LIGO, facing threats of closure, more than doubles its black hole haul
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300 Unusually Bright Objects Spotted by Webb Telescope Leave Astronomers Baffled
Deep-field image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain Astronomers have…
XTAR eyes U.S. defense market expansion with next-gen satellites
WASHINGTON — XTAR, a satellite operator specializing in military communications, is preparing for a fleet transition that could…
Alpha launch failure blamed on structural failure from aeroheating
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace said its most recent Alpha launch four months ago was lost because of structural…
Inside NASA’s New Orion Mission Evaluation Room for Artemis II
As NASA’s Orion spacecraft is carrying crew around the Moon on the Artemis II mission, a team of…
SpaceX launches Starship on latest test flight
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — SpaceX’s Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its tenth test flight, turning…
Scientists discover minerals in asteroid Ryugu that are older than Earth itself
Asteroid Ryugu is proving to be one of the most scientifically valuable time capsules in the solar system.…
Reaching Out – NASA
This image released on Aug. 20, 2025, combines new radio data from the Australia Telescope Compact Array with…
SpaceX Just Sent the ISS a New Way to Stay in Orbit
The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit for over 26 years, housing astronauts at an altitude…
Space pollution: growing concern over mega-constellations like Starlink
The sky is no longer just a backdrop: it becomes a territory for our exchanges. As new infrastructures…
Relive SpaceX’s nighttime launch of the X-37B space plane with these dazzling photos
SpaceX shared stunning photos of its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane…
Possible asteroid impact captured on Saturn for the first time ever
A brief flare lit up Saturn during a home telescope recording session in Hampton, Virginia a few weeks…