New moon of August 2025 gets eclipsed today
September's new moon occurs on Sept. 21 and will partially eclipse the sun for skywatchers in the southern Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.
A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
How did humans survive catastrophic volcanic explosions to piece together the story today?
A massive dark matter halo may explain the strange 5th point of this ‘Einstein Cross’
Astronomers have discovered a rare cosmic alignment that may reveal hidden dark matter, offering a new way to study the invisible substance that makes up most of the universe.
VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027
NASA's ice-hunting VIPER moon rover has officially come back from the dead: Blue Origin will land the wheeled robot on the lunar surface in 2027, the agency announced today (Sept. 19).
Autumnal equinox 2025 brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22
The autumn equinox brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere today when the sun passes over our planet's equator at noon.
Zoom through the Milky Way’s stellar nurseries in this super-detailed 3D map (video)
Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed 3D map ever made of stellar nurseries in our Milky Way galaxy.
‘God of Chaos’ asteroid Apophis will fly by Earth in April 2029 — and these 3 space probes will be watching
A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the famous near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with our planet in April 2029.
Astronomers discover rare ‘runaway’ dwarf galaxy hiding a violent past
The discovery of a rare runaway galaxy suggests some isolated systems were shaped by past group interactions before being flung into solitude.
Where are all the ‘hot Neptune’ exoplanets? Orbital chaos may have booted them out
A new program has discovered chaos in a nearby planetary system, which could explain the existence of a phenomenon astronomers call the hot-Neptunian desert.
‘It was the realization of a dream that we had chased for decades.’ Powerful cosmic winds around neutron star reveal secrets of monster black holes
Mysteriously powerful cosmic winds around neutron star may be 'game-changer' for understanding monster black holes