Largest observed flare from a black hole unleashes the light of 10 trillion suns
Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed “Superman,”…
‘An Aurora Photographer’s Dream’ Expected to Start Tonight
Aurora-hunting photographers should be on the lookout over the next couple of nights, as a trio of Coronal…
What’s gone wrong between Nasa and Elon Musk’s SpaceX?
Elon Musk’s company SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin have submitted simplified plans to Nasa designed to…
First Private Greek Nanosatellite to be Launched into Space
The primary mission of MICE 1 is to improve data communication with ocean-going vessels. Credit: Prisma Electronics Greece…
How Vast plans to keep humanity in orbit
In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Max Haot, CEO of Vast, the ambitious…
Sceye wins NASA award for stratospheric Earth observations
WASHINGTON — A company developing stratospheric platforms for telecommunications and related applications has won a NASA award to…
Arianespace Aiming for As Many as Eight Ariane 6 Launches in 2026
Credit: Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace Arianespace is aiming to double its Ariane 6 launch cadence in…
EchoStar Takes $16.5 Billion Charge, Sells More Spectrum
EchoStar Corp. reported a $16.5 billion impairment charge and agreed to sell more spectrum licenses to Elon Musk’s…
It Looks Like All Mini-Neptunes Aren’t Magma Oceans After All
When NASA launched the Kepler spacecraft in 2009, it triggered an age of exoplanet discovery. Many surprises lay…
China’s Tianwen 1 Mars probe captures images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
China’s Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter has imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its close pass by the Red…
SpaceX’s Raptor Engine Vs. Blue Origin’s BE-4
luckyluke007/Shutterstock The Earth is much larger than most…
Blue Origin’s second New Glenn launch will carry real NASA satellites
Blue Origin has announced a target date for New Glenn’s second launch: November 9. This time, the mission…