Sky and Solar

New 'Star Trek: The Original Voyages' book traces the stellar legacy of the bold sci-fi brand
02 November 2026

Keep the 60th anniversary party going with this visual salute to the series that launched a legacy
Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 II EVO FE (APO) lens review — how good is this budget lens for astrophotography?
02 November 2026

The Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 II FE (APO) is an inexpensive prime that works well for astrophotography thanks to its focal length and maximum aperture.
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers new clues about the origins of 'interstellar invader' comet 3I/ATLAS
02 November 2026

The findings are another clue towards understanding the origins of 3I/ATLAS and the planet-forming conditions around other stars.
On this day in space! Nov. 2, 2000: Expedition 1 Arrives at the International Space Station
02 November 2026

Expedition 1 crewmates Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev pose with a model of the space station as it appeared in 2000.
A rainbow of ancient rocks on Mars | Space photo of the day for Nov. 2, 2026
02 November 2026

In this image, we can see a colorful view of an ancient, rocky Martian hill.

Happy New Year, Mars! The Red Planet is turning 39
29 September 2026

On 30 September the Red Planet officially begins Mars Year 39. Which is quite an achievement for a world that is actually more than 4.5 billion years old.
3I/ATLAS was born in the deep freeze
08 September 2026

Another piece of evidence suggests that this visitor formed in the bitterly cold outer reaches of a distant planetary system.
Roman Space Telescope launches on mission to survey the Universe
30 August 2026

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun its journey into space, starting a mission that will survey the Universe on an unprecedented scale in search of clues to dark energy, dark matter and worlds beyond our Solar System.
JWST’s ‘impossible’ early galaxies may be even more massive than we thought
24 August 2026

Faint, low-mass stars could be hiding much of the mass in distant galaxies, making the surprisingly large galaxies discovered by JWST in the early Universe even harder to explain.
How to observe the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse
07 August 2026

On the evening of 12 August 2026, the Moon will pass between Earth and the Sun, producing a striking solar eclipse. Find out how, when and where to observe it safely.
Falcon 9 lunar impact: More than a new crater
05 August 2026

Today’s impact of a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage on the Moon may sound dramatic, but it is neither the first human-made object to strike our natural satellite nor the largest.