Curiosity climbs to new heights on Mars photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2026
A photograph taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover from the floor of Gale Crater, on Aug. 1 and…
On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!
On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida while on its way to Jupiter.…
Quiz of the week: how will the new ‘AstroRad’ vest be of benefit to astronauts? – Physics World
Quiz of the week: how will the new ‘AstroRad’ vest be of benefit to astronauts? – Physics World…
Shanghai starts work on wharf for its “Rocket City”
HELSINKI — Shanghai has begun construction on a wharf intended to connect a planned commercial rocket manufacturing hub…
Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
Finding additional launch facilities … The policy document supports more efficient range scheduling criteria at federally owned spaceports,…
In pictures – the Blood Moon lunar eclipse wows stargazers across America and Europe
The 28 August 2026 partial lunar eclipse was visible over North and South America, the UK and Europe…
In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell found pulsars but watched her supervisor receive the Nobel: The discovery that still raises questions about scientific credit |
In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell found pulsars but watched her supervisor receive the Nobel. Back in 1967, a…
APOD: 2026 August 28 – The Sky Turns Above Paranal
APOD: 2026 August 28 – The Sky Turns Above Paranal Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image…
The Astrological Meaning of August’s Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon in Pisces
The partial lunar eclipse in Pisces occurs on Aug. 28 at 12:12 a.m. ET, and it will impact…
A Changing World for Emperor Penguins
With their charming waddles, heat-conserving huddles, and tuxedo-like plumage, emperor penguins are among the world’s most recognizable animals.…
Astronaut Jonny Kim leaves NASA, will return to active military duty
Jonny Kim is leaving NASA to continue his military career. The 42-year-old astronaut, who has one of the…
In 2026, astronomer Samantha Lawler and two colleagues modelled SpaceX’s proposal for one million orbital AI data-centre satellites and found that, if they are launched with the assumed sizes and reflectivity, naked-eye satellites could outnumber visible stars for large portions of the night and year almost everywhere on Earth.
A million satellites is difficult to picture as an orbital system. Aaron Boley, Samantha Lawler and Hanno Rein…