​ One Star Is Orbiting Inside Another in This Never-Before-Seen Binary System (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) For the first time, astronomers have spotted a rapidly spinning neutron star that is gravitationally bound to a helium star companion. The discovery

​ SpaceX Poised to Profit From Trump’s Golden Dome Fantasy (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly chomping at the bit to build Trump’s $175 billion “Golden Dome” defense system, designed to protect the U.S. from foreign

​ This Perfectly Spherical Supernova Is Weirding Us Out (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The universe is a chaotic place filled with exploding stars, material falling into black holes, and rogue planets wandering off on their own. All that chaos

​ Unidentified Bacterial Strain Discovered Inside China’s Space Station (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) In October 2022, China launched the final module of its orbiting space station. Since then, it hasn’t just been astronauts aboard Tiangong—an unusual and previously unknown

​ 26 Unidentified Bacterial Species Detected in NASA Cleanroom (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) In space travel, it can often be the tiniest things that ruin a big mission. That’s why attention to detail is key, particularly inside a cleanroom

​ Strange, Dazzling White Streak Photobombs Rare Auroras Over the U.S. (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) On the night of Saturday, May 17, skywatchers in parts of the U.S. were treated to a dazzling display of auroras from a surprise