Rising demand and falling costs clear path for satellite servicing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation…
The search for life: A space science quiz
The search for life beyond Earth is one of the most profound quests in human history. It began…
Fate of Water-Rich Planets Around White Dwarfs
Can water-rich exoplanets survive orbiting white dwarf stars, the latter of which are remnants of Sun-like stars? This…
Starlink Halts Service to Myanmar Scam Centers Amid Congressional Probe
Starlink satellite internet has become a popular option for people who cannot otherwise access traditional internet like cable…
Astronomers Watch a ‘Zombie’ White Dwarf Star Devour the Remnants of a Destroyed Planet — and Can’t Explain Why
The star in question, LSPM J0207+3331, lies 145 light-years from Earth and was once a sun-like star. It…
Building Homes Beyond Earth – Universe Today
Humans spent just a few days on the Moon during the Apollo program, brief visits to a world…
October’s First Quarter Moon Tests Limits and 2 Zodiac Signs Will Either Make It or Break It
Something in your circle is shifting, and sweeping it under the rug isn’t going to work this time!…
Many Asteroid Rotations Are Chaotic. A New Model Helps Explain Them.
Asteroids spin. Most of them do so rather slowly, and up until now most theories of asteroid rotation…
Japan company eyes offering 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space
TOKYO – A Japanese travel agency said Tuesday it will launch a point-to-point transport service in the 2030s…
Today’s Moon Phase: October 28, 2025
Happy Tuesday! Today, we are still under a waxing crescent moon, with its illumination from the sun growing…
New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before
The Milky Way is a rich and complex environment. We see it as a luminous line stretching across…
EUROSPACE and the European spaceplane (part 2)
Figure 1. The British 3+1 cluster variant of “MUSTARD”, roughly 1964. [7,13] Concept art with permission from…