NASA’s Orbiter Captures the First Confirmed Lightning Evidence in Mars Atmosphere
For decades, planetary scientists looked at the massive dust storms on Mars and wondered if they produced electricity.…
Lost Notes of Galileo Reveal He Closely Studied Greek Astronomer Ptolemy
A copy of the Almagest annotated by Galileo Galilei. Credit: National Central Library of Florence A historian has…
NASA’s Lunar Probe Lost Contact One Day After Launch: What Really Went Wrong?
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission was expected to be a groundbreaking step in lunar exploration. Designed to map and…
A Company Plans 4,000 Orbiting ‘Sky Mirrors’ to Shine Sunlight on Earth After Dark, Worrying Astronomers
Cities usually fade into darkness within minutes after sunset. Streetlights switch on across neighborhoods while construction crews shut…
Space Jellyfish: SpaceX rocket launch creates ‘space jellyfish’ effect in Florida sky during Falcon 9 mission carrying 29 Starlink satellites |
Early risers along Florida’s Space Coast were treated to something unusual on Wednesday morning. As the first light…
Japanese startup’s rocket launch fails in 3rd attempt as flight aborted
WAKAYAMA, Japan – A Japanese startup aborted the flight of its rocket Thursday just over a minute after…
Cosmic Collaboration: Euclid and Hubble Team Up to Capture the Cat’s Eye Nebula
It’s strange that a dying star is at the heart of this glowing cloud of gas, ionizing it…
What was that ‘cloud’ hovering over Tampa Bay this morning?
If you looked up in the early morning, a strangely-shaped cloud could be seen after it was formed…
Did these spruce trees really ‘predict’ a solar eclipse? Scientists are split
During an October solar eclipse in 2022, a team of scientists traveled to the Dolomites, a forested mountain…
Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station – Space
Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station SpaceRussia Restores Key Launch Pad…
High-Speed Flight Project Overview – NASA
The High-Speed Flight (HSF) project develops technologies that make high-speed, airbreathing, commercial flight possible from Mach 1 to…
China team’s space laser breakthrough takes communication speeds to high orbit
Chinese scientists have reported a milestone in space laser communications, sustaining a high-speed, hours-long laser link with a…