15 must-see naked-eye skywatching events in 2025

In 2025, skywatchers can look forward to a series of stunning celestial events, including a bright Mars occulted by the Wolf Moon, Venus at its brightest, a spectacular “devil’s horns” solar eclipse, and plenty of meteor showers peaking under moonless night skies. Although many of these events are visible to the naked eye, a nice … Read more

Don’t miss these 15 spectacular moon events in 2025

From an occultation of Mars to conjunctions with Venus and Jupiter, the moon will be involved in a bevy of spectacular events in 2025, and it will appear at its biggest and brightest since 2019. Here are some dates for this year’s moon-gazing diary. If you’re looking for some skywatching gear to make the most … Read more

Starship, Europa Clipper and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2024

Historians will look back on 2024 as a special year for spaceflight. From SpaceX plucking a huge rocket out of the sky to the first privately funded spacewalk to the launch of a $5 billion mission to study an ice-covered ocean moon, this year held many record-breaking achievements and advances that brought humanity ever closer … Read more

NASA is Considering Designs and Simulations to Prepare Astronauts for Lighting Conditions Around the Lunar South Pole

In the coming years, NASA and other space agencies will send humans back to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era—this time to stay! To maximize line-of-sight communication with Earth, solar visibility, and access to water ice, NASA, the ESA, and China have selected the Lunar South Pole (LSP) as the location … Read more

Gears of War games ranked, worst to best

Almost five years after Gears 5 released, developer’s The Coalition revealed Gears of War: E-Day, a prequel which is being described as this series’ Halo: Reach or Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We’ve yet to learn about the new sci-fi third-person shooter’s release window, so now it’s the perfect time to either replay or … Read more