NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead
NASA has finally given up on Lunar Trailblazer. The 440-pound (200-kilogram) moon orbiter went dark on Feb. 27,…
Lunar Photobioreactors Could Provide Food And Oxygen On The Moon
Astronauts exploring the Moon will need all the help they can get, and scientists have spent lots of…
The Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks Aug. 12-13: Here’s what to expect from the dazzling cosmic light show
Get ready stargazers: the Perseid meteor shower peaks next week, Aug. 12-13, bringing up to 100 shooting stars…
Lunar Outpost celebrates release of Lego Moon Rover Space Vehicle
The set’s large, main futuristic rover with its rocker suspension, four-wheel steering, deployable solar panels, and rotating arm…
Earth’s rotation is speeding up today for the 3rd and final time this summer
Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — resulting in one of the shortest days of the…
Nasa to build nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA A concept image of NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project US space agency Nasa…
Extremely Large Telescope gets a roof photo of the day for August 5, 2025
In the middle of Chile’s Atacama desert, there’s lots of activity as construction on the Extremely Large Telescope…
Nasa to build nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 – US media
Scientists are also concerned that this announcement is a politically-motivated move in the new international race to the…
Old Mars rovers can learn new tricks! NASA’s Curiosity marks 13-year milestone with new science capabilities
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NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory: the future (or end) of NASA science
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Did the James-Webb telescope discover the mythical stars a million times more massive than the Sun?
Tiny red specks in Webb’s images have astrophysicists buzzing. Could these dots be the Universe’s first and most…