Space.com15h
NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
"We are literally mapping the entire celestial sky in 102 infrared colors for the first time in humanity's history." ...
Interesting Engineering20h
Why NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory could be the ultimate exoplanet hunter
HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...
bittergrounds.com1d
2025 US stamps – Betty White, ssssnakes & a bit of love
The 2025 US stamps offer up a lot of familiar faces, among them Betty White. We’ll always miss her.
Carnegie Institution for Science3d
Hubble's Famous M31 VAR! plate
On the night of October 5-6, 1923, Carnegie astronomer Edwin P. Hubble took a plate of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) with the Hooker 100-inch telescope of the Mount Wilson Observatory. This plate, ...
DR Congo Conflict: Rebels enter outskirts of Goma & close the airport
In a tit-for-tat action, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are recalling diplomats from each other's capitals. The actions come amid intense fighting between Congolese forces and ...
Gaza ceasefire: Israel, Hamas solve dispute over hostages
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Gaza based Hamas militant group will release six hostages this ...