Astronomers Are Still Trying to Understand How a Galaxy’s Spiral Arms Form
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is a classic grand spiral galaxy. It was the first object identified as a…
Northrop adds to charges on Vulcan solid rocket motor program
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman is taking another charge related to the solid rocket boosters it provides for the…
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captured a Time-Lapse Video of its Mars Flyby
NASA’s Psyche mission is on its way to check out the asteroid 16 Psyche, a massive and metal-rich…
Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A two-armed space robot blasted off on a private salvage operation Tuesday afternoon to…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, but by studying a much closer and more recent galaxy.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the…
SpaceX launches Northrop mission to extend the life of aging satellites
WASHINGTON — SpaceX on July 21 launched a Northrop Grumman robotic spacecraft designed to extend the lives of…
NASA to Host Media Briefing on Roman Telescope, Launching Next Month
Media are invited to join NASA for a virtual news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 29,…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown straight through the Sun’s outer atmosphere at more than 690,000 kilometres per hour—the fastest any object built by human hands has ever moved, quick enough to cross from New York to Tokyo in under a minute.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 28th close approach to the Sun on 8 June 2026, once again…
Astronomers Catch a “Dark Comet” Red-Handed
Our ability to track and visualize small rocks in space is still improving. And occasionally we’ll find a…
Establishing Crew Exposure Limits of Martian Dust
Human exploration of Mars will expose crews to a persistent, fine particulate environment whose physicochemical properties and health…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort
Twenty-four Starlink satellites reached low Earth orbit on Tuesday (July 21), a day later than originally scheduled due…
800 Million Years Ago, a Catastrophic Asteroid Breakup Rained Fire on the Inner Solar System
On Earth, it’s hard to track events that reshape its surface, as the surface itself is being reshaped…