Rings and dings From Saturn’s magnificent rings to Mercury’s surface dings, this week brings great new images and science from…
Warfare as mercy and love The daggers that knights carried to the crusades help us understand why they thought of…
New gravitational waves observation run to reveal more of the universe’s secrets A new observation run to search for ripples…
Video: BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby Watch Mercury appear from the shadows as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped by the planet’s…
Detecting and estimating satellite maneuvers more accurately Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Polytechnic University of Milan…
Exploring Stephan’s Quintet with multiple senses Experts created two new visual and auditory experiences to explore the complexity and beauty…
Abundant Phosphorus in Enceladus Ocean Increases Habitability: But is Enceladus Inhabited? Finding the right conditions for life off the Earth…
We could see the glint off giant cities on alien worlds, suggests paper How large would an extraterrestrial city have…
Boeing brings fuel-efficient jets, defense capabilities to Paris Air Show Wisk Aero’s 6th generation autonomous, all-electric air taxi to make…
The prospects for mining precious metals and structural materials from asteroids Artist impression of an asteroid smelting operation. Credits: Bryan…
NASA finds key building block for life in a moon of Saturn The long hunt for extraterrestrials just got a…
Is Space Worth It? The most common argument against a publicly funded space program is that we can’t afford it,…
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have had a slow evolution Jupiter’s moon, Europa, is slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon and is…
Pulsars could help map the black hole at the center of the Milky Way The theory of general relativity (GR),…
Day and night, it’s all about starlight This week in space: Mars days almost match up with ours, and light…
The diaries of Kafka By day an insurance official, by night he was an incessant, insomniacal scribe of the space…
Scientists report ‘benchmarks’ for extreme space weather High-energy ‘relativistic’ electrons—so-called “killer” electrons—are a major source of radiation damage to satellites…
Microfluidics in space to detect extraterrestrial life signatures and monitor astronaut health In a new report now published in npj…
Astronomers discover new link between dark matter and clumpiness of the universe In a study published today in the Journal…
NASA’s Curiosity captures Martian morning, afternoon in new ‘postcard’ After completing a major software update in April, NASA’s Curiosity Mars…
Building the Gravitational Machine A friend and I were sitting in a diner some time back talking mostly about old…
New observatory instrument sets its sights on Turtle Nebula A new instrument for studying a web of filaments that connects…
Using photosynthesis for Martian occupation—while making space travel more sustainable Researchers are working on sustainable technology to harvest solar power…
Collins Aerospace’s InteliSence wins a Crystal Cabin Award InteliSence intelligent cabin enables predictive service, predictive maintenance, and a more personalized…
The Martian Farm Act Matt Damon’s role in The Martian perfectly combines two of the greatest government investments in the…
Brightest cosmic explosion of all time: How we may have solved the mystery of its puzzling persistence First detected accidentally…
First satnav receiver designed to operate in lunar orbit delivered to satellite maker The first satnav receiver designed to operate…
The scientific truth is out there The real science of aliens, the policy implications of ET, and new views of…
All those naked Greeks… Men in ancient Greek art exercise, fight battles, pursue lovers and mourn lost friends, all without…
How and why NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars Martian maps are full of monikers…
How and why NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars Martian maps are full of monikers…
Astronomers observe giant tails of helium escaping Jupiter-like planet A team of astronomers has used observations from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope…
The Prevalence of ‘Jupiters’ around Larger Stars Work on the Centauri Dreams internals continues, with the unwelcome result that the…
NASA’s new detectors could improve views of gamma-ray events Using technology similar to that found in smartphone cameras, NASA scientists…
Big data astronomy: Using statistics in a new way to decipher the universe The digital age has been a tremendous…
Lockheed Martin features Kennametal Tools in machining guide Kennametal’s HARVI end mills are recognized in the industry for aerospace tooling…
Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth Three Chinese astronauts working at the country’s space station have returned safely to…
The Gravity Well Is a Moral Well Americans seem to find their country stuck in place, with a deadlocked Congress…
Exactly how massive is the Milky Way? How do you weigh a galaxy? It’s an astronomical challenge, particularly if it’s…
First-of-its-kind Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted at times by rain on Earth A European spacecraft around Mars sent its…
Would you like some salty water with your space salad? Two new grant-winning projects, a collection of awesome space imagery,…
Don’t let them fool you The fear of being duped is ubiquitous, but excessive scepticism makes it harder to trust…
Space tractor beams may not be the stuff of sci-fi for long On Feb. 10, 2009, disaster struck hundreds of…
Space tractor beams may not be the stuff of sci-fi for long On Feb. 10, 2009, disaster struck hundreds of…
Once hostile, NASA holds first public meeting on UFOs The truth is out there—but we’re going to need to look…
Researchers propose a deep neural network-based 4-quadrant analog sun sensor calibration A spacecraft can estimate the attitude state by comparing…
One-third of galaxy’s most common planets could be in habitable zone Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity…
