It may be the first day of fall, but here's when winter will be here

Winter will begin on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 10:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, when the Earth’s axial tilt places the Northern ...
Space.com

'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus

If you want to build a little rocket to get off a little planet, [Rocket Lab is] probably a good place to start,' ...

The Largest Known Things In The Universe, Ranked By Size

The known universe is full of shockingly huge things. Here are the largest planets, stars, galaxies, and structures we've ...

Say goodbye to summer! Autumn officially begins TONIGHT as the sun shines directly above the equator – making day and night equal in length

The autumn equinox takes place at 19:20 BST Monday – marking the point when the sun appears to shine directly over the equator. This annual astronomical milestone officially heralds the arrival of ...

Firefly Aerospace Receives $10 Million NASA Contract Addendum for Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Data

During Blue Ghost operations within the Moon’s Mare Crisium, temperatures peaked at 230°F during lunar noon, the hottest part of the lunar day, and quickly dropped to -275°F during a five-hour solar ...
The Daily Illini

First UI-led NASA mission to launch

Lara Waldrop, professor in Engineering, will lead the first National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission by a ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Astronomers Say Earth Has a Newly Discovered ‘Quasi-Moon,’ a Companion That Shares Its Orbit Around the Sun

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...

Academician Explains Science: Why Should We Impact Asteroids

Billion of Asteroids: The "Living Fossils" of Solar System Formation and Evolution ...