Astronomers Solve a Cosmic Mystery
Astronomers were astonished when a seemingly stable star, ASASSN-24fw, nearly vanished from view for eight months between 2024…
The Object at the Center of Jupiter Is So Strange That It Defies Comprehension
The core of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has long been a source of mystery…
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid Bennu contains dust older than the solar system itself — and traces of interstellar space
The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than our solar system, as well as organic materials…
Watch live: SpaceX scrubs launch of Super Heavy Starship
Watch the test flight of SpaceX’s Super Heavy Starship rocketpublished at 00:28 British Summer Time 26 August 00:28…
SpaceX scrubs crucial Starship Flight 10 launch again, this time due to weather
SpaceX called off the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket for the second day in a…
Can humans live on Mars? This Nasa mission intends to find out
It’s a little crowded inside the airlock at Mars Dune Alpha, where seven of us are packed in…
Astronomers Map Stellar ‘Polka Dots’ Using NASA’s TESS, Kepler
Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA…
From NASA Citizen Scientist to Astronaut Training: An Interview with Benedetta Facini
Titans Space Industries, a commercial space company, selected a new cohort of astronaut candidates this spring – and…
SpaceX prepares for 10th Starship test launch after June’s explosion
Aug. 25 (UPI) — SpaceX‘s Starship is scheduled to launch at 7:30 p.m. EDT Monday after nine other…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Observes Interstellar Comet
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Aug. 6, with its Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. The research…
NASA’s X-59 at Sunrise – NASA
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at sunrise before ground tests at Lockheed Martin’s…
‘Alien auroras’ on Jupiter reveal a new kind of plasma wave, scientists say
The shimmering northern lights that streak across Alaska’s skies have wilder cousins on Jupiter — they’re bigger, stranger,…