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The solar cycle has been reasonably well understood since 1843 when Samuel Schwabe spent 17 years observing the variation of sunspots. Since then, we have regularly observed the ebb and flow of the sunspots cycle every 1...

One of the largest reentries in recent years, ESA's ERS-2 satellite is coming down this week. The post European Satellite ERS-2 to Reenter Earth’s Atmosphere This Week appeared first on Universe Today.

Varda Space Industries' first off-Earth manufacturing effort, a mission called W-1, is scheduled to land in northern Utah on Wednesday (Feb. 21).

The Australian Space Agency is building a moon rover called "Roo-ver," slated to launch as early as 2026.

A new camera on the South Pole Telescope has used the Cosmic Microwave Background as a celestial treasure map that could lead to the secrets of dark matter.

Japan successfully tested its new flagship H3 rocket after an earlier version failed last year. The rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Saturday, February 17, reaching an orbital altitude of about 670 ...

Observations of galactic clusters made by the eROSITA X-ray all-sky survey could help solve a troubling tension in cosmology surrounding the 'lumpiness' of matter in the universe.

As NASA works to develop all the systems needed to return astronauts to the moon under its Artemis campaign for the benefit of all, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will be responsible for launching astronauts on the...

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable binary system in which a dead white dwarf star orbits a tiny stellar companion 72 times in 24 hours. The observation could help explain how tiny stars are born.

NASA was riding a high after the overall success of Artemis I when the uncrewed rocket made a test run to the moon and back in 2022, so the message remained full steam ahead to push for a crewed Artemis II flight in 2024...

The Department of Defense is looking for a new home for SpaceX's Starship, launching the process to determine what the environmental impact would be to allow the world's most powerful rocket to launch from Florida's Spac...

A study recently submitted to The Astronomical Journal continues to search for the elusive Planet Nine (also called Planet X), which is a hypothetical planet that potentially orbits in the outer reaches of the solar syst...

Astronomers continue to find more and more evidence of black holes, but there's an alternative theory that could explain the observations: gravastars. First proposed in 2001, these objects are one possible solution to Ei...

Space.com has an exclusive excerpt from New York Times bestselling author David Mack's "Picard: Firewall," a new Star Trek novel featuring former Borg drone Seven of Nine.

The search for life beyond Earth fascinates many and inspires big questions: Are we truly alone in the universe? Is our Earth unique? Is it possible that life beyond Earth may actually be far from little green aliens and...

Using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have characterized a bright quasar, finding it to be not only the brightest of its kind but also the most luminous object ever obser...

Astronomers have discovered a quasar that remained hidden for over the years is the brightest ever, powered by the fastest growing black hole ever discovered that eats a sun every day.

The new lunar simulation video game "Moonshot" offers players the chance to build and manage their own settlements on the moon's surface.

Using the Magellan Telescopes in Chile, Italian astronomers have observed a giant galaxy cluster known as Abell 2744, dubbed the Pandora's Cluster. Results of the observational campaign, presented in a paper published Fe...

In Spring 2024, NASA will launch two tiny twin satellites as part of the PREFIRE mission that will journey to the poles to collect data that will help monitor climate change.

The IM-1 mission by Intuitive Machines is on track to attempt a landing on the moon later this week after performing an in-flight test of its main engine. The post IM-1 mission on course for the moon after engine test ap...

Non-Earth imaging company HEO Robotics captured breathtaking images of ESA's ERS-2 satellite as it tumbles towards an atmospheric reentry on Feb. 21.