NASA’s asteroid redirection experiment has produced a new result with potential implications well beyond planetary science. Researchers reported that the agency’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, not only altered the motion of the small asteroid Dimorphos around its larger companion, Didymos, but also slightly changed the binary system’s path around the sun. Scientists described the finding as the first…
Halley’s Comet Debris Fuels Spectacular Night Show The night sky is ready to dazzle stargazers once again as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its annual peak between October 21 and 22. Known for its bright, fast streaks that seem to emerge from Orion’s Belt, the Orionids are among the most anticipated celestial displays of the year. The event occurs when…
Falcon 9 Expands Starlink Network From Florida SpaceX achieved its 130th Falcon 9 launch of the year as the company continues its unprecedented pace in 2025. The latest mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at dawn, carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit. The reusable rocket’s first stage, designated B1095, successfully landed on…
A Discovery That Changes Human Evolution Scientists have uncovered the first hand fossils of Paranthropus boisei, an extinct human relative, shedding new light on the species once known only for its skull and massive teeth. Found at Kenya’s Koobi Fora site near Lake Turkana, the fossils — including a long thumb, mobile pinkie, and broad finger bones — suggest surprising…
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their groundbreaking work on molecular structures capable of trapping gases—an innovation that could transform efforts to combat climate change and water scarcity. Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi were recognized for developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), materials that can store vast amounts of gas or moisture…
A Rare Visitor From Beyond the Solar System Astronomers are closely tracking a rare interstellar visitor: comet 3I/ATLAS. This extraordinary object, one of only three ever detected from outside our solar system, has recently been captured on camera passing near Mars. The event offers scientists a unique opportunity to study material formed around another star and to better understand the…
Harvest Moon Returns Skywatchers are set for a celestial treat on Monday night when October’s harvest moon rises as the first supermoon of the year. The moon will reach peak fullness around 11:48 p.m. ET, but it will appear nearly full from Monday evening through early Tuesday. Even if clouds obscure the view on the first night, the moon will…
