When To See A Rare ‘Blue Moon’ Rise At Dusk This Weekend
Topline This weekend ends May with a rare occurrence — a second full moon in a single calendar…
MTG-I2 embarks on journey to Europe’s Spaceport
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite has set out on its journey from France to French Guiana, departing…
Isar Aerospace Signs Agreement to Launch from Future Canadian Spaceport
Credit: Isar Aerospace German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services to conduct…
Watch: Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
A Blue Origin rocket has exploded during a test at the launch pad, shaking nearby homes and briefly…
NASA Finds a “Goldilocks” Giant Planet Wrapped in Methane
Artist’s impression of a gas giant planet orbiting its distant host star. New research, led by astronomers at…
Thousands of hidden planets found in old NASA telescope data
A sky-survey satellite completed its first year of data collection in 2018, capturing brightness records for tens of…
This brilliant new edition of Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian’ will take your bookcase by storm
New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir’s “The Martian” was a publishing phenomenon when it first dropped 15…
SpaceX’s Starship V3 Can’t Fly Again Until a ‘Mishap’ Is Addressed, Says FAA
The launch of the SpaceX Starship V3 appeared to go according to plan. It launched last Friday, conducted…
Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons?
A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon — essentially…
JWST Studies a Dark and Airless Super-Earth
There’s a planet out there called LHS 3844 b, orbiting a star about 48 light-years away. The Transiting…
Earthly Hors d’oeuvres For Hungry Red Dwarfs
Astronomers know that stars can sometimes eat planets. This is expected in our own Solar System when the…
NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate
While NASA imagery has shown evidence of ancient rivers and lakes on Mars that transitioned to dry dunes,…