After months of quiet skies, the Lyrids return with fast, bright meteors and dark, moonless viewing conditions before dawn. Continue ReadingThe Lyrid meteor shower returns with ideal viewing conditions! Here’s what to look out for this week
Watch the crescent moon cross the blue-white stars of the Pleiades on April 19 from the comfort of your home. Continue ReadingTelescope livestream: Watch the moon pass in front of the Pleiades on April 19
If you walk across the open yard in front of the Physics, Math, and Astronomy building at the University of Texas at Austin, you’ll see a 17-story tower and a huge L-shaped building. What you won’t see is what’s underneath you. Two floors below ground, behind heavy double doors stamped with a logo that most students have never noticed, sits one of the most powerful lasers in the United States. I was the lead laser Continue ReadingI’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers—here’s what a shot day looks like
Scientists have used a synthetic universe to observe how the first galaxies evolved and grew. In fact, it is so close to the real thing that it’s tricking some astronomers. Continue ReadingSynthetic universe allows you to ‘see and hear’ galaxies evolving from the dawn of time (video)
Cherenkov radiation isn’t just a beautiful phenomenon. It turns up in nuclear reactors, in the upper atmosphere, in gamma ray telescopes on three continents, in a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice, and in hospital imaging suites. Here’s what a light boom is actually good for.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on the eve of its launch with the BlueBird 7 satellite. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. Blue Origin plans to launch its third New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station shortly before dawn on Sunday, carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite into low Earth orbit. The launch of New Glenn 3, or NG-3 for short, marks a critical milestone Continue ReadingLive Coverage: Third flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to feature 1st reuse of booster
Using lunar regolith simulant, a team of researchers demonstrated that “immature” regolith similar to what is expected around the Moon’s southern polar region is suitable for rovers to drive on.
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has successfully completed the largest high-resolution 3D map of the universe ever made, a major milestone in understanding the force driving cosmic expansion. The milestone was reached when DESI’s 5,000 fiber-optic sensors captured their final scheduled observations, targeting a region of sky near the Little Dipper.
Capcom’s new IP is a welcome throwback to simpler action games, but its story and themes are shockingly well-timed and refreshingly optimistic. Continue ReadingPragmata’s tale of AI slop, humanity, & lunar conquest makes it the timeliest sci-fi game of the year
The Lyrids are back! Here’s where to look and how to spot these shooting stars. Continue ReadingHow to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2026: Where to look in the night sky
For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China’s Tiangong space station were farther away from each other than any humans had ever been. Continue ReadingArtemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans
On Episode 206 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Brianne Suldovsky of Portland State University to discuss what happens after the discovery of an alien life form. Continue ReadingThis Week In Space podcast: Episode 206 — I Want to Believe
Look out for earthshine on the crescent moon as it shines near Venus and the 1,000-strong Pleiades star cluster. Continue ReadingDon’t miss the moon, Venus and the Pleiades align after sunset on April 19
SpaceX will launch Europe’s life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in 2028 — but not aboard the company’s Starship megarocket. Continue ReadingThis life-hunting rover may be SpaceX’s 1st-ever Mars launch
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is poised to lift off for the third time ever on Sunday morning (April 19) — but for the first time with previously flown hardware. Here’s how to watch it live. Continue ReadingBlue Origin’s reuses huge New Glenn rocket for 1st time, lands booster at sea (launch video)
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is poised to lift off for the third time ever on Sunday morning (April 19) — but for the first time with previously flown hardware. Here’s how to watch it live. Continue ReadingWatch live: Blue Origin reusing New Glenn rocket stage for 1st time on April 19 launch
China has conducted rendezvous and proximity operations tests involving a prototype cargo spacecraft and a satellite in a step towards low-cost orbital infrastructure. The post Qingzhou prototype cargo spacecraft completes rendezvous tests in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.
At the recent Mobile World Conference 2026 in Barcelona, the strong presence of Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite services and the avalanche of press releases related to contracts signed between D2D satellite service providers and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) gave the impression that large scale implementation of D2D services by MNOs is imminent. However, the truth is […] The post D2D services are at risk of becoming too complicated and siloed appeared first on SpaceNews.
A revised draft of a proposed European Union space regulation is a step backward, creating uncertainty about how the law would be applied outside the EU, critics argue. The post New EU Space Act draft seen as a step backward appeared first on SpaceNews.
The astronauts who flew around the moon on Artemis 2 said they were confident the Orion spacecraft is ready to support future missions. The post Artemis 2 astronauts praise performance of Orion appeared first on SpaceNews.
