Light pollution is washing out the night sky. A remote telescope farm helps stargazers bring the cosmos to their screens.
By day, a row of plain-looking sheds in sleepy Rockwood, Texas, looks like nothing more than a place…
Scientists find a surprising twist in Earth’s magnetic field
Scientists studying Earth’s magnetic field have discovered that its electric heartbeat flows in the opposite direction from what…
Your software should be space-grade — take it from an aerospace operations engineer
The internet started as a Department of Defense-funded military project in 1969. Today, it’s in the pockets of…
Blue Origin New Glenn rocket: New launch window for historic Mars mission after solar storm delay
UPDATE: Earlier Blue Origin posted on X that the launch has been rescheduled for this afternoon (Nov. 13),…
Asteroids and space junk could be captured in TransAstra’s giant inflatable bag
Asteroids contain large quantities of both precious and common metals, and despite the obvious challenges in reaching them,…
Stirling engine taps the cold of space to generate power at night
Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have built a small device that produces mechanical power at night…
‘Elon needs to take this into account for the future’
A man vacationing in the Turks and Caicos Islands recently stumbled upon what he says are fragments from…
Hubble image of a ‘galaxy destroyer’ emerges as Picture of the Week
An image of Hubble in Earth’s orbit (Image source: NASA; cropped) The latest ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week…
Manchester Aviva Studios to share Tom Hanks’ show The Moonwalkers
The show opens on 16 December and runs until 11 January. Tickets are sold for show slots every…
Solar storms hit Earth: What are they; where can Northern Lights be seen? | Environment News
Scientists have issued alerts for approaching solar or geomagnetic storms, which are set to hit Earth this week…
Fireballs Could Light Up the Sky Like Never Before
The Taurid meteor shower stands out for its double-stream nature, the Southern and Northern Taurids, both named after…