Hunting the Elusive Eta Aquariid Meteors
Early May is a good time to watch for a powerful yet often elusive meteor shower, the annual…
SpaceX’s IPO gives Musk unchecked control via ‘Texas fortress’ strategy
As SpaceX prepares for a public debut at a valuation targeting US$1.75 trillion, new regulatory filings have revealed…
Discovery renews confirmation that Mars had the “chemistry for life”
Mars has always looked like a harsh, lifeless place. Dust storms sweep across it, and radiation hits the…
Discovery renews confirmation that Mars had the “chemistry for life”
Mars has always looked like a harsh, lifeless place. Dust storms sweep across it, and radiation hits the…
Help spot galaxies bending spacetime!
These Euclid space telescope images show galaxies bending spacetime, causing light from more distant galaxies to distort around…
ESA – The great parachute bake-out
Carefully wrapped inside this donut-shaped bag is a 35-m diameter parachute about to be baked inside a specialised…
Bright fireball fragments over Pacific Ocean after crossing Vancouver Island, Canada
A bright fireball entered the atmosphere above Vancouver Island, Canada, at 07:12 UTC (00:12 PDT) on April 29,…
Why NASA Wants to Start a Fire on the Moon
Spherical flame experiment onboard the ISS. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center The vacuum of space is one of…
‘The Martian’ becomes real life: Meet ‘Spudnik,’ the space potato
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is showing off his pride and joy: a potato named “Spudnik.” In their very…
Date set for British-made rover to land on Mars in search of life on Red Planet
The UK Space Agency has set a date for a for British-made rover to land on Mars in…
The U.S. Could Lose the Space Race to China
Artemis II ventured farther into space than any manned craft had gone before. Human eyes saw the far…
What was that bright flash seen in sky above Washington state? What we know
Did you spot a bright flash of light in the sky above Washington state? People across parts of…