Only 12 People on Earth Saw This 'Ring-of-Fire' Eclipse. Here's How One Improvised to Capture a Once-in-a-Lifetime Photo From Antarctica
On February 17, 2026 an annular solar eclipse – the classic “ring‑of‑fire” – swept across Antarctica, passing over only two inhabited stations. Clouds blocked the view at Russia’s Mirny Station, leaving the French‑Italian Concordia Research Station as the sole location where the eclipse was seen in its full form. Andrea Traverso, a winter‑over scientist at Concordia, improvised a Mylar‑film filter to safely photograph the event, producing the only known Earth‑based image of that eclipse. The photo was later distributed by the European Space Agency.
'Tall Waves Moving in Slow Motion': Here's How Oily Oceans on Saturn's Giant Moon Titan May Behave
Researchers at MIT introduced PlanetWaves, a model that predicts liquid‑surface waves on other worlds by accounting for gravity, atmospheric pressure, density, viscosity and surface tension. After calibrating it with two decades of Lake Superior buoy data, the team applied the...
'For All Mankind' Alternative Timeline vs Reality: How Apple TV's Sci-Fi Show Diverges From History
Apple TV+’s sci‑fi series *For All Mankind* reimagines the Cold‑War space race, letting a Soviet cosmonaut plant the first Moon flag in 1969 and inserting women onto the lunar surface within months. The show compresses decades of aerospace progress, showing lunar...
Artemis 2's Heat Shield Seems to Have Aced Its Trial by Fire
NASA’s Orion capsule “Integrity” completed Artemis 2’s Earth return with its 16.5‑foot heat shield largely intact, despite earlier concerns from Artemis 1’s damage. Engineers mitigated risk by steepening the re‑entry angle, shortening exposure to peak temperatures around 5,000 °F (2,800 °C). Crew members reported...
Space Combat Was 'Critical to Mission Success' In US War in Iran, Space Force Chief Says
U.S. Space Force Chief Gen. Chance Saltzman told the Space Symposium that space combat has become a core element of the United States’ ongoing war in Iran. He highlighted real‑world electronic‑warfare operations, system relocations, and personnel tracking that directly supported...
Interstellar Invader 3I/ATLAS Is Spraying Tons of Water Into Space Every Second. Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft JUICE Discovers
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) has measured the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ejecting roughly two tons of water vapor each second—equivalent to 70 Olympic‑size swimming pools per day. The detection was made with JUICE’s MAJIS spectrometer and...
Go Behind the Scenes of NASA's Artemis 2 Moon Mission with NOVA's 'Return to the Moon' Documentary Tonight (Interview)
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission returned safely to Earth last week, marking the first crewed flight of the program. PBS’s science series NOVA is releasing a one‑hour documentary, *Return to the Moon*, that gives viewers an inside look at the mission’s engineering...
The 10 Best Stargate SG-1 Episodes, Ranked
In February 2026 Netflix added all ten seasons of Stargate SG‑1, giving the long‑running sci‑fi franchise a fresh streaming home. An entertainment writer ranked the series’ ten best episodes, highlighting the time‑loop comedy of “Window of Opportunity” as the top pick. The...
Artemis 2: Our Favorite Photos From NASA's Historic Moon Mission
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission concluded on April 10 with a splashdown in the Pacific after a 10‑day flight around the Moon’s far side. The crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—set several historic milestones, including the first woman and the...
A Worst-Case Solar Storm Could Knock Out Satellites, GPS and Power Grids, Report Warns
Scientists from the U.K.’s Science and Technology Facilities Council released a 80‑page report outlining a worst‑case solar‑storm scenario that could recur every 100‑200 years. The analysis warns that a severe geomagnetic event could trip power‑grid safety systems, age or destroy...
From Spa to Boat Party: 10 Epic Events for the Aug. 12, 2026, Total Solar Eclipse in Spain and Iceland
On August 12, 2026 a total solar eclipse will cross a 190‑mile path that includes northern Spain and western Iceland. Ten curated events—from Spain’s Monte Valonsadero dark‑sky gathering to Iceland’s Blue Lagoon spa party—offer music, workshops, and premium viewing experiences. Ticket prices...
Artemis 3 and Beyond: What's Next for NASA After Artemis 2 Moon Success
NASA’s Artemis 2 crew safely returned on April 10, 2026, marking the first U.S. crewed lunar mission since 1972. The agency has now redirected Artemis 3 from a lunar landing to an Earth‑orbit test of Orion’s docking with SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s...
