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Landspace targets $1 billion for reusable rockets as IPO application accepted
Space News - 1 Jan 2026 02:05
Landspace, one of Chinas leading launch startups, has had its application for an initial public offering accepted by the Shanghai Stock Exchanges STAR Market. The post Landspace targets $1 billion for reusable rockets as...
Gaia Spots Worlds Being Born
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2026 04:21
ESAs Gaia space telescope has achieved something astronomers thought nearly impossible, detecting planets while theyre still forming inside the dusty discs surrounding newborn stars. By measuring the subtle gravitational...
Scientists Race to Film Black Holes in 3D
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2026 02:06
The iconic 2019 and 2022 photographs of black holes M87* and Sagittarius A* captivated astronomers worldwide with their fuzzy orange doughnut shapes. Now, scientists are preparing to take the next giant leap by creating ...
Playmobil versus Lego: Which is the best USS Enterprise set?
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2026 23:05
Lego has recently released their first-ever Star Trek set, the 3600-piece U.S.S Enterprise, but is it better than Playmobil's model?
When Stars Blow Bubbles
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2026 22:23
For the first time, astronomers have caught a stellar nursery in the act of blowing giant celestial bubbles, revealing a massive outflow of gas stretching over 650 light-years from one of the Milky Ways most extraordinar...
The Sticky Problem of Lunar Dust Gets a Mathematical Solution
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2026 22:03
Lunar dust poses one of the most persistent challenges for spacecraft operations on the Moon, clinging stubbornly to surfaces and infiltrating equipment with potentially devastating consequences. Now, researchers have de...
The Interstellar Comet Thats Spilling Its Secrets
Universe Today - 1 Jan 2026 21:43
Astronomers have measured water streaming from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time since it passed closest to the Sun. Using a spacecraft thats been watching the Sun for nearly three decades, scientists detect...
Nebula nights: Award-winning sci-fi literature through the ages
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2026 21:00
Think you know your Le Guin from your Liu? Lets find out
Moon landings, asteroid missions and new telescopes: Here are the top spaceflight moments to look forward to in 2026
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2026 19:00
From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration.
Space Force shows off snowy new Alaska radar post | Space photo of the day for Jan. 1, 2026
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2026 16:00
"I am the watcher on the walls."
Study unveils the dual nature of a young stellar object
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2026 15:30
Astronomers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in India and elsewhere have conducted a long-term photometric and spectroscopic study of a young stellar object known as V1180 Cassiope...
Searching for light dark matter by tracking its direction with quantum sensors
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2026 15:00
Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, absorb or reflect light, interacting very weakly with ordinary matter. These characteristics make it impossible to detect using conventional technologies used ...
Finding runaway stars to help map dark matter in the Milky Way
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2026 14:30
Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the Milky Way galaxy, such as its gravitational potential and the distribution of matter. Now astronome...
Experiment nixes 'sterile' neutrino explanation of previous unexpected measurements
Phys.org - 1 Jan 2026 12:20
Experimental particle physicists working at the MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory have found evidence against the existence of a "sterile" type of neutrino hypothesized to be respo...
Are image-stabilized binoculars good for stargazing?
SPACE.com - 1 Jan 2026 12:00
We've tested many image-stabilized binoculars - here's our expert verdict on whether you should bite the bullet and buy a pair or go with regular binoculars for stargazing.