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Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st photo of lunar surface

Submit on Friday, August 18th, 2023 02:11

Luna-25, Russia’s first moon mission since 1976, has snapped its first detailed photo of the lunar surface.

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Astronaut-artist Karen Nyberg unveils quilt portraits of first women to fly in space

Submit on Friday, August 18th, 2023 01:12

The 50th woman to fly into space, Karen Nyberg has paid tribute to the first woman and first American woman to do so with a pair of original works celebrating the first 60 years of women in space.

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Watch SpaceX launch 21 Starlink satellites early Friday

Submit on Friday, August 18th, 2023 01:12

SpaceX plans to launch 21 of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Friday (Aug. 18), and you can watch the liftoff live.

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Powerful helium star could finally reveal secrets about highly magnetic stellar corpses

Submit on Friday, August 18th, 2023 01:12

A newly discovered, highly magnetic and massive helium star could explain how magnetars, stellar corpses with the universe’s strongest magnetic fields, are born.

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Perseid meteor shower 2023 lights up the sky in these gorgeous reader photos (gallery)

Submit on Thursday, August 17th, 2023 23:11

Gaze at some of our best 2023 Perseid meteor shower photo submissions from across the world.

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India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon lander successfully separates, prepares for Aug. 23 touchdown

Submit on Thursday, August 17th, 2023 23:11

India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander is a step closer to landing on the moon after separating Aug. 17 from the propulsion module that carried the mission to lunar orbit.

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Watch how ‘Ahsoka’ explores the bond between Jedi masters and apprentices in ‘Star Wars’ (video)

Submit on Thursday, August 17th, 2023 21:12

A new ‘Ahsoka’ featurette goes behind the scenes to delve into the connection between Jedi masters and their apprentices in the “Star Wars” universe.

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A 142-year-old astronomy building was serendipitously unearthed in Michigan (photos)

Submit on Thursday, August 17th, 2023 20:11

The foundations of Michigan State University’s first astronomy building recently came to light, showing a long history of telescope work in the Wolverine State.

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