NEAF 2026 Returns to New York This Weekend with All-Star Astronaut Lineup and 'World's Largest' Space Expo
The Northeast Astronomy Forum & Space Expo (NEAF) returns to Suffern, New York on April 11‑12 for its 35th anniversary, branding itself as the world’s largest space expo. The two‑day event will host over 4,000 professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts, featuring more than...
Crew of Tiny Worms Readies for April 11 Launch to International Space Station
British scientists are sending dozens of *Caenorhabditis elegans* worms to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo vehicle, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on April 11. The worms will spend up to 15 weeks on an external ISS platform where automated...
Large Hadron Collider Gives Scientists Their Best Look yet at Conditions Right After the Big Bang
The ALICE experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has recorded the clearest signatures yet of quark‑gluon plasma in small‑system collisions, including proton‑proton and proton‑lead events. By measuring anisotropic flow across multiple particle species, researchers found that baryons exhibit stronger flow...
'The Expanse: Osiris Reborn' Has Lots of 'Mass Effect' DNA, but Its Developers Are Teasing a Far More Grounded Sci-Fi...
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, developed by Owlcat Games, is shaping up as a third‑person cover shooter that fuses Mass Effect‑style tactical abilities with deep narrative choices. Set parallel to the TV series’ first two seasons, the game will feature six...
Galaxy Starves Its Supermassive Black Hole, Loses 95% of Its Brightness
Researchers have observed galaxy J0218‑0036 dimming by 95 % over a 20‑year span as its central supermassive black hole was starved of gas. Archival optical data from SDSS compared with recent Subaru Hyper Suprime‑Cam images revealed a ~98 % drop in accretion flow...
'Unreal' Solar Eclipse: Artemis 2 Crew Just Saw One of the Rarest Sights in Spaceflight History
NASA’s Artemis 2 crew witnessed a total solar eclipse from the far side of the Moon on 6 April 2026. The Orion spacecraft’s trajectory placed the astronauts in a position to see the Moon completely block the Sun for about 53 minutes, far...
Moon Milestones: A Rundown of Artemis 2's Many Spaceflight Firsts
Artemis 2 launched on April 1, marking NASA’s first crewed flight toward the Moon in over five decades and the inaugural launch of astronauts aboard an Orion capsule mounted on a Space Launch System rocket. The mission followed a full free‑return trajectory,...
Dozens of Hidden Star Streams Found in the Outskirts of Our Milky Way Galaxy
Astronomers using Gaia data and a new physics‑based algorithm called StarStream have identified 87 stellar‑stream candidates, more than quadrupling the previously known sample. The streams originate from surviving globular clusters, providing rare direct links between streams and their parent clusters....
1st Results From Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Reveal How Much We Still Don't Know About the Moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander, which touched down on the Moon in March 2025, returned its first scientific data after a two‑week surface stay. Using the LISTER heat probe, the craft measured subsurface heat flow at Mare Crisium that matched the values...
Yes, NASA's Launching Artemis 2 Astronauts to the Moon on April Fools' Day. It's Not a Joke.
NASA is set to launch Artemis 2, its first crewed lunar flyby, on April 1, 2024, from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B. The four‑person crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Haines—will spend ten days orbiting the Moon aboard the...
Northern Lights Could Be Visible in 16 States Tonight March 31 as a Speedy Coronal Mass Ejection Heads for Earth
A fast coronal mass ejection (CME) launched by an X1.4 solar flare on March 30 is racing toward Earth at roughly 1,118 mi/s (1,900 km/s). NOAA predicts a glancing impact that could trigger a G1‑to‑G2 geomagnetic storm, with G3 possible if conditions intensify....
Heading to Florida for NASA's Artemis 2 Moon Launch? Here's What to Know Before You Go
NASA plans to launch the crewed Artemis 2 mission from Kennedy Space Center between April 1 and April 6, 2026. Cell‑phone data shows the previous Artemis 1 launch attracted 150,000‑200,000 visitors, and tourism officials expect a comparable crowd. Overnight guests typically spend about $350...
Moon Menu: Here's What the Artemis 2 Astronauts Will Eat During Their Historic Mission (Video)
NASA's Artemis 2 crew will launch no earlier than April 1, bringing a pre‑selected menu of 189 food and beverage items for the deep‑space flight. The meals, stored for weeks without refrigeration, are rehydrated with Orion’s water dispenser and heated in a...
'Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4': Release Date, Plot, Factions, & Everything Else We Know About the Upcoming 40K Strategy...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 is slated for a 2026 release, developed by KING Art Games and published by Deep Silver. The title returns to the series' original real‑time strategy roots, set on Kronus and continuing the Dark Crusade storyline 200 years...
'An Incredible Privilege and Responsibility': Artemis 2's Christina Koch Is Ready to Become the 1st Woman to Fly Around the...
Artemis 2, NASA’s first crewed mission beyond low‑Earth orbit, is slated for launch no earlier than April 1, 2026. The four‑person crew—including Christina Koch, who will become the first woman to travel beyond LEO—will spend ten days testing Orion in Earth orbit before...
'Project Hail Mary' Author Andy Weir Reveals His Favorite Scenes in the Movie, Praises Ryan Gosling's Amazing Performance, & More...
Amazon MGM Studios’ "Project Hail Mary" opened to $140 million worldwide, setting a record for a non‑franchise, non‑sequel release. Author Andy Weir, also a producer, praised the film’s marketing push and highlighted his favorite moments – the first‑contact language scene and a...
Fireball Sightings Are Surging Across the US — Here's What's Really Going On
In March 2026 the United States recorded a sharp rise in fireball sightings, with the American Meteor Society logging 2,369 reports—up from 1,587 in January. Large, widely witnessed events more than doubled, highlighted by a 1‑ton, 3‑foot meteor that exploded...
Are Saturn's Rings Made of a Lost, Shattered Moon? New Evidence Arises for the Case
New research presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference proposes that Saturn's iconic rings originated from the catastrophic breakup of a moon dubbed Chrysalis about 100 million years ago. Computer simulations show tidal forces stripped the moon's icy mantle, leaving...
NASA's Ambitious 'Decade of Venus' Exploration May Bank on 1 Probe: 'Not Everything Can Move Forward'
NASA faces tough budget constraints that could force it to scale back its planned trio of Venus missions. While the European‑led Envision mission is still under negotiation, funding shortfalls may shift the VenSAR radar instrument to ESA development. The domestically...
Sun Storms Are Powered by a Magnetic Engine 16 Earths Deep, Study Finds
A new study confirms the Sun's magnetic dynamo resides in the tachocline, a shear layer about 200,000 km (roughly 16 Earth‑widths) beneath the photosphere. Researchers Krishnendu Mandal and Alexander Kosovichev analyzed three solar cycles of helioseismic data from NASA‑ESA's SOHO and...
A Photographer's Journey to Capture a Blood Moon Rising over the South China Sea. 'It Was an Incredible Moment'
Malaysian photographer and paediatrician Tharuman Gnanamoorthy embarked on a 280‑mile road trip to Alor Setar to capture the March 3 total lunar eclipse, producing striking composite images of the blood‑red Moon rising over the South China Sea. Weeks of rehearsal with a...
Scientists Find 2 'Failed Stars' That May Have a Second Chance to Shine Bright — by Getting Together
Astronomers using data from the Zwicky Transient Facility have identified a tightly bound pair of brown dwarfs, designated ZTF J1239+8347, about 1,000 light‑years from Earth. One component is siphoning material from its companion, a process that could push the accreting...
What if the Next Great Astronomer Isn't Human? How AI Is Revolutionizing Our Study of the Cosmos
AI framework MadEvolve combines large language models with evolutionary programming to auto‑optimize cosmology code. The system has already uncovered 1,300 anomalous objects in archival Hubble data and set new performance records in reconstructing the universe’s initial conditions. By restricting LLM...
Astronomers Keep Finding New Moons of Jupiter and Saturn
Astronomers have announced four new Jovian moons and eleven new Saturnian moons, raising the totals to 101 and 285 respectively and bringing the known count of moons in the Solar System to 442. The discoveries were made using the 6.5‑meter...
NASA Won't Give up Hope on Silent MAVEN Mars Probe: 'We're Still Looking for It'
NASA announced on March 16 that it still has not re‑established contact with the MAVEN orbiter, which went silent after emerging from Mars’ far side on Dec. 6, 2025. The agency has resumed Deep Space Network attempts following a solar conjunction,...
