NASA’s Roman telescope may reveal millions of dead stars in the Milky Way
The Milky Way is thought to contain tens of millions of dead stellar remnants, perhaps hundreds of millions.…
Why SpaceX defies valuations | Semafor
The thing about becoming a publicly traded company is that bankers have to figure out how to value…
Lunar Strike offers a pessimistic, and worryingly realistic look at the future of space travel
It’s impossible not to be optimistic about our future among the stars at the moment. The Artemis 2…
Video. SpaceX Starship explodes in Indian Ocean after splashdown
SpaceX launched its upgraded Starship V3 rocket from Starbase, Texas, on Friday in the latest test of the…
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft beams back blue images of Mars on its way to a metal asteroid
Quick facts What it is: Mars Where it is: 2.2 astronomical units (Earth-sun distances) When it was shared:…
The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Now Scientists Know Why
An international team of astrophysicists has found evidence that the universe recycles black holes, merging them to form…
NASA Explains Why Earth Appears Glowing Orange In Stunning Space Photo
NASA has shared a beautiful image taken from the International Space Station (ISS), which shows Earth wrapped in…
A Colorado startup just raised $30 million on a quiet bet that astronauts won’t actually be the ones building the moon’s first permanent base — robots will get there first
The first permanent structures on the moon will almost certainly be built by robots, not astronauts. That is…
Here Are 7 Important Things Investors Learned from SpaceX’s S-1 Filing
SpaceX, the aerospace and artificial intelligence (AI) company founded by Elon Musk, recently filed its S-1 prospectus ahead…
It’s cracked and frozen, but it’s one of the best places to search for alien life. Meet Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus is one of the best places to search for signs of alien life in…
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it targets 2030 moon landing
Open this photo in gallery: Astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Yuanzhi and Li Jiaying attend a press conference on…
The Vela satellites were built to catch secret nuclear tests, but they accidentally recorded flashes from deep space that opened a new branch of astrophysics
The Vela satellites were not built to study stars. They were built to watch for nuclear weapons. In…