Gennaro Zapp

Founder of RISE. Engineer turned space writer. Built on the Space Coast, aimed at the stars.

Astronomy

Jul 31, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Maps Black Hole Family Tree

Webb's revolutionary analysis reveals black hole family tree, reshaping our understanding of mysterious early cosmic objects and their evolution through the universe.

Astronomy

Jul 29, 2026

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3 min read

Wandering Black Hole Devours Star

Wandering black hole devours star in rare tidal disruption event, revealing a displaced cosmic giant's violent encounter with stellar material.

Astronomy

Astronomers Spot the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

Jul 24, 2026

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3 min read

Astronomers Spot the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

A brown dwarf’s mystery companion has scientists rethinking what counts as a moon

Astronomy

Jul 22, 2026

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3 min read

NASA Tech Hunts Habitable Worlds

Discover how UCF's PEEPSS project could revolutionize exoplanet detection, enabling future telescopes to directly image Earth-like worlds around distant stars.

Astronomy

Apollo 11 & Milky Way's Particle Accelerator Found

Jul 20, 2026

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3 min read

Apollo 11 & Milky Way's Particle Accelerator Found

Discover where the Milky Way's most extreme particle source originates and explore this week's cosmic discoveries, from India's private rocket success to ancient astronomical mysteries.

Astronomy

Jul 17, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Discovers Giant Exoplanet Hiding

Webb telescope reveals giant exoplanet hidden in plain sight at Beta Pictoris, one of astronomy's most studied star systems. Major discovery.

Policy & Funding

Jul 15, 2026

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3 min read

Controversial Sun Space Mirror Approved

FCC approves controversial Earendil-1 space mirror to beam sunlight to Earth at night, sparking global concerns among researchers about orbital technology's future impact.

Industry

China Successfully Launches First Reusable Rocket

Jul 13, 2026

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3 min read

China Successfully Launches First Reusable Rocket

China's Long March-10B first stage successfully lands on sea platform, marking a major milestone in reusable rocket recovery and advancing spaceflight innovation.

Missions

China Sends First Images of Earth's Mini Moon

Jul 10, 2026

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3 min read

China Sends First Images of Earth's Mini Moon

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft captures first close-up images of Earth's mini moon Kamo'oalewa, revealing clues about lunar origins and quasi-satellite mysteries.

Astronomy

Jul 8, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Reveals Centaurus A's Hidden Core

Webb Space Telescope reveals Centaurus A's hidden core with stunning mid-infrared imagery, unveiling secrets of this nearby galaxy's structure and composition.

Astronomy

Jul 6, 2026

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3 min read

Massive Galaxy Defies Cosmic Timeline

JWST discovers the most distant barred spiral galaxy ever confirmed, defying cosmic timeline expectations and reshaping our understanding of early universe formation.

Industry

Jul 3, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Finds a Planet After Its Star Died

Webb watched this planet pass in front of the star that should have destroyed it.

Policy & Funding

Jul 1, 2026

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3 min read

NASA Awards Lunar Base Partners

Astrobotic, Firefly, and Intuitive Machines will deliver science payloads to the lunar surface by late 2028.

Missions

Jun 29, 2026

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3 min read

Hidden Magma System Found Beneath Mars

Massive magma systems discovered beneath Mars surface—the strongest evidence yet that the Red Planet remains geologically active.

Astronomy

Jun 26, 2026

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2 min read

NASA Confirms Organic Carbon on Mars

NASA confirms organic carbon on Mars, reshaping our understanding of whether the Red Planet ever supported microbial life in groundbreaking discovery.

Webb Finds Giant Galaxy and Supermassive Black Hole Being Born

Jun 24, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Finds Giant Galaxy and Supermassive Black Hole Being Born

Webb discovers giant galaxy and supermassive black hole forming in one of the earliest galaxy formation events ever observed by any telescope.

Astronomy

Jun 22, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Spots Impossible Galaxy Cluster

Webb discovers impossibly mature galaxy cluster 10 billion light-years away, challenging our understanding of early universe evolution and forcing physics revisions.

Astronomy

Jun 19, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Catches Exoplanet Getting Roasted

At four times Jupiter's mass, this gas giant follows one of the wildest orbits ever studied.

Astronomy

Jun 17, 2026

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3 min read

A Star Just Ate One of Its Planets

Star TOI-5882 devoured a planet and left a chemical fingerprint, revealing the cosmic aftermath of planetary destruction and stellar appetite.

Astronomy

MeerKAT Spots Cosmic Laser Halfway Across the Universe

Jun 15, 2026

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3 min read

MeerKAT Spots Cosmic Laser Halfway Across the Universe

MeerKAT's discovery of a gigamaser 8 billion light-years away opens a new frontier in radio astronomy.

Astronomy

Jun 12, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Finds Evidence of Black Hole Stars

GLIMPSE-17775's spectrum reveals the deepest observations yet of mysterious "little red dot" galaxies.

Missions

Jun 10, 2026

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3 min read

Meet the Artemis III Crew

NASA names Artemis III crew as the most complex orbital test in history takes shape.

Industry

Jun 8, 2026

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3 min read

ISS Leak Prompts NASA Action

ISS leak concerns grow as NASA takes action. Black hole winds, SpaceX-Google AI partnership, Artemis II updates, and more cosmic discoveries.

Astronomy

Largest Magnetic Map of Universe Released

Jun 5, 2026

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Largest Magnetic Map of Universe Released

The SPICE-RACS map is five times larger than all previous magnetic surveys combined.

Astronomy

Jun 3, 2026

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3 min read

Webb Detects Methane on 3I/ATLAS

Webb detects methane on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it journeys back out of our solar system, revealing fascinating insights into interstellar composition.

Gennaro Zapp

Webb Maps Black Hole Family Tree

Wandering Black Hole Devours Star

Astronomers Spot the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

NASA Tech Hunts Habitable Worlds

Apollo 11 & Milky Way's Particle Accelerator Found

Webb Discovers Giant Exoplanet Hiding

Controversial Sun Space Mirror Approved

China Successfully Launches First Reusable Rocket

China Sends First Images of Earth's Mini Moon

Webb Reveals Centaurus A's Hidden Core

Massive Galaxy Defies Cosmic Timeline

Webb Finds a Planet After Its Star Died

NASA Awards Lunar Base Partners

Hidden Magma System Found Beneath Mars

NASA Confirms Organic Carbon on Mars

Webb Finds Giant Galaxy and Supermassive Black Hole Being Born

Webb Spots Impossible Galaxy Cluster

Webb Catches Exoplanet Getting Roasted

A Star Just Ate One of Its Planets

MeerKAT Spots Cosmic Laser Halfway Across the Universe

Webb Finds Evidence of Black Hole Stars

Meet the Artemis III Crew

ISS Leak Prompts NASA Action

Largest Magnetic Map of Universe Released

Webb Detects Methane on 3I/ATLAS

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