FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 65 | History Defined

Two stars carve egg-shaped nebula | Space photo of the day Feb. 24, 2026

Two aging stars in the binary system AFGL 4106 sculpt a glowing, egg-shaped nebula as they approach the end of their lives.

Space · Feb 24

'Some of the cracks had penetrated through': Chinese astronauts reveal new details about spacecraft that 'stranded' them in space last year

Crew members of China's Shenzhou-20 mission recently detailed their reactions upon finding cracks in their spacecraft's viewport during the nation's first spaceflight emergency.

Space · Feb 24

Starlight warped in the fabric of spacetime could help us find hidden black holes dancing together

Flashes of gravitationally lensed starlight could act as cosmic lighthouses revealing the presence of binary supermassive black holes in close orbit.

Space · Feb 24

We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale

They were gourmet, but not from any grocery store you can find on Earth.

Space · Feb 23

Satellite spies northern lights over Iceland and Canada | Space photo of the day for Feb. 23, 2026

Satellite spies stunning auroras from orbit during G1 geomagnetic storm.

Space · Feb 23

See the moon dance with the stunning 'Seven Sisters' of the Pleiades tonight — here's where to look

The moon and Pleiades will glow together on Feb. 23 in a striking skywatching display.

Space · Feb 23

1 week until a breathtaking blood moon rises over the US during total lunar eclipse 2026

The total lunar eclipse occurs around the March full moon phase, as the sun, Earth and lunar disk align.

Space · Feb 23

Is time a fundamental part of reality? A quiet revolution in physics suggests not

It feels so obvious that time moves forward that questioning it can seem almost pointless.

Space · Feb 22

NASA's Perseverance rover now has its own 'GPS' on Mars: 'We've given the rover a new ability'

NASA's Perseverance rover can now pinpoint its exact location on Mars without help from Earth, paving the way for longer, more autonomous exploration.

Space · Feb 22

Why do some places wait 1000 years for a solar eclipse, while others get two in a decade?

Why do some places wait 1,000 years to see a total solar eclipse while others get two in a decade? The surprising orbital mechanics behind where eclipses happen — and don't.

Space · Feb 22