The Perseids, among the most dependable summer meteor showers, reached their annual maximum in mid-August 2026 under ...

Katalyst’s Link spacecraft got within 9 miles of Swift last weekend, using its own sensors to gather data on the doomed ...

Boyajian’s Star has baffled astronomers for a decade with its chaotic brightness dips. A new Bayesian analysis by IAC ...

A popular little Oregon coast beach spot is back open after a nearly yearlong closure. Hug Point State Recreation Site, just ...

On this September episode of The Sky Above, learn about the autumnal equinox, NASA's newest telescope and more.

Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa, co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering and developing conductive ...

Dr. Martha Leake, professor of astronomy and physics in VSU’s College of Science and Mathematics, presented “August Skies, ...

On endings and new beginnings.

The Aurigids, a minor annual meteor shower, will reach their peak on the night of August 31-September 1, offering skywatchers ...

Memorable skywatching events start right from the first day, and the next few weeks will bring meteors, a Full Moon and ...

SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-firepower Falcon Heavy ...

Space startup funding hit a record $20.3 billion in 2026 -- separate from SpaceX’s $75 billion IPO -- as orbital data centers ...