universe " vast clouds of gas and dust where stars are born, or where they meet their…...

11+ hour, 51+ min ago  (365+ words) "The Wisdom God Guides" was Rocket Lab's 21st and final mission of 2025. Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit. An Electron rocket carrying the QPS-SAR-15 satellite, nicknamed…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago  (331+ words) Qingzhou is a lighter and potentially lower-cost alternative to China's Tianzhou freighter. China is working toward the first launch of a next-generation, low-cost cargo spacecraft option for its Tiangong space station. Qingzhou, meaning "Light Ship," is being developed by the…...

15+ hour, 51+ min ago  (334+ words) "As Santa flies through the skies, satellites track his position by detecting Rudolph's nose, which gives off an infrared signature similar to that of a missile." It started on Christmas Eve in 1955, when an eager child picked up the phone…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago  (492+ words) "The world needs better ways to understand what's actually happening on the ground." One of the world's largest Bitcoin mining facilities is seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite and recently…...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago  (411+ words) Robert'Lea'is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob…...

19+ hour, 47+ min ago  (334+ words) Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Idaho as incoming speedy solar wind continues to buffet Earth's magnetic field. The northern lights may put on another show across the U.S. tonight as speedy solar wind from an Earth-facing coronal hole is…...