Astronomy is increasingly becoming an online affair. Recent discoveries of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS and R2 SWAN have highlighted this fact, when both were first discussed on message boards and verified
Astronomy is increasingly becoming an online affair. Recent discoveries of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS and R2 SWAN have highlighted this fact, when both were first discussed on message boards and verified
All sorts of crazy things have been suggested regarding 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object that we’ve discovered. Some are simply conspiracy theories about it being an alien spacecraft, while
Back in 2014, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) captured an image of a young protoplanetary disk around a young star named HL Tauri. The image showed gaps and rings
The EU Space Act was formally proposed by the European Commission (EC) on June 25, 2025. While it doesn’t aim to codify all European Union (EU) space activities, it does address
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded a $54.5 million contract to Starfish Space to build and operate a spacecraft designed to support military satellites in geostationary Earth orbit.
Welcome to the galaxy’s ultimate trivia showdown! From the sands of Tatooine to the forests of Endor, we’re diving deep into the lore, legends, and battles that span generations in
Stability analysis of the TOI-5788 planetary system. For fixed initial conditions (Table 4), the parameter space of the system is explored by varying the orbital period and the eccentricity of
The different Solar System bodies and exoplanets this chapter focuses on, and associated missions. Those with a strong PlanetS involvement are shown with an asterisk. — astro-ph.EP Understanding the climates
Space activities are unlike any others. They interact not just with Earth, but with three interconnected environments: Earth, Earth’s orbit, and the Moon and deep space. On Earth, we aim
Mercury, as seen by NASA’s MESSENGER orbiter. Through a new analysis of MESSENGER’s images, researchers have found surprising geological activity on our solar system’s innermost planet. Image via NASA. EarthSky’s






