Iran to unveil new satellite and space facility on National Space Technology Day
A new satellite, along with satellite imagery products and a space facility, will be unveiled in Iran…
The International Space Station era ends: ISS set to return to earth, closing a landmark saga of international unity
Paris: When the International Space Station comes back to Earth in 2030, it will mark the end of…
Europa could be seeded slowly but surely
How could the ingredients necessary for life reach the ocean hidden beneath the ice of Europa, this moon…
Boreal Forests Are Shifting North
The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. To understand the changing…
Something supercharged Uranus when Voyager 2 flew past
Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) say they may have found an answer to a puzzle that has…
Falcon 9 returns to flight after upper stage engine investigation
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched a batch of Starlink satellites on Feb. 7 after SpaceX completed an…
Will astronauts aboard the ISS get to watch Super Bowl LX?
The National Football League’s annual Super Bowl television telecast is practically a national holiday and traditionally one of…
Should We Have Sex In Orbit?
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that had off-Earth offspring, took stock of…
Andromeda Is Heading Straight for the Milky Way, and Scientists Finally Know Why
For years, astronomers have observed the strange motion of Andromeda, the Milky Way’s closest large galactic neighbor. While…
Licence to Orbit – Is Europe Sleepwalking into the New Space Order?
The academic and think tank communities have been tracing these shifts for more than a decade. The warning…
Ask Ethan: How long can the longest-lived star shine?
If there’s one thing we can be certain of when we look out at the glittering canopy of…
How to Watch Rare 6-Planet Parade
There’s a celestial connection on the horizon. Six planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—are set to appear…