1+ week, 6+ day ago   (516+ words) The Moon will not pass through Earth's shadow again until February 20, 2027, when skywatchers will see a penumbral lunar eclipse rather than another dramatic partial or total eclipse. The event will follow the deep partial lunar eclipse of August 27-28, 2026, but the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (535+ words) International Business Times, Singapore Edition Who Is Max Hung Nguyen? 17-Year-Old Used NASA Data and AI to Predict Giant-Planet Stars A 17-year-old from San Jose has developed a new method for predicting what kinds of planets a distant star is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (677+ words) A sunspot region facing Earth produced five M-class solar flares on Aug. 25, including an M6.9 event that peaked at 10:02 UTC, prompting attention from space weather forecasters as a possible CME and a separate high-speed solar wind stream approach Earth later this…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (633+ words) A coronal mass ejection linked to a powerful solar eruption is continuing to influence Earth's space-weather outlook Saturday, Aug. 29, with NOAA forecasting periods of minor to moderate geomagnetic storm activity that could give skywatchers in far northern areas another chance…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (1357+ words) China is preparing to send its most ambitious robotic lunar mission yet toward the Moon's south pole, with the Chang'e-7 mission scheduled for launch from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Aug. 24, as per the schedule provided by RocketLaunch.org....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (589+ words) The Milky Way's early growth was shaped by a major galactic merger, with scientists finding evidence that it absorbed a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago, roughly 2 billion years after the Big Bang. The finding, based on the ages, chemical…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (922+ words) September 2026 is shaping up to be a busy month for skywatchers, with Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn -- all visible at different times of the month. Venus will reach its brightest point on September 18; Mars will become easier to spot…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (868+ words) A partially completed telescope has captured 22 compact bow shocks in the outer regions of the Helix Nebula, giving astronomers a rare look at how material expelled by a dying star is broken apart and returned to the space between stars....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (502+ words) NASA's Pandora spacecraft began its science mission Aug. 25, roughly seven months after launching into low Earth orbit, with plans to study the atmospheres of at least 20 planets outside the solar system. The small satellite will look for atmospheric features including…...