NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
An Orbiting Satellite Triad Reveals Motions Inside Earth

Our planet's liquid iron outer core is slowly giving up its secrets to a trio of satellites launched by ESA in 2013. Called Swarm, the three prob...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
The Name N159 Doesn't Do This Brilliant Star-Forming Region Justice

This ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week captures all the glory of the star-forming region N159. It's in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and is dwarfed by...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Close Encounter: Jupiter and Venus

The two brightest planets in our sky will be less than 2 degrees apart on June 9th at sunset. The post Close Encounter: Jupiter and Venus appeared fir...

Source: Sky & Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how
Astronomy Research 3 months ago
James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how

Observations of "Little Red Dot" ancient galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope could answer the question: which comes first, the black ...

Source: Space.com

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Poster

NASA/Jenny Mottar Downloads Print high resolution PDF May 28, 2026 PDF (144.47 MB) Print high resolution image May 28, 2026 PNG (45.60 MB) Smaller ima...

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NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate

Scientists analyzed 20 Martian samples collected by NASA’s Curiosity Rover and found that differences in hematite crystallite size at varying elevatio...

Source: NASA

Little red dot reveals naked black hole #science
Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Little red dot reveals naked black hole #science

JWST finds a black hole in a lensed ‘little red dot’ Astronomers used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope of a distant, gravitationally l...

Source: Alltoc.com

WATCH: New Soarin’ Across America immerses viewers in sites across US
Artemis Program 3 months ago
WATCH: New Soarin’ Across America immerses viewers in sites across US

NatGeo provided fun facts about all 50 states for riders waiting in line for a revamped version of the flight simulator experience at EPCOT and openin...

Source: Abcnews.com

Team discovers daily cloud cycle on Hot Jupiter planet
Artemis Program 3 months ago
Team discovers daily cloud cycle on Hot Jupiter planet

"...we can finally pin down what the clouds are made out of and how they're condensing and evaporating as they move around the planet."

Source: Futurity: Research News

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy - NASA Science (.gov)

NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its GalaxyNASA Science (.gov) "Little red dot" in early Universe is a naked supermassive b...

Source: Slashdot.org

WATCH: NASA unveils $20 billion, 3-phase moon plan
NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
WATCH: NASA unveils $20 billion, 3-phase moon plan

ABC News contributor and astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi discussed NASA's plan to establish a settlement on the lunar surface.

Source: Abcnews.com

Why Manhattanhenge Matters Beyond the Sunset
Artemis Program 3 months ago
Why Manhattanhenge Matters Beyond the Sunset

Manhattanhenge is a reminder that we live on a tilted, rotating planet orbiting something much larger—a perspective scientists link to stronger spatia...

Source: Columbia.edu

This Plasma Gun Could Save Astronauts From Filthy Underwear
Artemis Program 3 months ago
This Plasma Gun Could Save Astronauts From Filthy Underwear

For the sake of science and exploration, astronauts give up basic comforts—including clean laundry. This "laundry gun" might help.

Source: Gizmodo.com

Space Technology 3 months ago
FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after Flight 12 'mishap' - Space

FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after Flight 12 'mishap'Space FAA orders SpaceX to investigate mishap with its Starship boo...

Source: Slashdot.org

Artemis Program 3 months ago
Just Like Stars, Open Clusters Can Form Binary Pairs

Open star clusters are prevalent stellar structures in the Milky Way. Astronomers think their could be 100,000 of them. But they're not all the s...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 3 months ago
Revolv Space enters in-orbit servicing market with Infinite Orbits deal

WARSAW, Poland — The Italian-Dutch company Revolv Space has announced that French in-orbit services provider Infinite Orbits has selected its Solar Ar...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 3 months ago
Setting up a permanent lunar presence needs investment in biology

In December 1972, Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent 75 hours on the lunar surface during Apollo 17. They drove a rover, conducted three spacewalk...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
Going Low and Slow in Testing

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on April 28, 2026, during t...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan Retires

May 28, 2026 After a 12-year career at NASA, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Andrew R. Morgan has retired from the agency to continue his military service. Morga...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Kenny Heckle

Kenny Heckle grew up in Orlando, just west of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. An 80s child, he comes from a long line of union pipefitters and...

Source: NASA