Astronomers estimate that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, has churned out more than 10 million black holes over its 13-billion-year history. Yet so far, they have found only 70.
Now, a group of astronomers in the U.K. is trying to close that vast gap by enlisting the public. Their project, called Black Hole Hunters, is looking for volunteers with a computer and a few spare minutes to sift through…
10 best places to see the 2027 total solar eclipse in Spain
October 19, 2026
Spain is one of the easiest places in the world to experience the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027. The so-called “eclipse of the century” first makes landfall in Andalucía, where totality will last up to 4 minutes and 40 seconds during mid-morning, with the…
'Let's all choose to make tomorrow better', Artemis II astronauts honored with Stephen Hawking Medal at Starmus
October 19, 2026
TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS — The Artemis II astronauts may have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles away from Earth to the moon, but they made sure the rest of us didn’t miss out on the adventure.
Now, their efforts to bring the wonders of space exploration back…
I know perfectly well that the moon comes out during the day. I have known this for decades. Yet whenever I spot it in a blue afternoon sky, some primitive part of my brain still thinks it has turned up early.
I’m certainly not the only one. Many people don’t understand how it could be visible in daylight. In their eyes, the moon is a nighttime object. Why? Because that’s when…
I’ve spent years chasing the northern lights across the Arctic, from the mountains of Swedish Lapland to the dramatic Norwegian fjords.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that choosing where to see the northern lights is about much more than…
Beyond pointing your phone at the night sky, this is how to use stargazing apps effectively
October 18, 2026
Whether you are a seasoned astronomer or a newcomer to the hobby, the best stargazing apps have the potential to seriously enhance your skywatching experience. But it’s easy to overlook just how useful these portable programs can be.
That’s why we’ve put…
'We are getting a lot of pressure from the administrator himself': How NASA is racing to obey Trump's 'Super Intelligence' order
October 17, 2026
NASA has begun replacing references to artificial intelligence with “super intelligence” following an executive order from President Donald Trump, which directs government agencies not to acknowledge the terminology change in their external communications.
An internal NASA document obtained by Space.com lays out plans to update the agency’s websites, publications, organizational…
Rocket Lab pushes 1st launch of next-gen Neutron rocket to 2027
October 17, 2026
We’ll have to wait a bit longer to see Rocket Lab’s next-gen launcher fly.
The California-based company just announced that it’s pushing the debut of its powerful, partially reusable Neutron rocket from late 2026 into 2027 due to a manufacturing…
Two leading space scientists say there is a need to redefine the edge of the solar system by presenting a theory which states that measurements of the Milky Way’s gravitational field, including its dark matter, redraws the sun’s frontier.
That theory was put…
Methanol, coming as part of the ‘chemical starter kit’ around young stars, has produced some unexpected surprises that could ultimately reveal some of the conditions in which planets and potentially life form around protostars.
The methanol discoveries were made by astronomers using ALMA (the Atacama Large millimeter/submillimeter Array) in the Atacama Desert in Chile, as part of a…
