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The Earth is restless. Lately, it’s been spinning faster than we’ve ever recorded — so fast, in fact, that we may soon erase a full second from our clocks. One second. Gone. No one knows why. Theories swirl like gravity itself — shifting molten cores, melting glaciers, tectonic…
Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object from Earth, just got a second wind thanks to some clever work from NASA engineers. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft is now over 15 billion miles away. After 47 years in space, its aging thrusters—vital for keeping the craft pointed toward…
Mysterious forces are speeding up our planet's rotation, causing the shortest days ever recorded. And scientists don't know what's causing it. In a puzzling twist for timekeepers and planetary scientists alike, Earth is spinning faster than usual, producing Earth's…
In a breakthrough discovery, astronomers have finally spotted a long-suspected companion orbiting the red supergiant Betelgeuse—one of the brightest and most enigmatic stars in the night sky. The newfound star, now proposed to be named Siwarha (Arabic for “Her Bracelet”), is a…
The Moon from the International Space Station, through Earth's blue skies. Credit. 📸 NASA
SpaceX aims to launch around 1,000 to 2,000 Starships every two year. The company plans to transport people and cargo in order to establish a permanent settlement on the planet. Musk also believes that Mars is a backup for civilisation in case a catastrophic events on Earth.…
🔥🌫️ Rare ‘Halo of Fire’ Over Alaska An eye-shaped ring of light appeared in the Alaskan sky — formed by sunlight hitting ice crystals high in the atmosphere. A fiery, glowing illusion that felt like the sky was watching.
🚨: James Webb confirms there's something seriously wrong with our understanding of the universe — and reveals unknown physics exists.
TON 618: Meet the Largest Monster in the Universe 🕳️ TON 618 is the largest black hole ever discovered — with a mass estimated at 66 billion times that of the Sun. Its event horizon (the boundary beyond which nothing can escape) is so massive, it’s 30–40 times wider than our…
Astronomers have uncovered the most massive black hole merger ever detected, a discovery that defies our current understanding of how such massive objects form. On November 23, 2023, the LIGO observatories recorded gravitational waves from two black holes, one about 100 solar…
The clearest image ever taken of the moon Phobos of Mars.
Hubble’s recent “Picture of the Week” highlights the galaxy cluster Abell 209, located about 2.8 billion light‑years away in the constellation Cetus. This massive gathering contains over a hundred galaxies, most of which appear as smooth, golden-hued ellipticals, with a few…
Astronomers have uncovered the most massive black hole merger ever detected, a discovery that defies our current understanding of how such massive objects form. On November 23, 2023, the LIGO observatories recorded gravitational waves from two black holes, one about 100 solar…
As of 2025, nearly 10,000 active satellites orbit Earth — a record surge fueled by the rise of satellite-based technologies, global internet coverage, and mega-constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink. While these satellites are transforming communications and bridging the digital…
