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Juno spacecraft finds auroral 'footprints' of Jupiter's moon Callisto for 1st time

Yes, even Jupiter's moons produce auroras.

Space · Sep 8, 2025

Planet Labs Lifts Outlook With Record Backlog And Strategic Global Contracts

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) shares surged after reporting second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that beat Wall Street estimates, driven by record revenue growth and raised guidance.

Benzinga · Sep 8, 2025

1st known interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is an 'exo-Pluto' — a completely new class of object, scientists say

"'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them."

Space · Sep 8, 2025

Saturn and the moon take a sunset stroll on Sept. 8: Here's how to see it

The ringed gas giant Saturn will be less than 5 degrees from the lunar disk at sunset on Sept. 8.

Space · Sep 7, 2025

Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs

Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star?

Space · Sep 6, 2025

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 176 — Beyond the Solar System

On Episode 176 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Alan Stern to talk about what is next in deep space exploration.

Space · Sep 6, 2025

Romance scammer posing as a stranded astronaut swindled an 80-year-old woman out of $6,700 — fraudster claimed they needed funds for oxygen supplies

The scammer's pleas that his spaceship was ‘under attack and in need of oxygen’ convinced an elderly woman to send him 1 million Yen (~$6,700).

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 6, 2025

What to expect during today's 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse

The Sept. 7-8 total lunar eclipse will be visible to over 7 billion people in Asia, Australia, Africa and eastern Europe.

Space · Sep 6, 2025

Astrophotographer captures the gaping maw of a cosmic shark in stunning deep space image (photo)

The nebula body of the cosmic shark is located 650 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus.

Space · Sep 6, 2025

Rare total lunar eclipse ‘blood moon’ to be visible from UK

The satellite will turn deep red as the Earth passes between the sun and the moon at about 7.30pm on Sunday

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025