In national security space, “dim objects” typically refer to satellites or debris that emit little energy and are hard to see with traditional sensors. Detecting and characterizing them is already ...

Deep Space Just Revealed a Mysterious Object Astronomers Can’t Explain ...

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher captured a haunting vista in July earlier this year, in which several deep-sky objects take on the collective appearance of a colossal cosmic shark hunting in the ...

Not too long ago the thought of having a capable home observatory in your own back garden seemed impossible, but now it is. You can see into the depths of the cosmos from the comfort of your own home.

DARC is designed to track multiple small moving objects in geosynchronous orbit — all around the globe, 24 hours a day. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

A transmit antenna at Site 1 of the Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) in Western Australia is shown at night. Credit: Doug Humphries, BAE Systems WASHINGTON — A new deep-space radar site in ...

A rogue rocket booster could collide with the moon in the next few weeks, according to space experts, an event that could leave a crater on the far side of the moon. The SpaceX Falcon rocket stage was ...

Fall’s my favorite time of the year for astrophotography, mainly because it’s when many of my favorite deep space objects are visible during the night sky. And on top of that, it’s when Apple’s new ...