Sky and Solar

SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says
20 August 2026

SpaceX will likely try to make the first-ever catch of its Starship upper stage a few months from now, according to Elon Musk. He had earlier flagged late August as a potential date for the milestone.
Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find
20 August 2026

"Even a bootprint or a rover's tread may create a habitable area."
'Wet Hot American Summer': The raunchy 2000s teen movie that was actually about a space station falling to Earth
20 August 2026

Reminiscing about the summer camp Skylab disaster movie on its 25th anniversary.
A weather satellite 22,000 miles above Earth saved my 2026 total solar eclipse cruise on the Mediterranean Sea
20 August 2026

Joe Rao took to sea aboard the cruise ship Le Boréal to watch the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's what it was like.
Ludicrous, nonsensical, an affront to canon — 'Strange New Worlds'' puppet episode is an instant classic
20 August 2026

It could have been a disaster, but "Star Trek"'s collaboration with the Jim Henson Company is a hilarious masterpiece

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.
Euclid opens a new window on the first billion years of cosmic history
25 July 2026

One of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy is how the Universe managed to grow enormous black holes so quickly.
Caught in the act: the wind that could kill a galaxy
10 June 2026

A powerful wind in the early Universe may explain why some massive galaxies lived fast and died young by stopping forming stars far sooner than expected.
Europe’s Mars rover may land in the remains of a vast ancient water system
04 June 2026

New orbital mapping suggests Rosalind Franklin’s Oxia Planum landing site is part of a clay-rich region hundreds of kilometres wide, raising the possibility that it records a much larger watery episode in Mars’s early history.
Moon dust preserves record of life’s building blocks
14 April 2026

The Moon may preserve a record of the raw ingredients that helped life begin on Earth. New analysis of lunar samples returned by China’s Chang’e missions has revealed a diverse suite of organic compounds embedded within the soil.