​ Upcoming Super Telescope Will Study the Universe’s Most Extreme Explosions (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The European Commission recently established a planned gamma-ray observatory as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium, or ERIC, which will expedite the construction of the

​ Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Starship Flight 8 After Explosion Rained Debris Over the Atlantic [Updated] (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Update: 6:55 p.m. ET: SpaceX had to scrub today’s launch due to an unspecified issue. The company may try

​ Water Existed in the Universe Billions of Years Earlier Than Thought, Astronomers Say (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Water—the thirst-quenching molecule considered necessary for life as we know it—existed early in the universe’s lifetime, according to a study published

​ Billions of Years Ago, Mars Featured Beaches Fit for a Vacation, Astronomers Say (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its

​ How to Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Attempt Its Historic Moon Landing (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A private lunar lander is gearing up for its date with destiny. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost has been in space for 44 days,

​ NASA Gears Up for Weekend Launch Carrying Missions to Study the Milky Way and Sun (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) After a short delay, NASA is set to launch two missions this weekend, SPHEREx and PUNCH, that will map

​ Two Space Probes Are Facing Serious Issues Just Days After Launch (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) If you need yet another reminder that space travel is ridiculously complicated, two freshly launched probes have already run into trouble. On February

​ Astronaut’s Remarkable Image Captures Milky Way Beyond Earth’s Horizon (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) An astronaut recently captured an image of Earth from the International Space Station that offers an entirely different view of our world and what lies

​ These 7 Wild Concepts Are in the Running For NASA’s Next Big Mission (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) What should NASA explore next? The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine just published its proposed science themes for NASA’s