Physics behind unusual behavior of stars’ super flares discovered Our sun actively produces solar flares that can impact Earth, with…
Talking to Starglider When we’ve discussed interstellar ‘interlopers’ like ‘Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, the science fiction-minded among us have now and…
Exploring the limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies…
Interpreting the afterglow of a black hole’s breakfast An entirely new way to probe how active black holes behave when…
A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync…
Curriculum for Astrochemical Engineering An engineer pondering chemical processes for use in space learned in an advanced postgraduate course in…
A new possible explanation for the Hubble tension The universe is expanding. How fast it does so is described by…
Ghostlike dusty galaxy reappears in James Webb Space Telescope image It first appeared as a glowing blob from ground-based telescopes…
Picks, pics, and peaks Your picks for the Best of 2023, our favorite space pics, a mind-boggling peak speed, and…
A glimpse of the world’s heart I wanted to visit Colombia’s sacred mountains. But there are some places we cannot…
One of the largest magnetic storms in history quantified: Aurorae from the tropics to the polar regions In early November…
New theory explains how magnetic switchbacks form in the solar wind A new study develops a theory of how magnetic…
Telescopes didn’t always play nicely with each other. That’s about to change Those readers who have dabbled with astronomical imaging…
Cometary Impacts: Looking for Life in the Right Places If you had to choose, which planetary system would you gauge…
NASA orbiter snaps stunning views of Mars horizon Astronauts often react with awe when they see the curvature of Earth…
Next-generation space telescopes could use deformable mirrors to image Earth-sized worlds Observing distant objects is no easy task, thanks to…
Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon In March 2022, a defunct part of a…
KiDS in the sky: New stellar system discovered by the Kilo-Degree Survey Astronomers have discovered a new stellar system in…
How NASA keeps Ingenuity going after more than 50 flights More information is always better when it comes to publicly…
Gifts from above Space exploration bestows us with many gifts, from scientific insights and beautiful images to technological marvels and…
Ethics has no foundation Ethical values can be both objective and knowable – torture really is wrong – yet not…
Telescope Array detects second-highest-energy cosmic ray ever In 1991, the University of Utah Fly’s Eye experiment detected the highest-energy cosmic…
NASA uses two worlds to test future Mars helicopter designs For the first time in history, two planets have been…
NASA uses two worlds to test future Mars helicopter designs For the first time in history, two planets have been…
The Odds on Alpha Centauri How extraordinary that the nearest star to Earth is actually a triple system, the tight…
Dwarf galaxies use 10-million-year quiet period to churn out stars If you look at massive galaxies teeming with stars, you…
‘Triple star’ discovery could revolutionize understanding of stellar evolution A ground-breaking new discovery by University of Leeds scientists could transform…
Blue Condor makes Airbus’ first full hydrogen-powered flight Modified glider uses hydrogen as sole fuel source; will be used to…
Progress in Starship test launch, but ship and booster explode SpaceX on Saturday made progress in the second test launch…
SpaceX launches its giant new rocket but a pair of explosions ends the second test flight SpaceX launched its mega…
Hubble images NGC 941, a spiral galaxy with an explosive past This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the…
LightSail 2’s legacy lives on On the one-year anniversary of LightSail 2’s end of flight, we look back at the…
Psychosis and psychedelics In the 1960s, psychedelic research was driven underground. Now it’s re-emerging – with lessons for the study…
The origins of the black hole information paradox While physics tells us that information can neither be created nor destroyed…
SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into orbit after first attempt ended in an explosion SpaceX is…
US regulator greenlights Starship’s next launch on Friday The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday authorized SpaceX to carry…
Eavesdropping on the Neighbors Given that interstellar communications have been on my mind recently, I was delighted to receive this…
‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets How did the molecular building blocks for life end up…
Scientists uncover aurora-like radio emission above a sunspot In a study published in Nature Astronomy, astronomers from New Jersey Institute…
Boeing T-7A to begin Air Force flight tests Cross-country flight showcases Red Hawk advanced trainer. Go to Source Author: Aerospace…
Scientists find 14 new transient objects in space by peering through the ‘Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster’ An international team of…
Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang Scientists have discovered the oldest black…
NASA’s Mars fleet will still conduct science while lying low NASA will hold off sending commands to its Mars fleet…
Progress on mammalian reproduction in microgravity AI generated image of an expectant mother with her developing fetus in Earth orbit…
Planetary paparazzi Who needs candid celebrity snapshots? We’ve got all the best pics of your favorite planetary bodies. Go to…
The haunting of modern China In Nanjing, Hong Kong and other Chinese cities, rapid urbanisation is multiplying a fear of…
Construction on NASA mission to map 450 million galaxies is under way NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is beginning to look…
Image: NASA sounding rocket launches into Alaskan aurora A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska,…
