NASA Fires Up Nuclear Future for Deep Space Travel
Deep space is far away. Really far away, and getting there quickly with conventional chemical rockets is like…
Ammonia-Bearing Compounds Discovered at Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Advanced analysis of decades-old data from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft identifies ammonia-bearing compounds discovered on the surface of Jupiter’s…
The Star That Wasn’t Dying After All
WOH G64 has never been an ordinary star. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy orbiting…
March 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse: Your Questions Answered
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, a total lunar eclipse will take place across several time zones. In this…
Rocket Lab launches Korean disaster-monitoring satellite after long delay
Rocket Lab launched a South Korean disaster-monitoring satellite from New Zealand on Thursday (Jan. 29), about six weeks…
Halley wasn’t the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.
Halley’s comet bears the name of the astronomer who famously first described its movements through space, but he…
Astronomers watch 1st black hole ever imaged launch a 3,000‑light‑year‑long cosmic jet from its glowing ‘shadow’
Using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), astronomers have tracked a 3,000 light-years-long cosmic blowtorch back to its source,…
NASA’s Moon Spacesuits Are Plagued With Issues
NASA is gearing up for the first crewed journey to the Moon in over half a century, a…
Eutelsat’s ground infrastructure sale falls through
TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat said a planned sale of its passive ground infrastructure to a private equity firm…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft spots the largest volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter’s moon Io
The most violent volcanic cataclysm ever seen in our solar system has been witnessed on Jupiter’s moon Io…
The Moon is quietly collecting Earth’s escaping air, study finds
Earth’s atmosphere may feel permanent, but it is slowly leaking into space. New research suggests some of that…
Satellite sees river flow across the globe photo of the day for Jan. 29, 2025
From fast-moving rivers to trickling creeks, scientists around the world work to measure discharge, or the volume of…