“It’s time to act, not wait”: the new NASA chief warns of a major risk on the Moon
During a Senate hearing this week, Jared Isaacman—billionaire entrepreneur and likely future head of NASA—delivered a clear message:…
James Webb Space Telescope could illuminate dark matter in a way scientists didn’t realize
Since it began operations in 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has allowed scientists to make incredible…
MAVEN telemetry shows changes to spacecraft orbit and rotation
WASHINGTON — New analysis suggests that problems with NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter may be more serious than a…
Rare footage of lunar impact flash captured
An astronomer at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) has captured what is believed to be the first video…
Astronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by Einstein
A star’s fatal brush with a supermassive black hole can light up a quiet galaxy. When gravity shreds…
ULA Atlas 5 launch puts Amazon’s 180th broadband satellite in low Earth orbit – Spaceflight Now
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket streaks across the sky above Florida’s Space Coast on the…
China launches new satellite-Xinhua
A Long March-4B rocket carrying Ziyuan III 04 satellite blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in…
A Subtle Return of La Niña – NASA Science (.gov)
A Subtle Return of La Niña NASA Science (.gov)La Niña is here for the rest of winter, federal forecasters…
China’s Shenzhou-21’s Crew Test New Spacesuits During Spacewalk
Chinese taikonauts have a new set of spacesuits that will enable future missions in orbit and beyond. The…
NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame
Two icons of discovery, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME’s…
Uranus and Neptune might be rock giants
Although they are technically gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as “ice giants” due to their…
Beyond the ground station: Why space data centers require a distributed RAID
Low Earth orbit is undergoing the fastest expansion in its history. However, the nature of the payload is…