The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak during the night of Wednesday, Oct. 21, into the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 22, offering viewers a chance to spot meteors streaking across the sky at speeds around 41 miles per second, weather.com reported. While clear skies are forecast for much of the central and eastern United … Read more
Russia’s Cosmos 2612 satellite moved within roughly three miles of a U.S.-owned imaging spacecraft in low Earth orbit, closing a gap of more than 200 miles in a single day, according to tracking data released by LeoLabs. Cosmos 2612 Narrows the Gap to ICEYE-X36 The Russian satellite’s movement “appears to be a deliberate approach toward” … Read more
Astronomers have identified the first known green star, a dense white dwarf designated WD J1330+6435 that appears to glow in a shade of chartreuse due to the ingestion of rocky planetary debris. Located approximately 280 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco, the star’s unique color is the result of its atmosphere being enriched with … Read more
An inactive Soviet-era weather satellite broke apart in low-Earth orbit on October 5, 2026, generating dozens of new fragments that threaten surrounding spacecraft at an altitude where debris can persist for centuries, EarthSky reported. Meteor 2-7 Breaks Apart Above Western Australia LeoLabs detected the fragmentation event using its radar system, LeoLabs Delta, as the inactive … Read more
Solar System Weather Extreme Conditions Across Rocky and Gas Worlds World Space Week focuses attention on the meteorology of our broader Solar System, featuring alien worlds plagued by colossal storms, severe temperature swings, supersonic gales, and clouds formed from materials completely unlike water. At its simplest, weather is driven by the transfer of energy. Across … Read more
More than 50,000 events are planned across more than 100 countries as World Space Week begins with celebrations focused on space technology and exploration, news.un.org reported. This year marks sixty-nine years since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, opening the Space Age and setting off a race with the United States. … Read more
Whisky will be distilled in space for the first time in 2028 when engineers from Scotland and Japan launch a satellite containing Scotch samples and base ingredients on a five-year orbital mission. The experiment aims to measure how the harsh space environment affects the aging of the spirit. Rocket Launch Planned for 2028 Engineers are … Read more
Helium Gas Escaping Exoplanet LHS 1140b Astronomers have detected helium gas escaping from the atmosphere of LHS 1140b, a potentially rocky exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star in the constellation of Cetus, according to reporting by earthsky.org and theconversation.com. The finding offers a tentative glimpse at a long-lasting secondary atmosphere on a world situated within … Read more
The European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin rover is due to launch in 2028 and has a planned arrival on Mars in 2030, where it will bore two metres beneath the surface in search of ancient biological traces. The ESA is preparing the spacecraft for a journey of roughly 140 million miles to the Red Planet. … Read more
NASA’s Dexterous Robotics Team at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, is developing advanced robots to work alongside human astronauts on future lunar and Mars missions. Popular Science reported that the initiative aims to make deep-space exploration safer by deploying machines to handle high-risk tasks such as equipment transport, hazardous repairs, and surface scouting, … Read more