Hubble views a galactic monster The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a monster in the making in this observation…
Crystals in Space Many branches of science—including Earth science, planetary science, astrophysics, and microgravity science—depend strongly on NASA and its…
Astronomers observe subpulse drifting and nulling of pulsar PSR J0026–1955 Using the upgraded Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (uGMRT), astronomers from…
Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon’s south pole An Indian spacecraft blazed its…
Speedy spacecraft and pretty pics Take a look at some of our favorite recent space images and learn about an…
Masts like a forest How the trees of China – fir, camphor, ironwood and nanmu – were used to build…
A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb—goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000…
Preventing traffic accidents to the moon and back With dozens of missions headed to the space between Earth and the…
Study increases probability of finding water on other worlds by 100-fold A new analysis shows that there are probably many…
Scientists use NASA MESSENGER mission data to measure chromium on Mercury The origin of Mercury, the closest planet to the…
Reducing the Search Space with the SETI Ellipsoid SETI’s task challenges the imagination in every conceivable way, as Don Wilkins…
Technology hub to accelerate next-generation Airbus wings Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC) opens at Filton, UK. Go to Source Author:…
Solar storm on Thursday expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states A solar storm forecast for Thursday is…
The Invention-Discovery Cycle Non-scientists tend to think of science (when they think of it at all) as a series of…
Webb detects most distant active supermassive black hole to date It’s a bonanza: The universe is absolutely teeming with black…
Asteroid named after Portuguese astrophysicist The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid after Pedro Machado, astrophysicist at Institute…
Crème de la crème How French cuisine became beloved among status-hungry diners in the United States, from Thomas Jefferson to…
California Science Center to start complex process to display space shuttle Endeavour vertically The lengthy process of putting the retired…
California Science Center to start complex process to display space shuttle Endeavour vertically The lengthy process of putting the retired…
Growing veggies for the Moon and Mars If we’re going to live on the Moon and Mars for extended periods,…
First ultraviolet data collected by European Space Agency’s JUICE mission The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard ESA’s Jupiter…
On Retrieving Dyson One of the pleasures of writing and editing Centauri Dreams is connecting with people I’ve been writing…
Astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes An international team of astronomers has detected…
Sex in space and its implications for space tourism and settlement AI generated image of an amorous couple embracing in…
Sun releases strong solar flare The sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:14 p.m. ET on July 2,…
Honeywell acquires Saab head-up display (HUD) technology Will be integrated with Honeywell Anthem, Primus Epic flight deck avionics. Go to…
Scientists have finally ‘heard’ the chorus of gravitational waves that ripple through the universe Scientists have observed for the first…
Private Industry Needs NASA to Help It Fail Even while government and the private sector were working together to build…
Europe’s space telescope launches to target universe’s dark mysteries Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday, kicking off a first-ever…
Pace off: NASA Goddard acoustics chamber and US marine band turn up the volume With a light flick of the…
Searching the skies to keep us all alive Astronomers around the world are working to protect the Earth from asteroid…
A gospel of enjoyment The French idea of the good life doesn’t always make rational economic sense. So much the…
First ‘ghost particle’ image of Milky Way galaxy captured by scientists: Neutrinos detected by IceCube Our Milky Way galaxy is…
Italian researchers reach the edge of space flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane A team of Italian researchers reached the…
Scientists find key evidence for existence of nanohertz gravitational waves A group of Chinese scientists has recently found key evidence…
Sunshade: A New Trek through ‘Daedalus Country’ Letting the imagination roam has philosophical as well as practical benefits. From the…
‘Smiling cat’ Sh2-284 nebula captured in new image This cloud of orange and red, part of the Sh2-284 nebula, is…
Researchers model and test ground conditions on the moon From 1967 to 1972, the American space agency NASA conducted a…
SpaceX tender offer values it at around $150bn: report Elon Musk’s company SpaceX is offering to sell insider shares at…
JTEKT Technology Days event this September Visitors will witness cutting tests and special demonstrations of precision workpieces from a diverse…
Space’s Valley of Death Economist Mariana Mazzucato likes to describe the investment world as a landscape; a “bumpy and complex…
Our galaxy’s black hole not as sleepy as thought: astronomers The supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our…
Hubble glimpses globular cluster NGC 6544 The teeming stars of the globular cluster NGC 6544 glisten in this image from…
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…
