Exclusive: China pioneers in AI satellite deployment in space: program leader
Laser Communication Array for Space-Based Supercomputing Center Illustration: Courtesy of the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of…
A mysterious glow surrounding the Milky Way could be first evidence of dark matter
For nearly a century, dark matter has remained an enigma. Despite outnumbering normal matter five to one, it…
Why is this star so weird? Maybe because it ate one of its own planets
The red giant star Kepler-56 has a really weird spin, and it may be because it consumed one…
China challenges US containment with global action plan for its commercial space industry
China’s space agency has released an action plan to take its commercial space sector worldwide, pledging to help…
How to See the Northern Lights Tonight
Key Points NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center forecasts a G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm from fast solar wind, with…
Europe backs transformative polar satellite constellation
With three more positive votes at the 110th session of the EUMETSAT Council, including one ad referendum (pending final…
ESA – Ethiopian volcanic plume
The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northeast Ethiopia, believed to have been dormant for up to 12 000 years,…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Discovers Possible Meteorite on Mars for First Time in 5 Years
NASA’s Perseverance rover has likely spotted its first meteorite on Mars, more than four years after landing in…
Modeling the Fight Between Charged Lunar Dust and Spacecraft Coatings
Understanding how exactly lunar dust sticks to surfaces is going to be important once we start having a…
China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 astronauts stranded on space station
BEIJING — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a…
Uranus’s Small Moons Are Dark, Red, and Water-Poor
The solar system’s oddball planet has some pretty odd moons, too. The first infrared spectra of Uranus’s small…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Evidence of Long-Lasting Habitability on Mars
For years, scientists have debated how long Mars could have supported life. While it’s been well-established that the…