Astronomy Research 1 month ago
The Day of the Trifid Nebula

This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA...

Source: NASA

NASA’s Artemis II was a major success—so why couldn’t the crew flush the toilet?
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
NASA’s Artemis II was a major success—so why couldn’t the crew flush the toilet?

The space environment—microgravity, extreme temperatures and more—make it near-impossible to truly test a space toilet like Artemis II's ahead of...

Source: Scientific American

Missing scientists, unanswered questions — How Joshua LeBlanc's death fits a disturbing pattern
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Missing scientists, unanswered questions — How Joshua LeBlanc's death fits a disturbing pattern

Joshua LeBlanc, a 29-year-old NASA aerospace engineer working on nuclear propulsion systems, died in a 2025 Tesla crash in Huntsville, Alabama. The ve...

Source: The Times of India

3I/ATLAS Discovery 1 month ago
Scientists trace latest interstellar comet’s home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way - AP News

Scientists trace latest interstellar comet’s home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky WayAP News Comet 3I/ATLAS was born in a region of the Galaxy...

Source: Slashdot.org

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Catching the Earliest Stars in the Universe

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope might have caught the signature of the universe's first stars. The post Catching the Earlies...

Source: Sky & Telescope

Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula

This latest image from Hubble forms just one of more than 1.7 million observations that the space telescope has made over the past 36 years since it l...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Astrobotic tests advanced rocket engine

Astrobotic, a developer of lunar landers and suborbital rockets, has successfully tested an advanced rocket engine that could power those vehicles. Th...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
The governance gap: Why orbital data centers need certification before they scale

For more than two decades in sourcing and supply-chain architecture, we’ve watched industries scale only when their supply chains become predictable, ...

Source: SpaceNews

Interstellar Comet Came From a Cold, Alien World
3I/ATLAS Discovery 1 month ago
Interstellar Comet Came From a Cold, Alien World

The third confirmed interstellar body to visit our solar system is being revealed as a time capsule from a very different part of the Milky Way. In a ...

Source: Newser

Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there'
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there'

Sen. Ted Cruz told engineers on NASA's Artemis program, "we'll take care of the politics...so you can do your job," amid steep cut...

Source: Space.com

NASA Shares Unseen Artemis II Photos to Mark Earth Day
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
NASA Shares Unseen Artemis II Photos to Mark Earth Day

To mark Earth Day (April 22), NASA has released a series of previously unseen photos of the planet taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their his...

Source: PetaPixel

SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 Rocket From Vandenberg SFB
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 Rocket From Vandenberg SFB

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenb...

Source: Ibtimes.com.au

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 24 – May 3

The Moon occults Regulus in twilight or bright afternoon for most of North America. Venus lines up between Aldebaran and the Pleiades. Sirius nears it...

Source: Sky & Telescope

JWST reveals water-ice clouds on a cold Jupiter-mass world
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
JWST reveals water-ice clouds on a cold Jupiter-mass world

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 A team of astronomers led by Elisabeth Matthews at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has found eviden...

Source: Spacewar.com

Fungal Spores From NASA Cleanrooms Survive Simulated Mars and Space Travel Conditions
Space Technology 1 month ago
Fungal Spores From NASA Cleanrooms Survive Simulated Mars and Space Travel Conditions

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 Scientists have long recognized the resilience of fungi, but a new study demonstrates that certain strains may be ...

Source: Marsdaily.com

Nine European Students Complete Six-Day Simulated Mars Mission in Portugal
Space Exploration 1 month ago
Nine European Students Complete Six-Day Simulated Mars Mission in Portugal

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 Nine high school students from Austria, Greece, and Portugal have emerged from a specially designed habitat near Mo...

Source: Spacewar.com

SOLIS100 isolation study begins in Germany
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
SOLIS100 isolation study begins in Germany

Six volunteers have stepped into a sealed habitat in Cologne, Germany, marking the start of SOLIS100, a new human isolation study led by the European ...

Source: Esa.int

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Is This a Joke? Canada's 'Spaceport' Is as Impressive as its Military Might

Canada is very proud to have opened its own spaceport, making it the next world power with direct access to the wonders of the universe. Only...Iran a...

Source: Freerepublic.com

NASA shares iPhone video capturing Earthshine from Orion during Artemis II
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
NASA shares iPhone video capturing Earthshine from Orion during Artemis II

The iPhone footage, captured on the mission’s second day, shows Earth’s reflected light illuminating the Orion cabin. Watch it below. more…

Source: 9to5Mac

3I/ATLAS Discovery 1 month ago
New Research Reveals That Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in a System Far Colder Than Our Own

The interplanetary comet 3I/ATLAS is remarkably rich in a specific type of water that contains deuterium, meaning it came from somewhere colder and wi...

Source: Universe Today