Satellite News

A bizarre ‘ultraluminous X-ray source’ shines millions of times brighter than the sun, breaking a physical law called the Eddington limit, a new study finds.

What time is it on the moon? One wristwatch tried to answer that question, yet was largely forgotten by history.

A reverse polarity sunspot is continuing to bombard Earth with powerful solar flares and ejections of plasma that could create auroras as far south as the mid-latitudes of the globe on May 10 and 11.

A meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in New Jersey on Monday (May 8). No one was injured by the space rock, which may be part of the ongoing Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

Queqiao 2 (‘Magpie Bridge 2’) will launch early next year and will be used to support China’s upcoming Chang’e 6, 7 and 8 robotic moon missions.

The annual Eta Lyrid meteor shower lasts from May 3 to May 14 this year and will produce its most prominent displays on Tuesday.

Astronomers have created a 3D map of the massive elliptical galaxy Messier 87 and gotten a better estimate of the mass of its central supermassive black hole.

Chinese scientists have built a chamber to simulate the conditions on the surface of the moon to help prepare the country for future crewed lunar exploration.