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…
Blue Origin sends NASA spacecraft to Mars and lands booster for first time – heating up race with Elon Musk’s SpaceX | US News
Blue Origin has launched its huge New Glenn rocket with two spacecraft on board destined for Mars, as…
Soyuz supplier sees orders collapse
Soyuz supplier sees orders collapse Russia’s major rocket propulsion enterprise and the prime supplier of engines for the…
Blue Origin sends satellites to Mars in historic launch
Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket from Florida.…
When the southern lights are seen further north
The aurora australis is a common sight in South Pole skies, but this week the colourful display was…
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…
Creators of Kerbal Space Program, DayZ, and a SpaceX engineer join forces to launch kittens into the atmosphere (virtually)
People who savour the sweet reek of Saturn V exhaust, rejoice. People who love cats, tremble. Felipe Falanghe,…
New image of ‘other comet ATLAS’ (C/2025 K1) reveals it’s breaking apart ahead of close approach to Earth
The “other” Comet ATLAS has fragmented, transforming into a cloud of debris that’s streaming into space, new observations…
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…