After 10 years of upgrades, this legendary telescope has returned to chase black holes, asteroids and cosmic chemistry

by quasarn01 | May 20, 2026 | Astronomy

The Haystack 37m Telescope has been a landmark in radio astronomy and radar studies of the solar system since its first light in 1964. Over the following four decades, it supported NASA’s Apollo landings on the moon, made planetary radar maps of the surface of...

An explanation for the massive black holes the JWST found in the early universe

by quasarn01 | May 20, 2026 | Astronomy

One of the most puzzling findings from the JWST’s observations of the early universe is the size of black holes. According to our understanding of black hole growth, these early black holes are far more massive than expected. Astronomers expected the unexpected...

Image: NASA’s Psyche mission captures Mars’ Huygens Crater

by quasarn01 | May 20, 2026 | Astronomy

Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens (upper right; about 290 miles, or 470 kilometers, in diameter) and the surrounding heavily cratered southern...

A SpaceX rocket will soon hit the moon, raising concerns about handing over space launches to private companies

by quasarn01 | May 20, 2026 | Astronomy

SpaceX seems to have mistaken shooting for the moon with shooting at the moon. Forecast to occur on Aug. 5, a five-story-long piece of a rocket from one of the private space exploration company’s recent lunar missions is expected to hit the moon at around 5,400...

Image: NASA’s Psyche mission images the crescent of Mars

by quasarn01 | May 20, 2026 | Astronomy

This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA’s Psyche mission as it approached the planet for a gravity assist. Captured by the spacecraft’s multispectral imager instrument, this was the last view of the whole...