Trump’s 2026 budget cuts would force the world’s most powerful solar telescope to close
"There's no way for us to operate such a complex facility."
James Webb Space Telescope discovers smallest ‘failed stars’ ever seen
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the smallest brown dwarfs ever seen with the potential to form planets and surrounded by mysterious molecules.
Laws of physics are still broken: Attempt to explain away black holes’ central singularity falls short, scientist says
A researcher throws cold water on a recent effort that purported to eliminate black holes' greatest and most enduring mystery — the existence of their central singularity.
Lego Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter review
Grab a Lego set worthy of the Lisan al Gaib with the Lego Dune Ornithopter.
‘Uranus is weird.’ Big moons of tilted ice giant hide a magnetic mystery, Hubble telescope reveals
Scientists find surprising evidence that space dust is shaping the surfaces of Uranus' largest moons.
Watch June’s full Strawberry Moon skim the southern horizon with these free livestreams tonight
This month's full Strawberry Moon rides low across the southern sky via livestream on June 11.
James Webb Space Telescope sees 1st exoplanet raining sand alongside ‘sandcastle’ partner world
In two related firsts, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered sand-filled rains on a distant exoplanet as its "sandcastle" partner world forms from sandy matter before the eyes of astronomers.
Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun’s poles: ‘This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter’s stairway to heaven’ (images)
The Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first look at the south pole of the sun, revealing messy magnetic fields and particles being ejected at high speeds.
NASA robot digs up simulated moon rocks | Space photo of the day for June 13, 2025
At the Kennedy Space Center, a new robot shovels up manufactured lunar dust as part of a larger test.
Cosmic rings reveal new planet being born | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2025
Star RIK 113 is busy making a new planet in its protoplanetary disk as seen in this new image from the Very Large Telescope.