German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to visit space – DW – 12/20/2025
German engineer Michaela Benthaus on Saturday became the first person with paraplegia to travel to space. The brief…
Detailed images of sunset on Mars show different layers and colors
At sunset on January 21, 2024, a European orbiter captured the curved edge of Mars as seen against…
Blue Origin launches wheelchair-user and 5 others on sub-orbital trip to space
In a space-age milestone, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched a wheelchair-using engineer and handicap advocate to the edge…
Cosmic trifecta: Winter Solstice, meteors from The Little Bear, ‘Alien’ comet passes by Earth
Astronomically speaking this is the date and time of the Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere and the…
Will Starlink Finally Face Real Competition in 2026 or Are Its Rivals Still Catching Up?
It’s been five years since Starlink began serving its first customers, and since then, it’s transformed from a…
Starlink satellite explodes, causing small debris field in space
A debris field comprised of a Starlink satellite’s remains is floating through space, after a minor explosion broke…
Scientists Discover ‘Black Widow’ Exoplanet That Defies Explanation
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that defied expectations, broke barriers, made trash…
Artemis II Crew Rehearse Launch Day Demonstration
The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II test flight depart the Neil…
SpaceX Is Buying Up an Unfathomable Number of Cybertrucks
SpaceX bought over 1,000 Cybertrucks from Tesla, a number that could rise to 2,000 over time, according to…
Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space
Watch: Moment German engineer becomes world’s first wheelchair user to go into space An engineer from Germany has…
What scientists found inside Titan was not what anyone expected
A new examination of spacecraft data collected more than ten years ago suggests that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan,…
Best time of the month to observe galaxies is tonight — How to watch Andromeda with the naked eye
Beyond our night sky is the sight of distant galaxies, such as Andromeda. These galaxies are celestial objects…