Chasing the northern lights? Here’s what forecasters can—and can’t—tell you

Space weather forecasting is decades behind Earth’s meteorology. Learn what makes auroras so unpredictable—and the real-time ...

What Is Space-Time? Breaking Down Einstein's Big Idea

Space and time seem like two completely different ideas, but Einstein showed they are interlinked in what is known as ...

Two Chances to See the International Space Station

From Earth, the International Space Station will look like bright, fast moving, dot in the sky. The International Space ...

The world’s first commercial space station is getting closer to launch

Californian company Vast is building what would be the world’s first commercial space station, which it aims to launch next ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will be eyed by Mars and Jupiter probes as it zooms past the sun this month

Observing 3I/ATLAS in this active phase will give some of the clearest insights yet into the mystery of interstellar comets.

The other space race: why the world is obsessed with sending objects into orbit

In December 2024, Buddhist monks from Japan attempted unsuccessfully to send a small temple on board a satellite into orbit.
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Space is the new battlefield with hijacked satellites and orbiting weapons

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programing, ...