A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part II: Ozma and the Drake Equation
Welcome back to A Brief-ish History of SETI, where we examine the major milestones and foundational principles that…
Saturn’s Icy Rings Likely Formed from Lost Moon “Chrysalis”
You’re a long-necked Titanosaurs grazing the plains and chomping away on tree leaves about 100 million years ago…
NASA Is Set To Begin Training With A Prototype Of Blue Origin’s Crew Moon Lander
NASA Following the success of its Artemis II…
Massive 6,000-Kilometer Wave on Venus Finally Explained by Newly Discovered Phenomenon
Venus has long fascinated scientists with its thick clouds, extreme heat, and mysterious weather systems. But a new…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Gets Its Drill Stuck, Recordings From The Arctic Seafloor And More Science Stories
What a week. Beloved nature communicator David Attenborough turned 100 on Friday, and scientists named a newly discovered…
When Mars Bites Back – Universe Today
I once got a drill bit jammed in concrete and the language that followed was, let’s say, colourful…and…
Nearby Earth-like exoplanet has a surface resembling Mercury
Webb has found that a nearby rocky exoplanet is dark, without atmosphere, and coated in material more like…
Starts With A Bang podcast #129 – Triton and the outer solar system
We often think about the Solar System as being our own cosmic backyard, and in many ways, it…
Meet China’s moon porter for Chang’e-8 mission: a 4-wheeled robot with 2 arms
China is sending a new kind of explorer to the moon – with a humanoid upper body and…
This Trillion-Dollar Behemoth Is a Backdoor Way to Invest in SpaceX. But It’s an Even Better Investment by Itself.
The SpaceX initial public offering (IPO), expected later this year, is going to be one of the biggest…
NASA’s Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon’s far side
Just weeks before the first Artemis 2 launch window, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy had a last-minute idea: What if…
Artemis 2 Astronauts Catch Rare Meteoroid Impact Flashes on the Moon’s Hidden Side
In an unprecedented moment during NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, astronauts witnessed flashes of light caused by meteoroid impacts…