Why Pluto is the planet (yes, we said ‘planet’) we need right now
Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward –…
NASA faces tiny adversary, a $2 billion threat to its lunar project
An adversary you cannot see is dictating terms to a $2 billion moon rocket. To keep the countdown…
The Stupidest Glitch Imaginable Killed a $72 Million Lunar Mission in a Single Day
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer probe didn’t exactly live up to its name after it launched from Kennedy Space Center…
Earth at night from the International Space Station.
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As Moon interest heats up, two companies unveil plans for a lunar “harvester”
Starting smaller with FLIP This is not the first time the two companies have worked together. Last August,…
Blood moon lunar eclipse lights up skies around the world
For some parts of the world, the full Moon was visible as it underwent a total lunar eclipse,…
Astronomers Detect Record-Breaking Cosmic Laser from 8 Billion Light-Years Away
Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have detected the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever observed,…
Antarctica retreat study signals future ice loss
Applications 03/03/2026 624 views 22 likes The ice along Antarctica’s ‘grounding lines’ has been largely stable over the…
China eyes new frontiers in push for space leadership
Annual financing in the sector exceeded US$2.5 billion last year, up 32 per cent year on year. The…
‘Change typhoon intensity and path’: China team mulls hitting cyclones with space beam
China should accelerate development of a space-based solar power station, as the technology could one day do far…
Kinetica-2, China’s Powerful Reusable Rocket Set to Rival SpaceX, Launching This March
In late March 2026, CAS Space, a commercial offshoot of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be launching…
Stargazing into the future of SSA
SpaceX has disrupted the launch business with the Falcon 9 and the satellite communications business with Starlink. Now…