The sky is getting crowded. In the last few years, the number of satellite launches has increased by an order of magnitude as ...

At the heart of our own galaxy, there is a dense thicket of stars with a supermassive black hole at the very center. NASA's ...

Discover the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise. Learn why this 'rebel' planet spins backwards, how a ...

China launches AlSat-3A for Algeria, Ceres-1 sea launch adds to Tianqi constellation China conducted its third and fourth ...

A Long March 6A lifts off from Taiyuan, Jan. 13, 2026, carrying the Yaogan-50 (01) satellite towards a highly retrograde orbit. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of Long March rocket ...

Mercury in retrograde is an optical illusion where the planet appears to move backward from Earth's perspective. Astrologically, Mercury is believed to rule communication, travel, and technology.

As of December 19, 2025, the interstellar visitor known as 3I/ATLAS (officially designated C/2025 N1) is making its closest approach to Earth before continuing its journey out of our Solar System.

Orbiting in reverse around Neptune, Triton is a cosmic rebel with a secret past. This video dives into the evidence that suggests this giant moon was not born around the blue planet but was violently ...

If you’ve felt like the vibe has been a bit interesting lately, you’re not imagining it. November 2025 comes with a cosmic traffic jam—five major retrogrades overlapping at once. They are: Mercury, ...

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The most maligned of astrological transits is upon us. This time, Mercury, our planet of thought, speech, travel and exchange, is going retrograde in drunk pirate Sagittarius, and later, tender ...

Researchers present strong evidence for a planet circling two brown dwarfs on a near polar path. The orbit is tilted almost 90 degrees to the pair’s motion. The system lies about 120 light-years from ...