Planetary shielding and surface precipitation of solar energetic particles during BepiColombo’s close Mercury flyby
Event overview During this flyby, Mercury’s distance from the Sun was 0.315 astronomical units (AU). Figure 1a shows…
On this day in space! Sept. 8, 2004: NASA’s Genesis solar wind spacecraft crashes in the Utah desert
On Sept. 8, 2004, NASA’s Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in Utah after its parachutes failed to deploy. Genesis was…
Icy Exocomets Around a Distant Star Help Explain Earth’s Water
Earth’s surface water puts the planet into its own, privileged category among the Solar System’s bodies. Nowhere else…
The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX
The queue to send objects into orbit is growing, but space infrastructure isn’t keeping up with demand. As…
Stoke Space raises $1 billion for fully reusable rockets, targets ‘early 2027’ for 1st-ever launch
Stoke Space has amassed a substantial sum during its latest round of financing and is revealing exactly where…
Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a photogenic nebula, N44, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in this Sept. 3,…
Astrophotographer captures jaw-dropping view of the Crescent Nebula
The Crescent Nebula shines in the constellation Cygnus. (Image credit: Kevin Boardman) Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman captured this spectacular…
1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day
More than 1,000 visitors explored NASA sea level science firsthand during World Ocean Day at the University of…
NASA Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images
Algorithm NASA first applied to satellite imagery is now used to peer into antiquity High in the central tower…
SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026
This might look like a rocket launching off Earth, but it’s actually a rocket booster perfectly landing on…
Do Black Holes Grow Along With the Universe? A New Study Says Yes
We know the universe is constantly expanding. We also know that gravitationally bound objects, such as solar systems…
Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets
The fuel for a fully reusable rocket that can unlock truly low-cost access to space isn’t methane or…