The explosion of the star T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), a rare phenomenon last seen in the 1940s. This star is located about 2,600 light-years away and it is expected to become visible to the naked eye in the coming days or weeks.
China has successfully landed its Chang’e 6 lunar probe on the far side of the moon, state media reported on Sunday. This mission was launched last month planning to collect soil and rock samples from the moon’s far side. This is the first attempt of its kind in space exploration.
Blue Origin has successfully ended its nearly two-year hiatus in human spaceflight with the launch of its NS-25 mission. This mission being Blue Origin’s first crewed flight since 2022, took six individuals on a brief but historic journey to suborbital space aboard the New Shepard rocket-capsule combination on Sunday, May 19.
In a study, an international team of astronomers discovered another low-density, massive planet, named WASP-193b. This “fluffy” gas giant orbits a Sun-like star located 1,232 light-years away from Earth. Although WASP-193b is about one and a half times the size of Jupiter, it is only around 14% as massive, making it the second-lightest exoplanet observed to date.
The cosmic phenomenon known as the BOAT, or Brightest Of All Time, has excited astronomers and astrophysicists since its discovery in 2022. A recent breakthrough, led by a team of scientists utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), shows its cause of brightest ever Gamma-ray Burst.
Russia’s test launch of the Angara-A5 heavy-lift rocket was called off just moments before liftoff from the Vostochny space launch facility. The launch, scheduled for 0900 GMT on Tuesday, faced an unexpected halt.
Luxury space tourism operator SpaceVIP has unveiled plans for a culinary journey to the edge of space, where six lucky individuals will dine on a Michelin-starred meal prepared by acclaimed chef Rasmus Munk. With tickets priced at a $495,000 per person.
Scientists have discovered a colossal volcano on Mars, challenging our understanding of the Red Planet’s geological history and offering prospects for future exploration. The discovery announced at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is on a journey from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying the Nova-C lander developed by Houston-based Intuitive Machines Inc. This mission, designated IM-1, seeks to achieve what no private company has done before, successfully land a spacecraft on the moon.
NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite, planned to reveal mysteries of Earth’s interconnected systems, successfully launched into orbit at 1:33 a.m. EST on February 8, 2024.
