Venus may get a huge meteor shower this July, thanks to a long-ago asteroid breakup
Venus could experience a dramatic meteor shower this summer, the result of the breaking apart of a nearby…
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Leo satellites disrupt astronomy, like Starlink
A team of scientists has found that, unsurprisingly, Amazon’s new internet mega constellation, Amazon Leo, has a strong…
EU now has its own ‘secure and encrypted’ satellite communication system, Kubilius says
European Union member states now have access to European-made “secure and encrypted” satellite communication, the bloc’s Commissioner for…
Yes, one image from space can change humanity’s perspective
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Voyager 2’s close encounter with Uranus wasn’t in the plan • The Register
It is 40 years since Voyager 2 performed the first and, so far, only flyby of the planet…
Floods Inundate Southern Mozambique – NASA Science
Residents of southern Mozambique who live or farm near rivers are accustomed to heading to higher ground during…
How the telescope confirmed ‘Cloud-9’
Image: NASA, ESA, VLA When astronomers talk about the “dark universe,” they’re usually referring to things that can’t…
We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection
You may not see it with the naked eye, but in Earth’s orbit, a silent crisis is unfolding.…
NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine System Marks Successful Test
To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like…
Explosion of a SpaceX satellite in orbit what we know about the incident worrying experts
SpaceX is one of the earliest and most dominant players in low Earth orbit, a massive presence that…
Spaceport’s milestone a major boost for Hainan space industry
A bird”s-eye view of the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, Hainan province. China Daily China’s primary spaceport…
A SpaceX Dragon capsule just nudged the ISS to a record altitude
The International Space Station (ISS) is now orbiting Earth at a record altitude of 262 miles (422 km).…