Space and photography fans are in for a treat. The Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has returned, with its sixteenth edition shortlist featuring a stunning array of photographs. London’s Royal Museums Greenwich received a whopping 3,500 entries from both amateur and professional photographers globally, each of whom captured a breathtaking glimpse of space. The…

LEGO’s European Space Agency collaboration created a Space Brick, made from meteorite dust and other materials. The material could one-day build infrastructure on the Moon and beyond. Credit: LEGO Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) collaborated with Lego to 3D-print bricks made from space dust. The material — and the interlocking way that Lego…

If you’ve always wanted to witness a stellar explosion, your time is about to come.  T Coronae Borealis, also known as T CrB (pronounced tee-core-bore) or the “Blaze Star,” is on the precipice of a massive explosion — one that should be visible from Earth. According to calculations by Brad Schaefer, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at…

<a href="https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1-07-24-Starlink_Satellites_over_Carson_National_Forest-M-Lewinsky.jpg" data-fancybox data-src="https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1-07-24-Starlink_Satellites_over_Carson_National_Forest-M-Lewinsky.jpg" data-caption="Re-entry risks The rapid roll-out of satellite mega-constellations such as Starlink (photographed here over Carson National Forest, New Mexico) could pose a threat to Earth’s protective ozone layer. (Courtesy: M. Lewinsky/CC BY 4.0)”> Re-entry risks The rapid roll-out of satellite mega-constellations such as Starlink (photographed here over Carson National Forest, New…

Atlas Ocean Voyages is enhancing its Cultural Expeditions’ Atlas Focus Lab programming by introducing new Stargazing and Astronomy Workshops on select 2024 and 2025 expeditions. Atlas will also feature two special voyages highlighting the total solar eclipse scheduled on August 12, 2026. World Navigator will be positioned in the Arctic region off Patreksfjordur, Iceland, and World Traveller will be positioned in…

A skyscraper-size asteroid discovered two weeks ago will zoom between Earth and the moon on Saturday (June 29). At its closest approach, the space rock will pass within roughly 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of our planet — about three-quarters the average distance between Earth and the moon. The asteroid, named 2024 MK, is estimated to…

A skyscraper-size asteroid discovered two weeks ago will zoom between Earth and the moon on Saturday (June 29). At its closest approach, the space rock will pass within roughly 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of our planet — about three-quarters the average distance between Earth and the moon. The asteroid, named 2024 MK, is estimated to…

A rendering of the Gateway Space Station with the Orion spacecraft docked. Credit: NASA NASA has just unveiled a new 3D animation that showcases the exterior of the upcoming Gateway Space Station. Gateway is designed to serve as a crucial stopover for longer space missions. Set to launch its first modules in 2025, Gateway will…

Wernher Von Braun explains the Saturn system to President John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral in 1963. Credit: NASA. History’s pages are sprinkled with a litany of ironies, few sourer than a fearsome weapon of war that became a vehicle for peace, evolving from a tool to end human lives in their thousands to one…

Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos (pictured) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are competing for dominance of the commercial spaceflight industry. Credit: Blue Origin. The billionaire space race between Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken a dramatic turn. Last week, Blue Origin filed a public comment to the FAA requesting that the regulator limit the number…