​ Webb Telescope Just Did Something It’s Never Done Before—and Astronomers Are Thrilled (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Since it began its science operations in July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has been probing the atmospheres of alien planets

​ Failed Orbital Mission Loses Human Remains, Space Pot (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A spacecraft carrying the remains of more than 160 people crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, June 24, causing its contents to be lost at

​ NASA Satellite That’s Been Dead for 57 Years Sends Mysterious Signal to Earth (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A little over a year ago, scientists in Australia picked up a brief burst of electromagnetic radiation. The pulse was so

​ Why the Shortest Day of Your Life Could Happen This Summer (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Earth might be about to spin out its fastest day on record. And no one knows why. On July 9, 22, or August

​ Trump Snubbed Jared Isaacman as NASA Chief, but the Private Astronaut Isn’t Done With Space (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Although Jared Isaacman is out of the running for the position of NASA administrator, the space enthusiast is still

​ Something Big Is Twisting Mercury’s Crust (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Mercury has it rough. Not only is it the smallest planet in the solar system, it’s also the closest to our Sun. This unfortunate position has caused Mercury

​ A Game-Changing Telescope Is About to Reveal Its First Images. Here’s How to Watch (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A state-of-the-art telescope nearly 25 years in the making will finally reveal its first images on Monday, June 23, and

​ SpaceX Starship Explodes in Spectacular Fireball at Texas Test Facility (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) SpaceX’s upper stage prototype, designated Ship 36, exploded in southeast Texas shortly before midnight local time on June 18 during routine preparations for an