Is the Universe Defective? Part 4: Hiding in Plain Darkness
This is Part 4 of a series on topological defects. Read Parts 1, 2, and 3. The WHAT?…
SpaceX launches 10,000th active Starlink satellite in low Earth orbit
Almost seven years after starting to build out its broadband constellation in low Earth orbit, SpaceX now has…
Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA and RNA: the building blocks of all living things
Scientists have discovered that a sample of the Ryugu asteroid collected by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft contains the…
Will Rapid Dual-Continent Launches Redefine Rocket Lab’s (RKLB) Vertically Integrated Space Narrative?
Earlier this month, Rocket Lab completed its “Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed” mission from New Zealand,…
Live Science Today: Super El Niño looms and Starlink hits 10,000 satellites in orbit
Today’s top story More heatwaves could be on the way as forecasters predict the onset of El Niño.…
Rare daytime fireball spotted from orbit as residents report powerful sonic boom
Residents in the midwestern U.S. reported hearing a powerful sonic boom that has since been attributed to a…
Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries – NASA
These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu.…
Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why
In one of the biggest surprises of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be…
NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket back to the launch pad on March 20
NASA needs to wait one more day to roll its moon rocket back to the launchpad, but that…
Little red dots: What are the mysterious objects in the Webb telescope’s photos?
Like tiny photobombers, cosmic anomalies resembling small, bright red points show up in almost every snapshot taken by…
Japan’s First Wooden Satellite Is Heading to Orbit with a Bigger Mission than It First Appears
What would make aerospace researchers send wood into orbit at a time when satellite design is becoming more…
This Startup’s 88,000 Satellite Network Will Create the Largest Space-Based Data Center Ever
Starcloud, a startup focused on building data centers in space, is pushing to launch up to 88,000 satellites.…