Have we got our Galaxy completely wrong? Scientists just worked out it’s much wider than they thought
The Milky Ways’s most distant spiral arms may extend significantly farther into space than previously believed, meaning fundamental…
On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system
On Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a glorious morning launch…
NASA funds spacecraft concept that aims to map minerals on solar system planets and moons
Nearby Earth, an iconic series of orbiting U.S. government satellites called Landsat have collectively been charting minerals and…
Back to School 2026-2027: 5 school projects to engage your students in STEM
Agency 04/09/2026 272 views 4 likes This year, take your students’ learning beyond the classroom and into space!…
Have scientists discovered a dark matter particle? | Science and Technology
Deep beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, US, in an old gold mine, a tank of liquid…
Manx space group urges election election candidates to back treaty
Candidates standing in the Isle of Man’s general election have been sent letters asking them to back the…
Scientists have confirmed that a pit in the Moon’s Sea of Tranquillity opens into an underground cave, probably an ancient lava tube. Only tens of metres have been mapped, but separate modelling suggests that lunar gravity could support tubes kilometres wide—natural shelters large enough, in theory, to house entire settlements.
A dark opening in Mare Tranquillitatis has been visible in spacecraft images for years. What lay beyond its…
The Moon’s planned first spaceport will have no runways, taxiways or gate announcements—NASA’s Gateway will follow an invisible orbit sculpted by the gravity of Earth and the Moon, and engineers have now published the first detailed strategies for keeping visiting spacecraft safely separated while they wait to dock.
Gateway is often described as the Moon’s first spaceport, but almost nothing about it resembles an airport on…
What Could SpaceX (SPCX) Flight 14 Mean For Its Reusable Rocket Push?
Space Exploration Technologies (NasdaqGS: SPCX) is targeting its first orbital Starship mission with Flight 14, marking a shift…
Elon Musk Committed SpaceX to Building “Exclusively on Nvidia.” Here’s What That Locks In for SpaceX’s Compute Bill.
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) held its first earnings call as a publicly traded company on Aug. 4, and CEO Elon…
Chinese reconnaissance satellite breaks up in rare retrograde orbit
HELSINKI — A Chinese satellite launched into an unusual orbit early this year has suffered an apparent fragmentation…
The DESI Legacy Imaging Survey Releases the Largest 2-D Map of the Universe
In 2012, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) was commissioned to measure the effect of Dark Energy, the…