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Researchers created a satellite tracking system to track satellite streaks across the Arctic for the first time ever.

Its name might be a bit of a mouthful, but this Lego Star Wars ship is wonderfully pocket-sized while still packing in a lot of detail.

The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.

Astronomers are puzzled by a strong burst of radio waves traced back to a NASA satellite that had been inactive since the 1960s

We’ve known for nearly a century that UV radiation is linked to skin cancer, but modern advice about sunburn can be confusing. To understand what works, you need to know what UV really does to your skin

Technology reporter Matthew Sparkes thought his passwords and personal data were safe, but a tour of the murkier sides of the internet revealed otherwise

Nature, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01732-6

Astronomer Bernie Fanaroff helped to design South Africa’s plan to become a radioastronomy powerhouse — and it started with training the next generation.

James Webb Space Telescope finds exoplanets in extreme environments that could potentially be habitable.

Sunspot region 4114 has done it again! This time unleashing a colossal X1.9 solar flare.

The moon is a key step in the journey of space exploration, but making it habitable brings up lots of questions around space law and policy