Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun’s glare — and it’s moving at a near-record pace
Astronomers have discovered a 2,300-foot-wide (700 meters) asteroid hidden in the sun’s glare, and it’s whizzing through our…
SpaceX says it has cut Starlink services to Myanmar scam camps
Elon Musk’s SpaceX says it has cut Starlink satellite communication links to more than 2,500 devices used by…
Moon’s largest impact crater is 250 miles deep and full of secrets
New research says the Moon’s largest and deepest impact crater, known as the South Pole-Aitken basin (SPA), sits…
The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas
The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more volatile. Discovery — the crown jewel of the Smithsonian…
Rocket Lab Schedules Next Electron Launch, Sixth Mission
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the…
Today’s Moon Phase: October 22, 2025
Happy Wednesday, and welcome to a new lunar cycle! We have officially reached the second day and the…
The trailblazer who made history as Nasa’s first woman commander
Nasa’s Space Shuttles, which flew for three decades, reached breathtaking highs, but also some terrible lows. In 1986,…
Musk criticizes Duffy amid NASA leadership debate
WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that…
EUROSPACE and the European spaceplane (part 1)
Figure 1. Brochure from “Le Bourget”, Paris, France, 1965, with the French-German “Le Mistral” concept. by Hans…
We still don’t know how “hot” the hot Big Bang was
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Spinning, spinning, spinning to Mars
In 1984, a workshop at The Case for Mars II conference produced a proposal for a human…
Titan Is Teaching A New Chemistry Lesson
On the surface of it, Earth and Saturn’s moon Titan are wildly different from one another. Earth is…