Since Psyche launched in 2023, NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology test has seen the mission beam a series of messages back to Earth via laser. The spacecraft’s 65th and final ...

ESA is now targeting a mission to study enigmatic Enceladus as part of its Voyage 2050, the agency's long-term plan for space ...

In a preprint titled “Can LIGO Detect Daylight Savings Time?,” Reed Essick, former LIGO member and now a physicist at the ...

A traditional digital camera splits an image into three channels—red, green and blue—mirroring how the human eye perceives ...

What is the meaning of life? Even the best of us couldn't hope to answer that question in a Universe Today article. But there ...

Asteroid 2023 CX1 was observed in February 2023, seven hours before entering the atmosphere, and disintegrated at a very low latitude above the surface.

Crucially, Alien: Earth has kept the key pillars that helped make "Alien" and "Aliens" all-time classics — the eggs, the ...

With the smoke cleared in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, stargazers should, if the weather cooperates, enjoy perfect dark skies for the 2025 Black Canyon AstroFest next weekend. The event, which ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of its ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest. This annual showcase highlights some of the world's best space photography, with ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When the biggest geomagnetic storm in 20 years hit Earth in May 2024 ...

The Sunset Bay Astronomy Festival will return to Sunset Bay and Shore Acres state parks Sept. 25-27. The festival, near Coos Bay, gives visitors the chance to learn about the night sky through a wide ...

Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a key prediction from Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity and ...