Elon Musk’s Mars Folly – Daily Kos
One thing that drives me crazy about everyone’s fascination with Elon Musk’s plan for Mars colonization is that…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds temperatures surging just below Io’s volcanic surface
NASA’s Juno spacecraft measured heat beneath Io’s surface for the first time, finding temperatures rise sharply within just…
SpaceX’s IPO is fueling a new wave of space startups and opening markets beyond Earth
SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO did more than turn Elon Musk’s rocket company into one of the world’s most valuable…
Jefferies analyst calls out ‘simple-minded’ criticism of SpaceX’s governance
Investors who blacklist Space Exploration Technologies Corp. out of governance qualms are too hung up on box-checking and…
Artists, writers and scientists urge UK government to save Jodrell Bank Observatory | Astronomy
More than 100 artists, writers and scientists have called for the UK government to save the “world’s clearest…
NASA finds underground heat beneath Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io
Jupiter’s moon Io has never been a quiet place. Its surface is covered with active volcanoes that constantly…
International Space Station Shares Details Of New Plants Sprouting In Space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) achieved a major milestone recently. In an Instagram post, they revealed…
APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia
Explanation: What’s happening to this cloud? Ice crystals in a distant cirrus cloud are acting like little floating…
Solar storm may hit Earth today
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center has forecast geomagnetic storm conditions for August 2, following the expected arrival of…
NASA Funds 18 Early-Stage Space Concepts, Three of Them Led By JPL – Pasadena Now
A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees. [ NASA]Three of…
SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon this week
A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar…
Rocks From the Moon’s Far Side Are Rewriting Lunar History
Moon rocks returned from a rarely sampled region are offering a new view of the Solar System’s turbulent…