Astrophysicists catalog all known planet-hosting, three-star systems A planetary physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington is the lead…
Memorial Day 2023 Honoring the many American men and women who died in military service. Go to Source Author: Aerospace…
Space solar power developments in 2022 Conceptual illustration of ESA’s SOLARIS space based solar power system. Credits: ESA This year…
Why Politics Gets Space Wrong An audacious public space program can bring incalculable benefits—along with some benefits that are not…
Meet the scientist (sort of) spending a year on Mars Living on Mars wasn’t exactly a childhood dream for Canadian…
Crash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on software, last-minute location switch A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall…
Way out there We’re always learning more about the worlds of the outer Solar System, and even those beyond. Go…
A philosophy of secrets Jacques Derrida was fascinated by the figure of the Marrano Jew, whose identity could barely be…
Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause Virgin Galactic successfully carried out its first spaceflight in nearly two years…
Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause Virgin Galactic successfully carried out its first spaceflight in nearly two years…
SETI: Asking the Right Questions Did Carl Sagan play a role in the famous Arecibo message transmitted toward the Hercules…
UK national space strategy reliant on private sector for many of its goals In September 2021 the UK released its…
Links for IRG Interstellar Symposium in Montreal The preliminary program for the Interstellar Research Group’s 8th Interstellar Symposium in Montreal…
Image: Mars terrain recreation at ESA A downward view of ESA’s rock-strewn recreation of the Red Planet, is designed to…
How do you recognize the atmosphere of extraterrestrial lava worlds? In the past 30 years, more than 5,000 planets have…
First contact: Global team to simulate message from extraterrestrial intelligence to Earth What would happen if we received a message…
NetJets options up to 250 Embraer Praetor 500 jets Deal in excess of $5 billion includes a comprehensive services and…
SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station SpaceX’s next private flight to the International Space Station awaited…
Engineering analysis of pressurized lunar lava tubes for human habitation Conceptual illustration of a lunar base in Mare Tranquilitatis Hole,…
The Vault of Heaven Up until fairly recently in human history, people believed that a solid dome, studded with the…
For the first time, astronomers have detected a radio signal from the massive explosion of a dying white dwarf When…
New images released by Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope released…
Moon-spying missions and a planetary evil twin Whether they’re dedicated to it or not, planetary missions can get beautiful and…
Time is an object Not a backdrop, an illusion or an emergent phenomenon, time has a physical size that can…
Perseverance rover captures view of Mars’ Belva Crater The Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover recently collected 152 images…
An innovative heat shield that doesn’t need to be replaced between missions A revolution in space manufacturing is coming. Enabled…
Space Perspective looks set to segment space tourism Ongoing excitement and investment in this revolutionary form of tourism have meant…
Origami heat shield: Reusable for reentries A novel origami-based heat shield developed with ESA support is planned to be tested…
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight to fly by Earth NASA’s Lunar Flashlight mission to the moon has ended, but the briefcase-size spacecraft…
Assembly theory (AT) – A New Approach to Detecting Extraterrestrial Life Unrecognizable by Present Technologies With landers on places like…
NASA’s Juno mission nears Jupiter’s moon Io NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fly past Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io on Tuesday, May…
Drawings of my BF The intimacy that developed between an artist and his muse over hundreds of sittings is an…
Gripen E production line inaugurated in Brazil Milestone in technology transfer program and Embraer’s and Saab’s commitment to work together….
How fast is the universe really expanding? Multiple views of an exploding star raise new questions How did we get…
Why Futurists Get Space Wrong Government’s role in space requires patience. Missions take years, even decades. The distance our probes…
Lunar-derived propellant fueling a cislunar economy may be competitive with Earth AI generated image depicting a propellant factory on the…
Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet—an astrophysicist on the team explains the first-of-its-kind discovery For the first time,…
Stuck antenna freed on Jupiter-bound spacecraft A crucial radar antenna on a European spacecraft bound for Jupiter is no longer…
Hard-working spacecraft and even harder-working microbes The Soyuz spacecraft have been helping humans get to and from space for decades,…
Astronomers reveal the largest cosmic explosion ever seen A team of astronomers led by the University of Southampton has uncovered…
Experts: Metallic object that crashed into New Jersey home was a meteorite A metallic object that punched a hole in…
How Florida is harnessing the next phase of commercial space investment Florida has driven the US’s extraterrestrial adventures for decades….
Stephen Hawking and I created his final theory of the cosmos—here’s what it reveals about the origins of time and…
Astronomers claim to have solved mystery of the runaway supermassive black hole A mysterious trail of stars formed eight thousand…
An Ice Giant’s Possible Oceans Further fueling my interest in reaching the ice giants is a study in the Journal…
Virgin to launch commercial spaceflights in June Space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced Monday that it is resuming flights with…
