From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 ‘firsts’ you can spot in the night sky tonight

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Here’s how to find four incredible firsts after sunset. | Credit: Left: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of...

Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue clusters of baby stars and pink clumps of ionized hydrogen gas...

Watch Russia launch 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station today

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA/Roscosmos[embedded content]Russia will launch its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch...

A bright star will disappear for up to an hour tonight — here’s what’s happening

by News Feed Editor | Apr 25, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Regulus, in the constellation Leo. | Credit: Franco Tognarini via Getty ImagesIf you live in the middle Atlantic or southeast part of the United States, you’ll...

This X-ray image shows our solar system ‘breathing’

by News Feed Editor | Apr 24, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground emission from the cosmic X-ray sky, for the Western Galactic hemisphere. The stripe patterns visible in the SWCX...

How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV’s new ‘Star City’?

by News Feed Editor | Apr 24, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Apple TV[embedded content]The world just witnessed Artemis 2’s inspiring loop around the moon and back and we’re all still enraptured by NASA’s...