We just got a glimpse at what NASA’s Skyfall helicopters will look like in action
If you just can’t wait for NASA’s new Mars helicopters to get to work, you can now see…
Space habitat design could shape astronaut mental health on Mars missions
Space habitats may need to protect astronauts’ mental and social wellbeing, not just shield them from physical hazards.An…
Japan aims for the moons of Mars
KAGOSHIMA PREF. – Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’ moons to retrieve samples that may unlock…
APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky Way over Yellowstone
Explanation: The Milky Way was not created by an evaporating lake. The colorful pool of water, about 10…
The Sky Today on Sunday, August 16: The Moon hangs with Venus
Back to Article List Catch our satellite side by side with bright planet Venus in the western sky…
On this day in space! Aug. 16, 1963: Wingless M2-F1 completes 1st glide flight
On Aug. 16, 1963, NASA’s M2-F1 aircraft prototype made its first glide flight. This wingless aircraft kind of…
In 2016, an amateur astronomer testing a new camera captured a supernova brightening up to 70 million light-years away
First discovered in 1798 by German-English astronomer William Hershel, NGC 613 is a galaxy which lies in…
Astronomers Discover the Existence of a Black Hole Star
When Soundgarden Wrote “Black Hole Sun,” they may have inadvertently been onto something. In a new paper in…
Astronomers find water in the harsh environment near the Milky Way’s black hole — Space photo of the week
A view of the Milky Way galaxy. (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, F. Peißker, J. Lu, F.…
Starship’s 33 engines push down with 74,400 kilonewtons at liftoff — roughly twice the force of the Saturn V that sent humans to the Moon, yet the whole vehicle is designed to be caught like a falling pencil and flown again the next day
At the moment of liftoff, SpaceX’s Starship pushes off the launch pad with approximately 74.4 million newtons of…
Japan aims for Mars’ moons to unlock clues to origins of the Solar System
TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER: Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’ moons to retrieve samples that may unlock…
Ancient Egypt Will Soon Host The Century’s Longest Total Solar Eclipse
Topline Ancient Egypt’s former capital is about to become ground zero for the world’s eclipse chasers. On Aug.…