NASA peers inside an asteroid photo of the day for March 19, 2026
X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans of particles from asteroid Bennu. They show the most common types of crack…
An Asteroid Slammed Into the North Sea and Unleashed a Thirty-Story Tsunami That Buried the Eocene Coast in Minutes
For years, the Silverpit Crater sat under the North Sea as one of geology’s most awkward arguments. It…
Earthshine will reveal the moon’s hidden face this week — here’s how to see it
Look to the west after sunset this week for a spectacular sight, as the razor-thin waxing crescent moon…
From human bias to shared space: Shaping a future that is within reach
At the GreenAccord Forum, economist Luciano Canova and architect Martin Haas offer two complementary perspectives on the climate…
Capacity gap for 9 specialized components gnarls space supply chain: Study
WASHINGTON — The space manufacturing supply chain faces a number of interlocking challenges, ranging from greatly increased demand…
Fireball Sightings Trigger Questions As US On High Alert: Are Iranian Missiles Over US Now?
Late winter also tends to produce clearer night skies across parts of North America, improving visibility. More importantly,…
Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese ‘Strix’ satellite to orbit on March 20
Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective on Friday (March 20), and…
ReOrbit sells two small GEO satellites to SLI
WASHINGTON — Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has signed a contract with asset-financing company SLI for two small geostationary…
A Startup Is Building a “Dinosaur-Inspired” Moon Rover That Could Detect Ice and Lava Tubes Underground Before Astronauts Even Land
A German startup is working on a rover capable of generating artificial seismic shocks to explore the Moon’s…
K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute
An ambitious satellite builder will launch one of the highest-powered spacecraft ever built in the weeks ahead to…
China Set to Test Revolutionary Asteroid Deflection Technology in 2027
China is preparing to launch its first-ever asteroid deflection test mission, targeting the near-Earth asteroid 2016 WP8. The…
NASA Captured Just in Time an Asteroid System Secretly Throwing Rocks at Itself
A subtle pattern hidden in spacecraft images has revealed that rocks are actively traveling between the asteroid Didymos…