Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island
In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding with an island along the way.
Astronomy & Space
ESA JUICE probe targets dark Jovian moon Kallichore in 2031
Jupiter hosts more than 100 moons, with most attention focused on the four Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. This is primarily due to their active geology, including Io being the…
Looking for Earth 2.0 in binary systems
While astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets over the last few decades, the true prize continues to elude them—they have yet to find an Earth-mass, rocky planet orbiting in the habitable…
NASA Welcomes Türkiye as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
During a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at the agency’s headquarters in Washington on Monday, the Republic of Türkiye signed the Artemis Accords, joining the growing…
NASA’s Swift Telescope Resumes Science Work Despite Failed Rescue Attempt
NASA’s Swift space telescope has resumed science observations after a private mission failed to boost its decaying orbit, making the most of its remaining time in space.
Photographer captures stunning moment NASA telescope crossed sun during launch
Space.com’s Josh Dinner caught an amazing shot of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope crossing the sun on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Here’s how it happened in a Hobby Lobby parking lot.
September 2026 Satellite Puzzler
Here’s the August 2026 puzzler. Quick, where is this? And what makes this place interesting or unique?
Ancient galaxies reveal black holes on collision course in early universe
After analyzing infrared images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of researchers has discovered multiple massive black holes from approximately 12.5–12.8…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Revolutionize Our View of the Universe
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has left Earth, but it’ll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission. Here are the next steps for the observatory.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30, 2026. Roman is…