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Cigar Galaxy ignites millions of stars at an extreme rate
Over 16.5 million individual stars, previously obscured by cosmic dust, now blaze into view across the Cigar Galaxy's disk, a revelation made possible by the James Webb Space Telescope. This unprecede
This Week In Space podcast episode 215 discusses UAP Disclosure Day
Just last week, a former intelligence official testified under oath that the U.
NASA Adds 8 Companies to Satellite Data Acquisition Contract
NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program has expanded to include eight new companies, bringing the total to 14 providers under a contract with a maximum value of $476 million, according to
FAST telescope discovers pulsar in tight, circular orbit
A neutron star spinning 220 times per second has been found locked in an orbit so perfectly circular, its eccentricity is a mere 0.
Astrophotographer Captures 30-Day Venus Jupiter Conjunction Collage
Over 30 days, astrophotographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee captured Venus and Jupiter appearing to dance closer in the night sky.
Total solar eclipse August 2026 brings rare sunset phenomenon
On August 12, 2026, millions across Europe and Northwest Africa will witness the sun, up to 83% obscured, dip below the horizon in a rare partially eclipsed sunset, a spectacle distinct from the full
Black Eye Galaxy Messier 64 gas spins both ways
In the Black Eye Galaxy, Messier 64, gas in its outer reaches spins in the exact opposite direction to its inner core—a cosmic anomaly first observed in 2026.
NASA Chandra spots ancient supernova remnant in galactic center
In the heart of our galaxy, a region so dense it usually hides its ancient past, astronomers may have just found the ghostly remains of a supernova that exploded 10,000 years ago.
NASA INCUS satellites advance toward 2027 launch to study storms
NASA announced assembly and testing completion for two of its INCUS mission SmallSats, targeting a 2027 launch, according to Phys and NASA .
Large Magellanic Cloud rips apart its neighbor galaxy at high speed
Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud are currently accelerating outward at an average speed of 17 kilometers per second, a direct consequence of its larger neighbor's gravitational pull, according to E
Jupiter's Great Red Spot churns, a storm twice Earth's size
The Great Red Spot, a storm system on Jupiter twice as wide as Earth, has recently shown an 8% increase in the speed of its outermost winds, defying its ancient stability.
M88 Galaxy's Future Fades in Virgo Cluster Journey
Gravitational forces already tear at the spiral galaxy Messier 88, compressing its gas disk and stripping away vital material.
GJ 710 stellar flyby poses long-term cosmic risk
In 1.3 million years, a star named Gliese 710 will pass just 0.06 parsecs from our Sun, a distance so close it will shine brighter than any star in our current night sky except Sirius, reaching a brig
Blue-white star Spica visible next to moon tonight
On May 26, the waxing gibbous moon will appear remarkably close to the brilliant blue-white star Spica in the southern sky at sunset.
DARPA readies robotic GEO repair satellite in 2026
In a move set to redefine space operations, DARPA and Northrop Grumman are preparing to launch the United States' first robotic servicer, the RSGS demonstrator, as soon as summer 2026.
Apollo UFO Images: Public for Decades, Not Newly Revealed
Every single Apollo image highlighted in the Pentagon's recent 'declassified' UFO drop has been publicly available for half a century, according to astrophysicist Grant Tremblay.
New Theory Proposes Universe With No Beginning
What if the universe didn't begin with a bang, but with a bounce – emerging from the collapse of a previous cosmos?
What Are Cosmic Megastructures Like The Big Ring?
Spanning an estimated 3.