NASA Flyby Reveals Violent Origin of Weird Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
On April 20, 2025, the Lucy spacecraft swooped by an odd-looking asteroid, capturing close-up views of its peanut-shaped…
344 steps stood between the James Webb Space Telescope and total failure — any one could have ended it — and the telescope that survived them all now runs on less power than a household kettle, a million miles from Earth
When the James Webb Space Telescope launched on 25 December 2021, it carried a list of 344 single…
The Chinese scientists hoping to use a space solar plant to power the world
Using a few mirrors, solar panels and a microwave transmitter, Fan Guanheng and his team can send power…
Weekly quiz: How many SpaceX employees just became millionaires? – BBC
Weekly quiz: How many SpaceX employees just became millionaires? BBCSpaceX millionaires are set to spend big on luxury homes,…
Elon Musk’s Conflicts of Interest With the Trump Administration Regulating SpaceX Are So Profound That They Have Grim Implications for Society
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech After…
SPCX’s Next Big Raise — SpaceX Reportedly Readies $20B Bond Offering To Refinance Debt
Bankers are expected to begin investor outreach as early as next week. Proceeds would refinance a $20-billion bridge…
A lunar meteorite found in northwest Africa has been shown to record evidence of an asteroid impact on the Moon 3.5 billion years ago, matching independently dated impacts on Earth and on the asteroid 4 Vesta from the same period, at the moment life on Earth was first taking hold
The first few billion years of Earth’s history are largely inaccessible to direct geological investigation. The surface that…
NASA Awards Contract for Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition
NASA has selected eight new companies and will acquire new data products from six existing Commercial Satellite Data…
NASA asks Northrop Grumman to stop working on lunar HALO module
Three months ago, during a flashy event at its Washington, DC, headquarters, NASA announced that it was shifting…
Scientists Spent 13 Years Bouncing Radar Off Europa. Here’s What They Found
It’s a good time to be a Europa fan—scientists keep announcing new insights into the distant, icy world.…
Scientists trace high-energy ghost particle to the ‘Shadow Blaster’ galaxy
Astronomers have traced a high-energy “ghost particle” back to Shadow Blaster, a star-forming galaxy located 11 billion light-years…
James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on famous ‘Pink Planet’
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the well-known “Pink Planet” harbors a salty surprise…