Why did NASA shut down its website? On October 3, visitors to NASA’s official website were greeted with a stark message: “Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website.”...

A mysterious visitor from beyond the solar system Astronomers around the world are closely tracking 3I/Atlas, an interstellar comet that has baffled scientists with its unusual trajectory, brightness, and behaviour. Some researchers have even speculated...

NASA has launched a groundbreaking mission that aims to study one of the most important yet invisible features of our solar system, the heliosphere, a vast bubble created by the Sun that protects Earth and...

What makes this astronaut class historic? NASA has announced its latest group of astronaut candidates, and for the first time since the agency’s founding in 1958, women outnumber men. The new class includes six women...

NASA is preparing to launch the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), a spacecraft designed to probe the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space. Set for liftoff on September 23, 2025, the mission...

Early risers on Friday, September 19, 2025, will be treated to a striking celestial lineup in the predawn sky. Venus, Earth’s brightest planet, the Moon, and Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, will rise together...

Imagine your name orbiting the Moon as part of NASA’s historic return to deep space. That dream is now possible thanks to the U.S. space agency’s new campaign, “Send Your Name with Artemis II,” which...

Quick Summary NASA satellites spotted a mysterious turquoise glow off Australia’s coast, which turned out to be a massive bloom of phytoplankton. The glowing waters, visible from space, highlight the ecological importance of these microscopic...

Quick Summary Astronomers recorded 249 fast radio bursts from deep space within minutes in 2024, using the MeerKAT telescope. The event, dubbed FRB 20240619D, is among the most active repeaters ever observed. Scientists suspect magnetars...

Quick Summary A black moon is a rare type of new moon, either the second in a month or the third in a season with four. On August 23, 2025, we’ll see a seasonal black...