Space News
Webb Finds Water-Ice Clouds on Nearby Super-Jupiter
Universe Today - 26 Apr 2026 06:05
The giant planets in our solar system-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune-have challenged our understanding of planetary formation and evolution. Specifically, their atmospheric formations and compositions have provided...
The Universe is Bending Light, and Astronomers Need Your Help to Find it
Universe Today - 27 Apr 2026 00:07
Einstein told us that massive objects bend light and he was of course, right. Across the universe, giant galaxies are acting as natural telescopes, warping and distorting the light of objects behind them into spectacular...
Mining the Solar System to Build a New World
Universe Today - 26 Apr 2026 23:56
If humans are ever going to live permanently on Mars, someone is going to have to work out where all the raw materials, the food, they oxygen or the material for the structures to name just a few. A new study has tackled...
Another Instrument Shut Down on Voyager 1 to Extend its Interstellar Mission
Universe Today - 26 Apr 2026 19:39
On April 17th, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, or LECP. The nuclear-powered spacecraft...
SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket for 1st time in 18 months on April 27: Watch it live
SPACE.com - 26 Apr 2026 18:00
SpaceX will launch its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Monday morning (April 27), and you can watch the dramatic action live.
Small Antarctic Telescope Makes An Outsized Impact On Exoplanetary Science
Universe Today - 26 Apr 2026 17:03
ASTEP, the Antarctic Search for Transiting ExoPlanets, a small visible telescope operating at Concordia station, continues making a real impact in characterizing odd new exoplanetary systems.
The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more
SPACE.com - 26 Apr 2026 16:00
The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.
Two blazing quasars caught waltzing into a merger
Phys.org - 26 Apr 2026 15:30
Astronomers, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have confirmed the existence of a close quasar pair housed in a pair of merging galaxies seen when the universe was less than a billion years ol...
The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon
SPACE.com - 26 Apr 2026 14:00
"That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person."
15 expert-checked places to see the 2026 total solar eclipse in Spain, Iceland and Greenland
SPACE.com - 26 Apr 2026 12:00
From Arctic fjords and volcanic craters to medieval castles and coastal cliffs, here's where to get a clear line of sight to the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026.
China launches PRSC-EO3 for Pakistan, lofts internet test and environment monitoring satellites
Space News - 26 Apr 2026 11:56
China took its total launches this year to 26 over the weekend, with a trio of flights of legacy and newer Long March rocket models. The post China launches PRSC-EO3 for Pakistan, lofts internet test and environment moni...