Astronomers relieved as industrial plant threatening Earth’s darkest sky gets cancelled

A light-polluting green hydrogen plant project that would seriously affect one of the world’s most important astronomical observatories has been scrapped by the company behind it.

Sun unleashes colossal X4.2 solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Africa and Europe (video)

An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.

James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant galaxy ever detected: ‘It looks nothing like what we predicted’

“There is a growing chasm between theory and observation related to the early universe, which presents compelling questions to be explored going forward.”

NASA satellite watches January’s polar vortex | Space photo of the day for Feb. 4, 2026

A late January 2026 winter storm left more than snow and ice in its wake.

Is Jupiter on a diet? New measurements say it’s smaller than we thought

Jupiter may be a bit more petite than expected, and that could have a big impact on how scientists model the mysterious interior of the giant planet.

A ‘cold Earth’ exoplanet just 146 light-years away might be in its star’s habitable zone  —  if it exists

The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.

Neutron star photobombs baby star | Space photo of the day for Feb. 3, 2026

When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy.

Bleached Martian rocks offer fresh evidence of a wetter and warmer Mars: ‘But where did they come from?

“You need so much water that we think these could be evidence of an ancient warmer and wetter climate where there was rain falling for millions of years.”

Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as new volatile sunspot turns toward Earth

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.