In a first, ‘super-Earth’ rocky exoplanet may have an atmosphere
Scientists say they have detected promising signs that a planet orbiting a star 49 light-years from Earth could…
Dead SpaceX Rocket To Smash Into The Moon On Wednesday
A discarded part of a rocket from Elon Musk’s SpaceX could crash into the moon early on Aug.…
AST SpaceMobile Locks In Next Launch For Its Mega Satellites
Space start-up AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) has announced Aug. 5 as the date of its next launch and satellite…
Sending repurposed Mars rover to the moon could cost more than $1 billion
WASHINGTON — Converting an engineering model of a Mars rover into an actual lunar rover could cost NASA…
Perseid meteor shower: What is it, when’s it happening and how to watch in London?
Londoners are set for a celestial spectacle this August as the Perseid meteor shower promises to bring up…
Solar Storms Create a Risk for Mars Exploration Scientists Hadn’t Expected
It took seven months to confirm that NASA’s Opportunity rover was dead. The U.S. space agency’s little robotic…
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Short-Sellers Have a “Very Low” Survival Probability. Is He Right?
As is often the case following an initial public offering, some investors are betting that the pre-IPO hype…
NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia
NASA opened its newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, Friday, providing a critical resource for the…
Northern Lights: 9 States Could See The Aurora Friday
Topline The aurora borealis may make an appearance in up to nine states Friday night, according to the…
APOD: 2026 July 31 – NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
Explanation: The Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars toward the small constellation…
‘We are not giving up yet’: Private mission to rescue NASA’s Swift telescope is spinning out of control, and engineers are racing to fix it
A private mission to rescue an ailing NASA space telescope may now need a rescue of its own.…
What happens to a moon when its planet is stolen?
We have known for a while that the Milky Way is full of homeless worlds. Rogue planets, free…