China challenges US containment with global action plan for its commercial space industry
China’s space agency has released an action plan to take its commercial space sector worldwide, pledging to help…
Satellite space quiz: What’s orbiting Earth?
From the earliest artificial satellites to today’s sophisticated space telescopes and GPS constellations, these marvels of engineering have…
How to See the Northern Lights Tonight
Key Points NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center forecasts a G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm from fast solar wind, with…
Launching The Genesis Mission Without NASA
Keith’s note: The White House, Department of Energy, and OSTP just launched a big flashy national AI thing…
These New Moon Rovers Are Using Lasers and Cameras to Uncover Water Ice on the Moon!
In an innovative simulation, two rovers from DLR (the German space agency) have been tasked with finding a…
Right Stuff – And Wrong Stuff
Astronaut – Now Senator – Mark Kelly — NASA Keith’s note: This is how a NASA person speaks…
Satellite data reveals a huge solar storm in 2024 shrank Earth’s protective plasma shield
When last year’s solar superstorm “Gannon” slammed into Earth, it not only painted the sky with beautiful auroras,…
Chinese Space Station Achieves First-Ever Oxygen and Rocket Fuel Production Using Artificial Photosynthesis
When humans dream of venturing farther into the cosmos, one massive logistical question looms: how do we keep…
NASA Says Boeing’s Busted Starliner Spacecraft Won’t Be Allowed to Carry Astronauts
Boeing won’t be allowed ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station with its plagued Starliner spacecraft…
Red Spider Nebula – NASA
Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula, a planetary…
NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Spate of Key Tests
NASA’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has made another set of critical strides toward launch. This…
