ESA spacecraft sees a kaleidoscope of color in Mars’ atmosphere photo of the day for Sept. 26, 2025
Mars’ atmosphere has been of interest to scientists for decades, especially as humanity looks to set up outposts…
Rocket Report: Keeping up with Kuiper; New Glenn’s second flight slips
Welcome to Edition 8.12 of the Rocket Report! We often hear from satellite operators—from the military to venture-backed…
I Am Artemis: Diamond St. John
Listen to this audio excerpt from Diamond St. John, engineer working on the Artemis III heat shield for…
US deploys space sensors to track nuclear explosions frame by frame
The United States has quietly completed deployment of its latest series of space-based nuclear detection systems and is…
“I mapped the invisible” : teen discovers 1.5 million lost space objects
Imagine turning a simple summer project into a discovery that stuns professional scientists. That’s exactly what happened when…
Scientists Say They May Have Just Detected a Wormhole From Another Universe
Back in 2019, the gravitational wave observatories LIGO and Virgo detected major ripples in spacetime. While astronomers generally…
NASA drops ISS cargo guarantee, forcing Sierra Space to pivot
When Sierra Space won a contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station nearly a decade ago,…
NASA launches special mission to study Earth’s mysterious “halo”
Some NASA missions are designed for very specific tasks, but all of them help feed into our understanding…
See the red supergiant star Antares shine with the crescent moon at sunset on Sept. 27
Heads up stargazers! The moon will shine close to the bright star Antares at sunset on Sept. 27,…
On a Desert Island with the 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates
From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week…
How satellite refueling in orbit could cut space junk and extend missions
In the previous installment, we examined on-orbit refuelling (OOR), a concept that has existed since the Space Age.…
Most detailed universe simulation yet: ESA’s Euclid project maps 3.4 billion galaxies
The catalogue describes each galaxy using more than 400 properties, including brightness, shape, velocity, and star formation rate.…