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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 131 — The Star Wars vs. Star Trek Food Fight
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 131 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq tackle a question that rivals the meaning of life itself: which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars?
On this day in space! Oct. 5, 1962: Happy Birthday, European Southern Observatory!
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On. Oct. 5, 1962, the European Southern Observatory was born!
Ancient supermassive black hole is blowing galaxy-killing wind, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest supermassive black hole-driven quasar wind ever seen, pushing away matter at 6,000 times the speed of sound and killing its host galaxy.
See Venus rendezvous with the crescent moon in the night sky tonight (Oct. 5)
By Joe Rao published
These Venus-moon conjunctions occur on roughly a monthly schedule.
How satellite data has proven climate change is a climate crisis
By Monisha Ravisetti published
In the fight against climate change, satellite data is an extremely valuable resource.
Blue Origin to debut 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket on Oct. 7 launch (photo)
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin will debut its second human-rated New Shepard vehicle on an uncrewed launch Monday morning (Oct. 7), if all goes according to plan.
NASA's exoplanet hunter TESS spots a record-breaking 3-star system
By Robert Lea published
Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered a record-breaking system of three tightly bound stars that could fit between the sun and Mercury.
Top total solar eclipses to look out for over the next decade
By Jamie Carter last updated
We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.
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