1st Indian astronaut to visit ISS welcomed home as a hero
Shubhanshu Shukla, who recently became the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), received a grand…
Virtual Telescope’s WebTV – The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0
Next event: “Near-Earth Asteroid 2025 QD8: online observation” – 2 Sept. 2025, starting at 23:00 UTC *NEW!*: Want…
Rheinmetall and Andøya Space strengthen European space capabilities
Andøya, Norway – Andøya Space and Rheinmetall Nordic AS have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) in order…
How NASA made exoplanets into tourist destinations
“Like Luke Skywalker’s planet “Tatooine” in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. Kepler-16b is a gas…
Scaling smallsats: A conversation with Muon Space President Gregory Smirin
Muon Space is racing to expand production capabilities following a $90 million funding boost, targeting the growing appetite…
Northern Lights visible in parts of UK – with more displays possible tonight | UK News
The Northern Lights were visible in parts of the UK overnight – and may be seen once again…
Dirty laundry in space: Chinese team joins race to develop washing machine for astronauts
Astronauts have to get used to many things in space, including that they cannot wash their dirty clothes.…
Mercury makes an elusive appearance with the bright star Regulus on Sept. 2
Look to the east slightly ahead of dawn on Sept. 2 to catch a fleeting glimpse of fleet-footed…
“Earth’s Magnetic Shield Has a Massive Hole”: NASA Confirms South Atlantic Anomaly Now Splitting Into Two Deadly Zones for Satellites
IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 The South Atlantic Anomaly is a region of weakened magnetic field over South America…
NASA once celebrated her, then fired her, and then tried to erase her story: The rise and fall of Rose Ferreira |
Image: Brooke Owens Fellowship Rose Ferreira’s life story reads like a tale of resilience against impossible odds. Born…
Habitable planet potential increases in the outer galaxy
Longstanding model of the galactic habitable zone, which is estimated to exist between 7-9 kiloparsecs from the center…
Carl Sagan’s Profound ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Speech Set to a Beautifully Calming Classical Soundtrack
Become Human took the audio from the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” speech by renowned astronomer Carl Sagan, removed…