NewsSpace

Stargazing in the city: what you can (and can't) see at night

January 29, 2026
Light pollution has become an unavoidable facet of modern life. Artificial light shines from homes, streetlamps and countless other sources, illuminating our cities and towns before inevitably bleeding into the skies above, where it dramatically reduces our ability to observe fainter stars and the deep-space wonders that populate the night sky. The issue has intensified in recent years and is only…
Read more
NewsSpace

Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream

January 28, 2026
NASA’s next moon rocket is on the launch pad for testing, and you can follow its progress live. The agency has a 24/7 livestream showing its Artemis 2 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Launch Complex-39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. You can check out the livestream on YouTube or in the window below. The rocket will usually be visible no matter what time of day or night…
Read more
NewsSpace

Moon landings could contaminate evidence about life's beginnings on Earth. Here's how

January 27, 2026
Emissions from spacecraft landings on the moon can drift freely across its surface and may settle in — and contaminate — some scientifically precious real estate, according to new research. Many current and planned lunar landers rely on propellants that produce methane as a byproduct during the engine burns required to slow a spacecraft for touchdown. The new study finds that this exhaust…
Read more
NewsSpace

A colossal asteroid may have warped the moon from the inside out

January 26, 2026
An unusual ratio of potassium isotopes, found in samples of basaltic rock brought back to Earth from the moon’s South Pole–Aitken Basin by China’s Chang’e 6 sample-return mission, has provided further evidence for how the impact that formed this gigantic basin is responsible for the asymmetry between the moon’s near and far sides. The moon’s near side is familiar to…
Read more