Russia building its alternative to Starlink, space agency head says
Russia is developing a $5 billion alternative to the Starlink satellite internet service, according to a draft project…
Something Extremely Strange Is Happening at the Event Horizon of This Supermassive Black Hole
In 2019, scientists unveiled the first-ever images of a black hole, M87*. Those observations kickstarted a wave of…
Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the MoonÂ
NASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday…
Doubt Creeps Into Hayabusa 2’s Planned Visit To Its Next Asteroid
In November 2019, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission departed the asteroid Ryugu after 1.5 years of observations. It had…
Rock the cosmos: An asteroid trivia quiz
Space is vast, mysterious, and full of surprises — but few celestial objects capture our imagination quite like…
Hubble Network raises $70 million to accelerate 60-satellite Bluetooth constellation
TAMPA, Fla. — Hubble Network has secured $70 million in Series B funding to help deploy a 60-satellite…
This Star’s Violent Feeding Frenzy May End in a Blinding Supernova
A doomed star system is hurtling toward a supernova that could light up Earth’s sky. Credit: Shutterstock Astronomers…
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II – NASA (.gov)
From Supercomputers to Wind Tunnels: NASA’s Road to Artemis II NASA (.gov)NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Ready to Fly…
‘It was the realization of a dream that we had chased for decades.’ Powerful cosmic winds around neutron star reveal secrets of monster black holes
Astronomers have used an X-ray spacecraft called XRISM to observe powerful winds blowing from a neutron star —…
NASA’s Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth
A black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a team of…
James Webb telescope uncovers massive rogue planets building their own planetary systems
The universe is full of surprises, but this one might just rewrite our cosmic neighborhood rules. Imagine planets…