China’s chief space contractor readies plans for tourism programme
As companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin make headlines for sending non-astronauts into space on pricey private tours,…
Micrometeoroids Traveling at 70 km/s Threaten Humanity’s Future on the Moon!
The Moon’s harsh and unforgiving environment presents unique challenges for establishing a sustainable human presence. Among the greatest…
MIT Students Designed a Plan to Save Earth from an Asteroid Before Hollywood Even Thought of It
In the late 1960s, a group of graduate students at MIT took on an extraordinary challenge: figuring out…
NASA Patent Remix Challenge – NASA
NASA’s Technology Transfer Office invites entrepreneurs, innovators, and creative thinkers to apply NASA’s patented technologies to practical applications.…
Lockheed Martin’s Lunar Inflatable Habitat Passes Key Burst Test
The race to the Moon is on, and Lockheed Martin is confident that its inflatable habitat technology can…
Silent for a decade, now roaring — NASA detects star blasting powerful waves across the universe
In a recent study, astronomers have discovered something strange happening with a star in our cosmos. According to…
Astrophotographer spies a spiral galaxy bursting with starbirth (photo)
The Triangulum Galaxy shines in a new portrait from astrophotographer Ronald Brecher (Image credit: Ronald Brecher) Astrophotographer Ronald…
It may be older than the universe itself — NASA puzzled by “Methuselah” star that breaks cosmic logic
Astronomers have spent decades hunting for the oldest stars in the universe. A certain star has left them…
If The Supernova Standard Candle Is Wrong, It Could Solve The Hubble Tension
Last time I wrote about new data that overturns the standard cosmological model. Before anyone starts dusting off…
NASA finds bizarre spiral in space — It’s wrapping around the Solar System and pointing straight at Earth
There is a question many of us ask ourselves when we look at the night sky: Is this…
US military wants to track ‘potential threats’ coming from the moon
As the moon becomes the center of the new space race, the United States military is looking for…
NASA’s 230-Foot Antenna Damaged, Further Straining Deep Space Communications
A massive antenna used to communicate with Martian spacecraft and track near-Earth asteroids has been offline for nearly…