The moon hits its third quarter phase tomorrow! Here’s what you need to know
The half-lit moon is upon us! Here’s what to expect as Earth’s natural satellite reaches its third quarter…
NASA Tests Technology for Refueling Landers
The farther the destination, the more fuel a rocket needs. The more fuel the rocket carries, the heavier the spacecraft. The heavier the spacecraft,…
Vernal equinox 2026: When is the first day of spring?
The March equinox is almost upon us, which will usher in astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere and…
Jupiter’s moons leave cold ‘footprints’ in the planet’s auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Jupiter’s moons can have surprising effects on the world’s displays of auroral lights by “stomping down” on the…
Celebrating NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s 20th Anniversary: Crater Near Sirenum Fossae
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a detailed view of a relatively fresh crater in this image released…
NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander
The report notes that during every one of the Apollo program’s crewed lunar landings, astronauts engaged the backup…
‘Easter comet’ could be visible in daytime skies this April — if it survives a fiery dive past the sun
A newly discovered comet could put on a dazzling show in the coming weeks and if it survives…
Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Has Another Surprise: It’s Full of Alcohol
Comet 3I/Atlas is now heading out of the solar system and into interstellar space, but scientists are still…
NASA satellite to fall back to Earth, with a small risk of debris
A defunct NASA satellite that launched 14 years ago to study Earth’s radiation belts is expected to crash…
ESA Calls on European Startups to Design Spaceplane
Credit: AndroMach The European Space Agency (ESA) has published a call for the design of a fully reusable,…
Landspace tests 220-ton methane engine for future heavy-lift launchers
HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace says it has completed a long-duration full-system hot-fire test of its new…
SpaceX is ‘about 4 weeks’ away from launching its most powerful Starship yet, Elon Musk says
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