Martian meteorites deliver a trove of information on red planet’s structure Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and…
Old becomes new A star will become visible in the night sky, and old data from Venus yield new discoveries….
Peregrinations of grief A friend and a falcon went missing. In pain, I turned to ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ – and found a…
Swarming for success: Starling completes primary mission After 10 months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary…
Swarming for success: Starling completes primary mission After 10 months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary…
Successful engine test boosts Vega-C toward return-to-flight The Zefiro-40 solid rocket motor, the second stage of the Vega-C rocket, was…
SpaceX launch marks 40th for the Space Coast SpaceX sent up the 40th rocket launch from the Space Coast on…
And Then There Were Four (or Maybe Not) I’m delighted to see the high level of interest in Dysonian SETI…
Starlinks can produce surprisingly bright flares for pilots How can sunlight reflecting off SpaceX’s Starlink satellites interfere with ground-based operations?…
TESS finds intriguing world sized between Earth and Venus Using observations by NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and many…
Dyson spheres: Astronomers report potential candidates for alien structures, and evidence against their existence There are three ways to look…
3D-MAT, a thermal protection material for the Artemis Generation The 3-Dimensional Multifunctional Ablative Thermal Protection System (3D-MAT) is a thermal…
Mars rovers, helicopters, and sunsets This week brings updates on the next missions to rove — and maybe even fly…
The last great stigma Workers with mental illness experience discrimination that would be unthinkable for other health issues. Can this…
Could alien solar panels be technosignatures? If alien technological civilizations exist, they almost certainly use solar energy. Along with wind,…
Twelve countries sign the Zero Debris Charter Twelve nations have signed the Zero Debris Charter at the ESA/EU Space Council…
Video: Fireball witnessed by weather satellite While a meteor lit up the skies over Spain and Portugal recently, it was…
NASA tool prepares to image faraway planets The Roman Coronagraph Instrument on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help…
New Horizons: Mapping at System’s Edge Dust between the stars usually factors into our discussions on Centauri Dreams when we’re…
NASA study provides new look at orbital debris, potential solutions New data analysis indicates that NASA and its partners could…
Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space, including oldest astronaut After a nearly two-year hiatus, Blue Origin flew adventurers to…
‘Dad’s going up in a rocket!’ French businessman set for launch He arrived in Texas, tried on his flight suit…
Earth from space: New Zealand’s North Island Captured on 7 May 2024, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of New…
A certain flair for solar activity The Sun was in the spotlight this week, with a huge solar storm and…
On Jewish revenge What might a people, subjected to unspeakable historical suffering, think about the ethics of vengeance once in…
South Korea goes for space-based solar power Conceptual illustration depicting the design features of a Korean Space Solar Power Satellite…
The impact of inter-satellite links on the ECOM model performance for BDS‑3 MEO satellites Inter-satellite link (ISL) plays an essential…
Glitch on BepiColombo: Work ongoing to restore spacecraft to full thrust BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced…
Five things to know about how NASA’s tiny twin polar satellites will study the Arctic and Antarctic Twin shoebox-size climate…
Project Hephaistos and the Hunt for Astroengineering For a project looking for the signature of an advanced extraterrestrial civilization, the…
NASA tests technology, practices Artemis moonwalks in Arizona desert To prepare for exploring the moon during NASA’s Artemis campaign, the…
Scientists help unravel life’s cosmic beginnings Knowledge about the early forms of life in the universe that may have led…
What deadly Venus can tell us about life on other worlds Even though Venus and Earth are so-called sister planets,…
Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported A powerful solar storm put…
Hubble Space Telescope glimpses spiral galaxy UGC 9684 The celestial object showcased in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
Can you imagine? From visionary technologies to unusual planetary views, this week’s Downlink will challenge your imagination. Go to Source…
Acid media How perforated squares of trippy blotter paper allowed outlaw chemists and wizard-alchemists to dose the world with LSD…
NASA watchdog report: 100+ cracks on heat shield biggest threat to human moon mission The damage to the Orion capsule…
NASA watchdog report: 100+ cracks on heat shield biggest threat to human moon mission The damage to the Orion capsule…
SpaceX blasts off on 35th Space Coast launch of the year SpaceX keeps lining them up and knocking them out…
Set Your Gyros for Mars: Giving a Second Chance to Conquest of Space Larry Klaes began developing a following for…
A triumph of galaxies in three new images from the VLT Survey Telescope Distant galaxies, interacting galaxies, whose shape has…
Shining a light on untapped lunar resources Near the moon’s south pole lies a 13-mile wide, 2.5-mile-deep crater known as…
Boeing’s Starliner joins select club of crewed US spaceships Throughout the annals of American space exploration, a select few spacecraft…
Boeing’s Starliner finally ready for first crewed mission Launch day is finally here: Boeing’s Starliner capsule blasts off Monday to…
Hungry, hungry white dwarfs: Solving the puzzle of stellar metal pollution Dead stars known as white dwarfs, have a mass…
Wow! But also, yikes! Photos and news from space to inspire, amaze, and even scare you a little. Go to…
Do liberal arts liberate? In Jack London’s novel, Martin Eden personifies debates still raging over the role and purpose of…
Two small NASA satellites will measure soil moisture, volcanic gases Two NASA pathfinding missions were recently deployed into low-Earth orbit,…
Japanese aerospace company captures an actual picture of space debris Space debris is a growing problem, so companies are working…
NASA balloons head north of Arctic Circle for long-duration flights NASA is set to begin launch operations mid-May for the…
New observatory in Chile—the highest in the world—aims to reveal origins of planets, galaxies and more How do planets form?…