Rainfall, Rivers and Seas: How Earth Can Prepare Us to Explore Saturn's Moon Titan
A new study shows Earth hosts a broader range of analog sites that replicate Titan’s methane‑driven hydrology than previously thought. These terrestrial analogs let scientists test instruments, refine models, and train for extreme conditions before missions launch. The research underpins...
Watch Live Today: NASA Astronauts Conducting Spacewalk Delayed by ISS Medical Evacuation
NASA postponed a long‑delayed EVA after the International Space Station’s first medical evacuation forced a reshuffle of crew assignments. Astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams will now perform a 6.5‑hour spacewalk on March 18, marking the first EVAs of 2026 and...
Where Are All the Aliens? Maybe They Just Don't Want to Talk to Us
Researchers at Noroff University have proposed a new variable for the Drake Equation that measures a civilization’s willingness to communicate. Erik Geslin’s paper argues that many advanced extraterrestrials may deliberately stay silent, viewing contact with an ecologically unstable humanity as...
Why Are some Stars Always Visible While Others Come and Go with the Seasons?
The night sky’s apparent motion is governed by Earth’s rotation and orbit, creating a sidereal day of 23 hours 56 minutes that makes stars rise about four minutes earlier each night. Stars near the celestial poles, like Polaris, become circumpolar and never set...
Arizona's Meteor Crater Is Still Revealing New Secrets 50,000 Years Later
Arizona's Meteor Crater, the world’s best‑preserved impact site, continues to generate fresh scientific data decades after its formation 50,000 years ago. Researchers like Dan Durda and Christian Koeberl use the crater as a natural laboratory to study shock‑metamorphic effects and high‑energy...
Sci-Fi Shooter 'Marathon' Comes to Life in Hilarious Marketing Prank (Video)
Bungie celebrated the launch of its new sci‑fi extraction shooter Marathon with a staged marketing prank. The studio teamed up with hidden‑camera creator Michael Krivicka to stage a fake technology showroom where visitors believed they had fired a futuristic arm...
Russia Aims to Reclaim Soviet Space Glory with 2036 Launch of Ambitious Venus Mission
Russia's Roscosmos announced the Venera‑D mission, a multi‑vehicle Venus probe slated for launch in 2036. The mission will deploy a lander, a balloon, and an orbiter to study the planet’s surface and atmosphere, including a search for microbial life in...
NASA Begins Building Nuclear-Powered Dragonfly Drone for 2028 Launch to Saturn Moon Titan
NASA’s Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has started building and testing the Dragonfly rotorcraft, a nuclear‑powered drone destined for a 2028 launch to Saturn’s moon Titan. The car‑sized craft will use a radioisotope power system, marking a shift from solar‑driven...
A Mass Stellar Migration Billions of Years Ago May Have Helped Life Get Started on Earth
Astronomers using ESA's Gaia catalog identified 6,594 solar‑twin stars within 1,000 light‑years, revealing a pronounced age peak of 1,551 stars that are 4‑6 billion years old—matching the Sun’s age. The data suggest the Sun and many of these twins migrated outward...
'The Future of the Space Economy': Colorado Startup Lux Aeterna Raises $10 Million to Develop Reusable Satellites
Colorado startup Lux Aeterna announced a $10 million seed round to accelerate its fully reusable satellite program. The funding, led by Konvoy, brings total capital to $14 million and will support the 2027 test flight of its Delphi prototype on a SpaceX...
SpaceX Is 'About 4 Weeks' Away From Launching Its Most Powerful Starship yet, Elon Musk Says
SpaceX announced that its upgraded Starship V3 is slated for a test flight in early April, roughly four weeks away. The version features taller Super Heavy and upper stages powered by the new Raptor 3 engine, delivering higher thrust and efficiency....
China's 1st Moon Astronauts Could Land in Rimae Bode, a 'Geological Museum' On the Lunar Near Side
China is targeting a crewed lunar landing before the decade ends, and a new Nature Astronomy study highlights the Rimae Bode region on the near‑side as a prime candidate. The volcanic‑rich area meets engineering constraints—flat terrain, low latitude, and reliable communications—while...
Living in Space Can Change Where Your Brain Sits in Your Skull – New Research
A new MRI analysis of 26 astronauts reveals that microgravity causes the brain to shift upward and backward inside the skull, with movements up to more than 2 mm in year‑long missions. The study segmented the brain into over 100 regions,...