Odd supergiant star Betelgeuse is brightening up. Is it about to go supernova? (www.space.com)
Sun blasts out powerful X-class solar flare causing radio blackouts on Earth (video) (www.space.com)
The solar flare erupted from a sunspot seven times the width of the Earth.
Our infant solar system may have survived a nearby supernova explosion (www.space.com)
Radioactive isotopes in meteorites suggest that a supernova erupted in the vicinity of the solar system as it was forming.
What's next for Europe's Euclid 'dark universe' telescope after stunning SpaceX launch? (www.space.com)
What's next for Europe's Euclid 'dark universe' telescope after stunning SpaceX launch? (www.space.com)
See Europe's powerful new Ariane 6 rocket on launch pad (photo) (www.space.com)
SpaceX rocket launches the Euclid Space Telescope on a six year mission to map the 'dark universe' like never before [Video] (www.space.com)
The European satellite, called Euclid, soared to space today aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:11 a.m. EDT (1511 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Florida's Space Coast
Watch dark matter-hunting Euclid probe launch on SpaceX rocket on July 1 (www.space.com)
Euclid, a dark matter and dark energy hunter, is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 1 at 11:11 a.m. EDT (1511 GMT). A live webcast from NASA Television will be carried here at Space.com for free starting at 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT) in the player above.
Listen to the eerie sounds of distant galaxies in breathtaking NASA video (www.space.com)
Hear the beauty of deep space thanks to the sonification of telescope data.
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Russian cosmonauts toss old equipment overboard on ISS spacewalk (www.space.com)
'Wave goodbye to it. Rest in peace.'
The Milky Way's monster black hole let out a huge blast 200 years ago. We can now listen to its echo (video) (www.space.com)
Quantum computers could overtake classical ones within 2 years, IBM 'benchmark' experiment shows (www.space.com)
A new experiment by IBM computers shows that quantum computers could soon outperform classical digital computers at practical tasks in the next two years.
A chaotic star is inching toward a violent death as astronomers watch in real-time (www.space.com)
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