Find out what's up in your night sky during November 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
Astronomers have identified Comet 3I/ATLAS as an interstellar object, making it only the third confirmed visitor from outside our solar system, according to NASA.<br /><br />The comet is travelling on ...
UVEX is NASA’s next ‘Astrophysics Medium-Class Explorer’ mission designed to survey the entire sky in the UV regime. The next NASA space telescope to survey the ultraviolet sky has the fingerprint of ...
No need for hyperdrive: Scientists have released an “expansion pack” for a virtual tour of the universe that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own computer. The latest version of the publicly ...
The Hubble telescope peered into small patches of sky, revealing thousands of galaxies that our human eyes can’t see. Using a different technique, SPHEREx will unveil the light of hidden galaxies on a ...
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Mapping the Northern Sky

Long before satellite navigation and GPS, explorers were already setting their sights toward space. Since we first saw the night sky, humanity has been fascinated by the stars. Over thousands of years ...
TL;DR: NASA's SPHEREx space observatory has completed calibration and begun a two-year mission to map the entire night sky in 3D, capturing over 3,600 images daily. This comprehensive survey aims to ...
The wide frequency coverage of GLEAM gave astronomers the first "radio colour" map of the sky, including the galaxy itself.
An ambitious NASA mission to map the sky in 3D using a space-based observatory now has a target launch date of late February 2025. Using the sky map, SPHEREx has three scientific goals to achieve.
At Vandenberg Space Force Base, preparations are underway for a mission to send a NASA telescope into space. NASA officials say the two-year-long SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the ...
Mike Zeiler is a seasoned expert in geographic information systems (GIS) with a particular focus on smart mapping and analytical capabilities. His passion for astronomy has led him to chase solar ...
As November begins, two of the solar system's rocky planets form a nice pair low in the western sky during twilight. They add a sparkle to our view of the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion as it ...