NASA’s Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this…
James Webb Space Telescope revisits a classic Hubble image of over 2,500 galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has returned to the scene of one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s most…
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment
The Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon officially ended on July 31, but it wasn’t a complete journey.…
Is the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbit?
“We wanted to have a fuel system that was green instead of using hypergolics, so we could land…
NASA Opens Simulated Mars Habitat to Media Ahead of Second Mission
As NASA prepares for its second year-long Mars simulated mission, media are invited to visit the ground-based habitat…
Tracking Moving Aircraft Via Radar Satellites Instead Of Surveillance Jets Still Far From Reality
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.…
Disney and NASA Keep Selling Space Travel. Nobody’s Buying.
In 1954, Walt Disney was struggling to imagine tomorrow. Disneyland was set to open the following year and…
Space hurricanes are real — and they wreak more havoc than we thought
Hurricane season has a new contender, and it’s swirling above the poles. Behold, the space hurricane. Just like…
A Celestial Dance You Can’t Miss
As August unfolds, skywatchers are in for a rare treat — the brilliant conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.…
Astronomers Discover Quartz Clouds on Exoplanets That Bend Starlight in Unusual Ways
In a groundbreaking study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers at Cornell University have suggested that quartz…
Astronomers observe a giant outburst of X-ray binary RX J0440.9+4431
The long term Swift/BAT light curve of RX J0440.9+4431 in 15-50 keV covering the 2022-2023 giant outburst duration.…
Mysterious boost to Earth’s spin will make Aug. 5 one of the shortest days on record
The days are getting shorter and not just because summer is waning in the Northern Hemisphere. On Tuesday,…