Sky and Solar

22 years of science! NASA's Roman Space Telescope doubles its lifetime with super-precise engine burn
15 September 2026

Originally planned to have a primary five-year mission followed by a five-year extended mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will now operate for over two decades.
New 'StarCraft' game announced, but it's a grim open-world shooter and it's not coming until 2030
15 September 2026

Blizzard Entertainment is returning to StarCraft with an all-new game that's leaving the series' real-time strategy roots behind.
US Space Force says it operates weapons in orbit: 'Our aim is deterrence'
15 September 2026

The U.S. Space Force is opening up about its operation of orbital weapons, "that can defend the joint force against space-enabled attacks."
SpaceX's next Starship launch will lift off on Sept. 22 and aim to reach orbit for 1st time
15 September 2026

SpaceX is targeting Sept. 22 for Starship's first-ever orbital launch, a landmark flight that will deploy 26 Starlink satellites and last about 10 hours.
Microscopic alien technology may be hidden in moon dust, scientists say
15 September 2026

Could we find alien technology embedded in moon dust?

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.
Euclid opens a new window on the first billion years of cosmic history
25 July 2026

One of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy is how the Universe managed to grow enormous black holes so quickly.