Many Asteroid Rotations Are Chaotic. A New Model Helps Explain Them.
Asteroids spin. Most of them do so rather slowly, and up until now most theories of asteroid rotation…
Rising demand and falling costs clear path for satellite servicing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation…
NRF, QIC Join Global Defence Investors in $46M Series A for
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) and Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) have joined a consortium of leading global…
The search for life: A space science quiz
The search for life beyond Earth is one of the most profound quests in human history. It began…
Slingshot sells first sensors in UK deal as more nations seek space-tracking sovereignty
TAMPA, Fla. — Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after…
The NASA Power Struggle Has Reached a Fever Pitch
Internal drama over who will serve as NASA Administrator played out on the public stage last week after…
Building Homes Beyond Earth – Universe Today
Humans spent just a few days on the Moon during the Apollo program, brief visits to a world…
How AI and sand dunes on Mars can reveal the planet’s history, one grain at a time
An innovative technique for measuring the force acting on individual grains of sand could help scientists uncover how…
Japan company eyes offering 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space
TOKYO – A Japanese travel agency said Tuesday it will launch a point-to-point transport service in the 2030s…
Starwatchers capture striking images of comet
13 centuries will pass before Comet Lemmon is visible again from Earth. THUNDER BAY — If you miss it…
New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before
The Milky Way is a rich and complex environment. We see it as a luminous line stretching across…
12-year-old discovers 2 possible new asteroids
An Ontario preteen may be one of the youngest Canadians to ever find an asteroid. Siddharth Patel, a…