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Meet Wolf Cukier, the 17-year-old who discovered a planet with two Suns just 3 days into his NASA internshipJust three days into his summer internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 17-year-old Wolf Cukier discovered a planet o...- Mercury Retrograde October 2026: Could Exes Return and Old Relationship Issues Resurface?Mercury Retrograde begins on October 24, 2026, in Scorpio, bringing renewed astrological attention to communication, unresolved feelings an...
- A US spacecraft accidently found evidence of ice on moon while taking a complete look at lunar surface in 1994A US spacecraft known as Clementine was the first to get a complete view of the Moon and its pole regions. The ice on the bottom of a shado...
- Space junk warning on World Space Week 2026: More than 4,000 payloads entered orbit in 2025 as collision risks growEarth’s orbital environment is becoming increasingly crowded as satellites are introduced and commercial constellations remain to expand. E...
- One of astronomy’s oldest suspected planetary systems has just undergone its most sensitive search yet and the biggest planets scientists might have expected to find are not thereAstronomers have conducted one of the most detailed searches yet for planets around 70 Ophiuchi AB, a binary system roughly 16 light-years ...
- For the first time in astronomy, scientists detect radio signal from a young planetAstronomers have discovered notable radio signals originating from the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, located 64 light-years away from our sola...
- SpaceX launches Crew-13 to ISS in record US transit, with first Black woman to lead orbital crewOn Thursday, four astronauts launched by SpaceX successfully reached the International Space Station after an eight-hour journey. The missi...
- NASA is preparing the Moon for humans: Three new missions will search for underground shelter, water ice and hidden hazardsNASA is planning three investigations on the Moon to gather essential information for a future lunar outpost. These investigations will mon...
- Mars had a secret water history: NASA rover finds ancient groundwater and hot fluids that reshaped the planet after its ancient lake vanishedNASA's Perseverance rover discovered that Jezero Crater's Margin Unit was influenced by various water processes. The findings reveal altera...
- In 2021, a spacecraft was launched to explore a special group of asteroids within our solar system. Six years later, it will make its next flybyNASA’s Lucy mission will study 11 asteroids during its 12-year journey. It has already visited two main-belt targets and will next visit Eu...
- Saturn’s Rings are putting on their best show of 2026, here’s all about the night you wouldn’t want to missA telescope is needed to make the moment more memorable. Seeing Saturn’s rings with your own eyes can turn a tiny bright point in the sky i...
- Full Harvest Moon rises this weekend but its real trick happens after the first night: Here's when to get the best viewWhen the Harvest Moon rises, it can look unusually large and sometimes takes on a striking orange glow near the horizon. Those features mak...
- Astronomers just spotted an “Impossible” planet: Elias 2-24 b is the youngest known planet, and its Jupiter-sized growth could challenge planet formation modelsElias 2-24 b is young enough that astronomers are seeing it before its planetary neighborhood has finished taking shape. Yet the planet is ...
- A planet 63 light-years away is sending repeating radio bursts, and scientists can read them for the first time. Here’s what it reveals about the alien worldAstronomers detected repeating radio bursts from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. These emissions originate from powerful auroras on the distant ...
- In 2021, NASA sent 11 types of crop seeds outside the space station for 8 months; after their return, scientists tested whether they could still growThe 2021 NASA seed experiment ultimately demonstrates why some of the most important space discoveries can begin with objects that appear r...
- If Earth was built close to the young Sun, where did its water come from? New isotope analysis rewrites part of Earth’s origin story and gives scientists a new mystery to solveNew analysis suggests Earth formed solely from inner Solar System material. This challenges previous theories about outer Solar System cont...
- In 1992, scientists sent 230 hornets into space to see if they could build a nest without gravity; after 8 days, they returned without building oneDuring a 1992 space mission, the Endeavour shuttle became home to 230 hornets, prompting scientists to investigate how these insects build ...
- In 2020, NASA put seeds from 11 crops aboard an experimental spaceplane; after months in orbit, scientists brought them back to test whether they could still growIn 2020, NASA put seeds from 11 crops aboard an experimental spaceplane; after months in orbit, scientists brought them back to test whethe...
- In 1962, the US detonated a 1.4-megaton nuclear bomb in space that knocked out streetlights and triggered burglar alarms in Hawaii. 64 years later, it says weapons are already in orbitThe United States has acknowledged its possession of orbital space-control weapons, a declaration echoing a 1962 nuclear test that generate...
- In 1984, NASA sent 12.5 million tomato seeds into orbit for nearly six years. After their return, 132,000 experiment kits were distributed across every US state and 30 countriesIn 1984, NASA sent 12.5 million tomato seeds into orbit for nearly six years. After their return, 132,000 experiment kits were distributed ...
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