One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks at the worst possible time this week
A daylight peak and a full moon combine to sabotage the powerful Quadrantid meteor shower in 2026....
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A daylight peak and a full moon combine to sabotage the powerful Quadrantid meteor shower in 2026....
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off carrying Starlink satellites into orbit. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images SpaceX is moving over 4,000 Starlink satellites to a lower orbit. An...
2026 is shaping up to be a huge year for games, with major sequels, long-awaited releases, and big new projects already lined up....
Here are eight of the most spectacular astronomical discoveries of 2025....
Nature, Published online: 24 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03756-4 The team select some of their favourite stories from the past 12 months....
New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown....
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The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico....
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US Representative Warren Davidson said the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act may backfire on Americans by stripping them of their financial freedom and privacy....
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Researchers built autonomous robots the size of salt grains—with onboard computers, sensors, and motors that think and swim independently for months....
All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom....
Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas....
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"The Chinese may well beat the U.S. with a grab sample."...
From ancient stargazers to modern-day space scientists, women have shaped our understanding of the cosmos. This crossword celebrates their brilliance, resilience, and astronomical achievements....
Astronomers are gathering in Phoenix this week for the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 247), where the latest discoveries from exoplanets, JWST and upcoming space missions will...