On September 28, 2026, SpaceX’s Starship successfully reached Earth orbit for the first time after 13 previous test flights, marking a major milestone for the rocket. It is now the largest rocket in h...

Gravity is the universal attraction of any two objects with mass. It is the reason we experience weight and stay firmly on the ground. But it’s also so much more than that. Nearly any interaction or p...

Nebulae are among the most visually stunning sights in our universe. A nebula is simply a cloud of gas and dust found in outer space, and their varied shapes and colors make them spectacular phenomena for night sky viewing. They also play important roles in the life cycle of stars, as both a place of birth and a place of death.

Space: the final frontier... For 60 years the Star Trek franchise has brought its viewers along for spectacular trips across the galaxy and back. Generations of physicists, astronomers, astronauts, an...

Have you ever wondered where to point your telescope? If you’ve ever looked into a listing of astronomical objects, you’ve likely noticed that many of the galaxies, nebulae, and more are labeled with ...

We’re about to get a whole new perspective of the universe. On August 30, 2026, NASA plans to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the newest telescope in a lineage including Hubble and Webb. With its specialized design and new technology, the Roman Telescope is poised to change the way we view the cosmos.

As of August 24, 2026, it will have been 20 years since Pluto was officially reclassified from planet to dwarf planet. While there are those who argue that Pluto didn’t deserve to be “demoted,” the hi...

Earth is the only planet we know in the entire universe to support life. In a universe as big as ours, life likely exists out there somewhere by sheer odds alone. But for now, Earth is all we know and...

In some parts of the world on August 12, 2026, day will temporarily turn to night as the Moon passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light during a rare solar eclipse. Throughout history, solar ecli...