The new Vera C. Rubin Observatory now automatically sends out alerts when something changes in the night sky. In the first night, there were 800,000.

When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact ...

Asteroids, exploding stars, and feasting black holes swarm in the first-ever batch of nightly alerts from the Vera C. Rubin ...

There's a lot different about the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. There's a new time, a new channel and a new format. But what hasn't changed for the 75th NBA All-Star Game, which is taking place on Sunday, ...

The Shooting Stars Challenge returns as a part of the NBA's All-Star Weekend today. The event will feature four teams of three competing against each other until a winner is decided. Each of the teams ...

The top NBA rookies and sophomores will be on display in the 2026 Rising Stars game on Friday as a part of All-Star Weekend. G-Leaguers will also compete in the four-team tournament in which the ...

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles will feature numerous first-timers thanks to breakout seasons from some young and some veteran players around the league over the first 50 ...

The future looks bright in the NBA. While the seasoned veterans will get their moments to shine, the NBA Rising Stars Challenge is all about celebrating the exciting young players who are quickly ...

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

NBA All-Star Weekend will kick off Friday night with the 2026 Castrol NBA Rising Stars. Three teams of the best NBA rookies and sophomores and a fourth team of G League players will compete in a three ...

For the first time the All-Star Game will become a four-game tournament between three teams — two with eight players each from the U.S. and one with nine international players. The top five ...