30-mile-high clouds of acid on Venus are made by the largest ‘hydraulic jump’ in the solar system
A monstrous bank of cloud 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) long that sweeps around Venus every few days is…
US: Star Catcher nears launch of world’s first energy grid in space
Star Catcher, the company aiming to build the “first energy grid in space”, just announced it has raised…
The Space Review: Exquisitely unnecessary: very high resolution satellite reconnaissance
A declassified image of an Iranian launch site taken in 2019 by an American reconnaissance satellite. Even…
Northern Lights Alert: 10 States May See Aurora On Thursday Night
The northern lights fill the sky with green ribbons of electrical charged particles over the barn and pastures…
Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past
When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It
While it has enabled many exciting discoveries, the Curiosity Rover has also encountered its share of setbacks. The…
The Night is Disappearing and We’re All Paying the Price
Step outside on a clear night almost anywhere in Britain and look up. For roughly a third of…
RKLB Q1 Deep Dive: Space Systems Expansion, Neutron Progress, and Record Backlog Fuel Outlook
Aerospace and defense company Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q1 CY2026, with sales up 63.5% year…
What Your Kitchen Sink Has in Common With Venus
Turn on a tap and watch the water hit the sink basin. Right where it lands, the water…
The Dots That Broke the Rules
What are the little red dots? It’s the question that has quietly obsessed astronomers since the James Webb…
Dassault Aviation and OHB partner on VORTEX-S spaceplane proposal for European Space Agency
Dassault Aviation and OHB announced a partnership to propose the VORTEX-S multipurpose spaceplane to the European Space Agency.…
Scientists find Mars’ moon Phobos is breaking apart and may not survive its slow fall toward the Red Planet |
The Martian moon Phobos is locked in an orbital decay, gradually inching closer to Mars until it faces…