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?…
Proposal for an International Lunar Resource Prospecting Campaign Artist’s depiction of the NASA Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) locating…
NASA scientists gear up for solar storms at Mars In the months ahead, two of NASA’s Mars spacecraft will have…
Here’s why we should put a gravitational wave observatory on the moon Scientists detected the first long-predicted gravitational wave in…
Mapping the Milky Way’s magnetic field in 3D We are all very familiar with the concept of the Earth’s magnetic…
Dark matter: A new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light A ghost is haunting our universe….
Volcanoes are so hot right now From Mars to Io, volcanoes top the list of hottest things in space right…
What would Thucydides say? In constantly reaching for past parallels to explain our peculiar times we miss the real lessons…
ACS3: Refining Sail Deployment Rocket Lab, a launch service provider based in Long Beach CA, launched a rideshare payload on…
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration transmits data over 140 million miles Riding aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, the agency’s Deep…
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration transmits data over 140 million miles Riding aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, the agency’s Deep…
NASA’s Chandra releases timelapse movies of Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A New movies of two of the most famous objects…
Voyager 1: A Splendid Fix Although it’s been quite some time since I’ve written about Voyager, our two interstellar craft…
Star bars show universe’s early galaxies evolved much faster than previously thought The universe’s early galaxies were less chaotic and…
Q&A: Cosmic rays, space weather and larger questions about the universe With the naked eye, you can’t see the weather…
Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action A team of international researchers studied galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby…
Astronomers discover largest black hole in Milky Way: Study Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the…
Scientists discover new way to extract cosmological information from galaxy surveys Scientists at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese…
Scratching the surface The latest news on missions to search for ice and water beneath planetary surfaces. Go to Source…
The enchanted vision Love is much more than a mere emotion or moral ideal. It imbues the world itself and…
Researchers quantify the ideal in situ construction method for lunar habitats As the lunar exploration mission evolves from exploration to…
Researchers quantify the ideal in situ construction method for lunar habitats As the lunar exploration mission evolves from exploration to…
Astronauts to patch up NASA’s NICER telescope NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray…
Medusa: Deep Space via Nuclear Pulse The propulsion technology the human characters conceive in the Netflix version of Liu Cixin’s…
NASA’s VIPER moon rover gets its head and neck In this image from Feb. 12, 2024, engineers lift a mast…
New analysis reveals the brutal history of the Winchcombe meteorite’s journey through space Intensive new nano-analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite…
Problems with 3 Body Problem? Experts discuss physics, mathematics behind hit Netflix show The science fiction television series 3 Body…
Physicists solve puzzle about ancient galaxy found by Webb telescope Last September, the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, discovered…
Fast radio bursts: Research introduces a novel approach to characterize their behavior Fast radio bursts (FRBs) represent the most intense…
A sight to remember For hundreds of millions of people, the Sun and Moon put on an astonishing show this…
How to make a map of smell We can split light by a prism, sounds by tones, but surely the…
Examining the blowtorch effect of satellite reentry through video A reaction wheel—one of the heaviest parts of a space mission,…
Examining the blowtorch effect of satellite reentry through video A reaction wheel—one of the heaviest parts of a space mission,…
Through astronaut eyes, virtual reality propels gateway forward NASA astronauts are using virtual reality to explore Gateway. When they slip…
Russia aborts planned test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket Russian space officials on Tuesday aborted the test launch of…
The Interstellar Fusion Runway Evolves Let’s talk about how to get a spacecraft moving without onboard propellant. As noted last…
Charting the night sky with exascale computers Creating multiple universes to see how they run might be tempting to scientists,…
Eclipse viewing safety: Keeping your & your kid’s vision safe People preparing to watch Monday’s total eclipse of the sun…
DESI first-year data delivers unprecedented measurements of expanding universe Scientists have analyzed the first batch of data from the Dark…
Video: Ariane 6 passes tests in preparation for first flight Europe’s next rocket, Ariane 6, passed all its qualification tests…
Space: See it, hear it, feel it, predict it From spotting comets to hearing eclipses and predicting solar emissions, there…
A reader’s guide to microdosing How to use small doses of psychedelics to lift your mood, enhance your focus, and…
Total solar eclipse forecast: Will your city have clear skies Monday? Some who hope to witness Monday’s total solar eclipse…
Total solar eclipse forecast: Will your city have clear skies Monday? Some who hope to witness Monday’s total solar eclipse…
Simulating ejecta on titanium spacecraft surfaces under re-entry extreme environment conditions The upper-stage helium tank of the Ariane 3 that…
Deep Space Trajectories: Exiting the Heliosphere Eugene Parker, after whom the Parker Solar Probe was named, seems to have been…
Study reports that age is the driving force in changing how stars move within galaxies Galaxies start life with their…
New ‘Eclipse Watch’ tool shows eclipses from space any time Do you wish you could see a total solar eclipse…
Distant ‘space snowman’ unlocks mystery of how some dormant deep space objects become ‘ice bombs’ A new study is shaking…
A cosmic ‘speed camera’ just revealed the staggering speed of neutron star jets in a world first How fast can…
Astronomers only knew of a single binary Cepheid system—they just found nine more Measuring the distance to far away objects…
Keeping an eye on things Measuring changes in the Moon’s size, watching for eruptions on the Sun’s surface, and monitoring…
The impact of the Gravity Prescription on the future of space settlement Artist rendering of a family living in a…
Three-year study of young stars with NASA’s Hubble enters new chapter In the largest and one of the most ambitious…
Mercury could be the perfect destination for a solar sail Solar sails rely upon pressure exerted by sunlight on large…
Electronic paper ‘Like colour-changing styrofoam’: a close-up look at electronic paper shows why it’s still a pale imitation of the…
Research unlocks supernova stardust secrets Curtin University-led research has discovered a rare dust particle trapped in an ancient extra-terrestrial meteorite…
