Is low Earth orbit getting too crowded? New study rings an alarm bell
Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe…
Galactic Energy’s 2028 Launch Plan Could Slash Fuel Costs and Redefine the Race to Space
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 China’s Rocket aims to launch using magnetic levitation technology by 2028. 🌌 Space travel…
World Space Week Ends With A Big Announcement
(Houston) — Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, will be Honorary Chair of World Space Week…
Today’s Moon Phase: October 13, 2025
Welcome to a new week—and a new lunar phase. Today, the moon entered the last quarter phase, reaching…
JPL Workforce Update | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
In order to best position JPL going forward, we are taking steps to restructure and establish an appropriate…
The Moon’s Biggest Crater Tells a New Story
The gravitational interaction between the Earth and Moon has led to one hemisphere of the Moon being locked…
Rubin Observatory spins beneath the stars photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2025
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its decade-long survey to scan the entire night sky every three…
Hans Koenigsmann, who investigated all of SpaceX’s rocket failures, is going to space
Then she kind of asked me, “Do you think I could be an astronaut?” I mean, technically, you…
Meteor hunters rejoice! The Orionid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week with no moon in sight
Get ready stargazers! The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week overnight on Oct. 20-21, bringing with it a…
Uranus and Neptune may not be ‘ice giants’ after all, new research suggests
Astronomers have long called Uranus and Neptune the “ice giants” because models suggested that these outer planets’ interiors…
Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on October 13, 2025
It’s another moon phase tonight, which means the moon will look around half full (or, half gone?). But…
$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may have volcanoes of molten metal to thank for its shiny appearance
The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is…