A proposed Chinese-Chilean collaboration for a space observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert has been halted due to legal and geopolitical challenges. The project faced legal issues as Chilean law prohibits private institutions from creating international agreements for astronomical purposes. The Ventarrones site,

A Soyuz capsule successfully landed in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission from the International Space Station (ISS) for astronauts Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, and Don Pettit. The mission demonstrated the spirit of international cooperation, with research spanning biology to physics, vital for

K2-18b, a distant exoplanet located 124 light-years away in Leo, has a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and exists within its star’s habitable zone, raising the possibility of life. Astronomers utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected gases dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl

The cosmos has revealed a new puzzle: Odd Radio Circles (ORCs), challenging our understanding of the universe. Discovered in 2019 with the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), ORCs are massive, circular radio emissions, visible only in radio wavelengths. Characterized by their

The nightly chore of taking out trash bins becomes a moment of introspection, grounding the author in the rhythms of life. A starlit sky serves as a celestial constant, offering a sense of continuity amid life’s chaos and connecting past and present

Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft launched an all-female crew, including pop star Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King, marking a historic moment in space exploration. This mission, only the second all-female spaceflight in over 60 years, underscores a pivotal shift towards more

The “Sinai” Astronomical Observatory is a new project led by Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) to enhance astronomical research in the Middle East. Located on Mount Al-Rujum in South Sinai at an altitude of over 1,600 meters, the

Katy Perry embarks on a historic space journey with Blue Origin, marking her debut in space tourism and reinforcing gender representation. The mission features notable women: Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez. This flight sets a milestone

T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is a binary star system located 3,000 light-years away in the Corona Borealis constellation. The system comprises a red giant and a white dwarf, which interact to produce periodic nova explosions; the last occurred in 1946. Scientists