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SpaceX just fired up its 33-engine Starship 'V3' Super Heavy rocket booster. When could it fly? (video)

May 11, 2026

SpaceX’s Starship megarocket may indeed get off the ground next week. The company is apparently targeting May 15 for the test flight, which will be the 12th for Starship overall but the first for the new, more powerful “Version 3” of the giant vehicle. SpaceX cleared a big hurdle on the path to liftoff on Thursday (May 7), conducting a static-fire test with Starship’s…

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts saw flashes on the far side of the moon that cameras struggle to capture. Here's why scientists are excited

May 11, 2026

The Artemis 2 astronauts remained vigilant while zipping around the far side of the moon last month, on the ready to record meteoroid impact flashes on the lunar landscape. Their diligence was rewarded. The four crewmembers reported seeing several impact flashes —…

Here's what 6 years of driving on Mars did to the wheels on NASA's Curiosity rover (video)

May 8, 2026

A new time-lapse video from NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals years of punishing Martian travel, as its wheels churn steadily across the Red Planet’s rugged terrain. The video, captured by Curiosity’s right navigation camera, compresses more than six years of…

How do the biggest black holes in the universe form? Ripples in spacetime provide a clue

May 8, 2026

Scientists have discovered that the universe’s most massive black holes may form in the densest of stellar environments, or so-called globular clusters. It is in these clusters where violent collisions are common, suggesting a chaotic new origin for these cosmic titans of our cosmos. Scientists pinpointed this potential birthplace of massive black holes by studying ripples in space and time…

Should Saturn's huge moon Titan be humanity's next destination, after the moon and Mars?

May 8, 2026

After “re-booting” the moon and establishing a base there, followed by dispatching expeditionary crews to Mars, where should humanity go? Next month, a first-of-its-kind gathering will blueprint an eventual crewed trek to tantalizing Titan, the largest of…

Nikon Action 7x50 binoculars review

May 7, 2026

The Nikon Action range is a new line of binoculars from the optics giant, released in March 2026 to take over from the company’s now-discontinued Aculon range, which some users felt was plasticky and didn’t have enough eye relief. They can also be seen as a…

10 hidden spots in Spain to see the rare sunset total solar eclipse on Aug. 12

May 7, 2026

On Aug. 12, 2026, the moon’s shadow will sweep across northern Spain, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, creating a rare sunset total solar eclipse. For a few fleeting minutes and seconds, the sun will be completely blocked, revealing its delicate outer atmosphere — the corona — as the landscape is bathed in an eerie twilight. Spain offers an exciting opportunity to experience…

Scientists created one of the largest simulations of our universe ever — about the size of 500,000 HD movies

May 7, 2026

Astronomers have unveiled one of the largest cosmological simulation datasets ever created, offering an expansive new tool to explore how the universe evolved across billions of years. Produced by the FLAMINGO project — short for Full-hydro Large-scale structure…

NASA is making a powerful new ion engine to send astronauts to Mars — and it just passed its 1st test

May 6, 2026

A new ion engine has been tested in a lab, proving itself to be 25 times more powerful than NASA’s current state-of-the-art one. This advanced technology could one day assist humans in reaching Mars. Ion engines are very different to the usual sort of thrusters that…

Don't miss the Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2026 peak tonight! Viewing times, locations and tips

May 6, 2026

Heads up, skywatchers! Don’t miss the Eta Aquarid meteor shower tonight, as activity peaks in the predawn hours of May 6. Under ideal conditions, it’s possible to see up to 60 meteors per hour when viewing from the Southern Hemisphere, but viewers in the Northern Hemisphere will see significantly fewer due to the Eta Aquarid radiant (the point in the sky the meteors appear to streak…