It’s a scene that could evoke popular fantasy stories, with sparkling stars shining above misty mountaintops, but the James Webb Space Telescope image you see above is of a very real part of our universe. It shows peaks jutting up from a vast nebula that sits about 5,500 light-years away from our planet.
The nebula is NGC 6357, which is also known as the Lobster Nebula in the constellation of…
What time is today's blood moon total lunar eclipse?
September 8, 2025
A total lunar eclipse will occur overnight on Sunday (Sept. 7) into the early hours of Monday (Sept. 8), creating a striking red ‘blood moon’ for skywatchers across Asia, Western Australia and Europe.
The September lunar eclipse will reach its maximum phase, when the…
'The turtles and the nudists will have to migrate': SpaceX plan for Starship launches from Florida sparks debate among Space Coast residents
September 8, 2025
The people have spoken about SpaceX’s plans to launch its Super Heavy Starship from Florida — and they have a lot to say.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has concluded a series of public meetings as part of its draft environmental impact statement (EIS)…
Gravitational waves reveal 'stellar graveyard' packed with neutron star and black hole mergers
September 5, 2025
Using gravitational waves, tiny ripples in space-time first predicted by Albert Einstein back in 1915, astronomers have discovered that a “stellar graveyard” is packed with mergers between extreme stellar remnants like black holes and neutron stars, created when massive stars die in supernova explosions.
Evidence of these mergers also came in the form of the most massive binary black holes…
Where to see the blood moon lunar eclipse Sept. 7–8
September 5, 2025
The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 will transform the full moon into a coppery-red “blood moon” on the night of Sept. 7–8.
This long-lasting, impressive eclipse is visible to billions worldwide, but exactly what you’ll see depends on where you’re watching it…
A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China space race, emphasizing American dominance off Earth as the backdrop for NASA’s next funding authorization.
Committee Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) opened the Sept. 3 hearing, titled “There’s…
It may not be as dramatic as a total solar eclipse, but there’s something equally epic about watching Earth’s shadow gradually engulfing and coloring the moon during a total lunar eclipse. The next total lunar eclipse — colloquially called a “blood moon” — will occur on Sept. 7-8, 2025, but it won’t be another 177 days until the phenomenon is visible from parts of North America, on…
Which is the best home planetarium? We pit three of our favorites against one other
September 4, 2025
If you’re considering a home planetarium, you’ll want to check this out. We’ve tested and compared three of the best on the market so you can see what’s different, what makes them stand out and more importantly, which one is right for you.
You may have seen some of…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Mars 1 month from now — and Europe's Red Planet orbiters will be ready
September 4, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for a unique opportunity to study the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas from what could be the best vantage point in the solar system.
Astronomers made the rare and extraordinary discovery of an interstellar object in our own solar…
Nikon Stabilized 12x25 S binocular review
September 3, 2025
The Nikon Stabilized 12×25 S binoculars are my top recommendation for a compact binocular with image stabilization built in, all for under $650. It was back about three years ago in a previous review of the Nikon Monarch HG 10×42 binoculars that I yearned for Nikon to release image stabilized binoculars, and thankfully, just a few years later, that wish has been fulfilled.
They are little…