Astronomers are hoping to detect gravitational waves coming from supernova 1987A A supernova explosion is a cataclysmic explosion that marks…
Exoplanet Detection: Nudging Into the Rayleigh Limit We’re building some remarkably large telescopes these days. Witness the Giant Magellan Telescope…
Detecting gravitational waves with an interferometric seismometer array on the lunar near side A team lead by Department of Astronomy,…
NASA’s Curiosity rover clocks 4,000 days on Mars Four thousand Martian days after setting its wheels in Gale Crater on…
Carter Mfg. joins Moog aviation hydrogen project The Future Engine Technology for the Control of Hydrogen (FETCH) project is an…
New research shows quasars can be buried in their host galaxies A new study reveals that supermassive black holes at…
Endeavour assembly at Science Center starts with lifting 52-ton rockets into place The space shuttle Endeavour’s twin giant rockets will…
HAARP artificial airglow may be widely visible in Alaska Alaskans and visitors may be able to see an artificial airglow…
The best! The farthest! The maximum! Space superlatives abound this week. We’ve made a couple of awards, but the rest…
Sick city My dad grew up in Robert Moses’s New York City. His story is a testament to how urban…
Image: Nighttime on the East Coast While aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 26, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli captured…
Scientists describe deployment of three-body chain-type tethered satellites in low-eccentricity orbits Recently, the tethered satellite system (TSS) has been used…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday encountered…
Balloon animals and bouncy castles on the moon: The case for inflatable habitats Every year, NASA’s Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing…
NASA X-ray telescopes reveal the ‘bones’ of a ghostly cosmic hand In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays and used them…
The Order of Interstellar Arrival Writers have modeled the arrival of an extraterrestrial probe in our Solar System in a…
America Makes announces winners of $3.2M Delta Qual project call Selected teams to establish a qualified AM process to accelerate…
Mouse embryos grown in space for first time: Japan researchers Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station…
NASA rocket to see sizzling edge of star-forming supernova A new sounding rocket mission is headed to space to understand…
Hubble captures galaxy pair Arp-Madore 2339-661 This striking image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the interacting galaxy pair…
Galactic ghouls and vampire stars Space can be a scary place! But fear not — it’s all still fascinating. Go…
The mystic art of gardening In an era of 20th-century suburban sprawl, the great designer Russell Page infused soulful philosophy…
New research sheds light on early galaxy formation Researchers have developed a new computer simulation of the early universe that…
How to prepare for a trip to space Aleksandra Stankovic is an aerospace psychologist and spaceflight biomedical researcher who studies…
Chaotic jumble of merging spiral galaxies hints at possible fate of Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies The swirling arms of…
To Build an Interstellar Radio Bridge I sometimes imagine Claudio Maccone having a particularly vivid dream, a bright star surrounded…
How NASA Is protecting Europa Clipper from space radiation To explore the mysterious ice-encrusted moon Europa, the mission will need…
Astronomers carry out largest ever cosmological computer simulation An international team of astronomers has carried out what is believed to…
VoltAero’s Cassio receives French Institute of Design award Electric-hybrid aircraft family recognized with the 2023 Janus Label of Excellence. Go…
‘Mind-blowing’: Astronomers spot most distant radio burst yet Eight billion years ago, something happened in a distant galaxy that sent…
India conducts space flight test ahead of planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025 India successfully carried out…
NASA’s Voyager team focuses on software patch, thrusters Engineers for NASA’s Voyager mission are taking steps to help make sure…
Behold, the moon(s)! With International Observe the Moon Night coming up, there are many moons worth checking out. Go to…
Wrestling with relativism Bernard Williams argued that one’s ethics is shaped by culture and history. But that doesn’t mean that…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft preparing for its first asteroid flyby NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is preparing for its first close-up look at…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft preparing for its first asteroid flyby NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is preparing for its first close-up look at…
New map of space precisely measures nearly 400,000 nearby galaxies Astronomers have created a detailed atlas of almost 400,000 galaxies…
Galactic Civilizations: Does N=1? I don’t suppose that Frank Drake intended his famous Drake Equation to be anything more than…
SpaceX launch today would equal Space Coast record for the year A planned SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force…
Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft metals left in the wake of humanity’s path to the stars The Space Age…
Osiris-Rex: NASA reveals evidence of water and carbon in sample delivered to Earth from an asteroid On September 24 this…
Dassault Aviation exhibits at NBAA-BACE 2023 convention Will showcase 2000LXS twin and the Falcon 8X at Henderson Executive Airport, Las…
‘Ring of fire’ eclipse moves across the Americas, bringing with it cheers and shouts of joy First came the darkening…
A comprehensive blueprint for the settlement of Mars Throughout the 20th century, multiple proposals have been made for the crewed…
