Sky and Solar

Legendary sci-fi magazine 'Starlog' returns as a yearly release, just in time for its 50th anniversary
08 November 2026

Before the rise of online entertainment sites, this is where genre fans got their news
On this day in space! Nov. 8, 2005: Europe launches Venus Express, its first mission to Venus
08 November 2026

On Nov. 8, 2005, Europe launched its first mission to Venus. Here's why Venus Express mattered.
Who is King Ghidorah? The cosmic connections of Godzilla Minus Zero's foe
08 November 2026

Godzilla will go toe-to-toe with long-time foe King Ghidorah in Godzilla Minus Zero. This three-headed Kaiju's origins aren't just space-based; one of the largest structures in the universe shares its name.
Scientists simulate an Earth without life to help hunt for aliens and inhabited worlds
08 November 2026

By modeling how a planet without life develops its atmosphere, astronomers hope to be able to better distinguish rocky planets without life from those that are inhabited.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 235 — Robots in Dark and Scary Places
07 November 2026

On Episode 235 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Rod Pyle are joined by Dr. Jim Green to talk about the past, present, and future of planetary exploration.

Happy New Year, Mars! The Red Planet is turning 39
29 September 2026

On 30 September the Red Planet officially begins Mars Year 39. Which is quite an achievement for a world that is actually more than 4.5 billion years old.
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.