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The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the 'Treasure Chest' star cluster in the Carina Nebula, showcasing approximately 70 young stars amidst swirling cosmic gas and dust.
Cosmos & Space

James Webb Telescope Reveals 'Treasure Chest' with 70 Young Stars

The 'Treasure Chest' star cluster in the Carina Nebula, once thought to be a mere 100,000 years old, has been dramatically re-aged by the James Webb Space Telescope to a surprising 1.

David Grossman·August 11, 2026
A dense network of Starlink satellites glowing in Earth's orbit, with a SpaceX rocket ascending in the background.
Cosmos & Space

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit

As of early June 2026, over 10,000 Starlink satellites actively beam internet from orbit, a constellation that has grown from just 60 in 2019 to an unimaginable scale, reports space.

Marcus Cole·June 29, 2026
Phobos, Mars' moon, showcasing its massive impact crater and proximity to the red planet, Mars, against the backdrop of space.
Cosmos & Space

Phobos: Rapid orbit, asteroid-like characteristics

Mars' moon Phobos bears a massive impact crater, a cosmic scar so severe it nearly shattered the moon.

Marcus Cole·June 21, 2026
A supermassive black hole at the center of an active galactic nucleus, with newly forming exoplanets visible in the surrounding cosmic dust and gas.
Cosmos & Space

Supermassive black holes may be birthing millions of exoplanets

Millions of Jupiter-mass 'dust giants' and 'lava balls' could be forming tens of parsecs from supermassive black holes, challenging everything we thought we knew about where planets are born, Space re

Marcus Cole·June 14, 2026
Total solar eclipse viewed low on the horizon over Mallorca's coast, with dramatic light and silhouetted palm trees.
Cosmos & Space

Mallorca offers prime viewing for 2026 total solar eclipse

While millions plan to witness the 2026 total solar eclipse from Spain, only a sliver of coastline, like Mallorca's Playa de Palma, will offer the truly breathtaking sight: the sun just 2.

Aram Sarkisian·June 8, 2026
Russian cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, with Earth visible below.
Cosmos & Space

NASA Broadcasts Roscosmos Spacewalk for ISS Operations

On Wednesday, May 27, NASA will broadcast live coverage of a spacewalk performed by Russian cosmonauts, a striking decision given its own astronauts, Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt, were origin

David Grossman·May 23, 2026