NASA & Space Agencies 6 months ago
Young Sun-like Stars Are Not As Menacing As Thought

These images, released on April 14, 2026, show two open star clusters, Trumpler 3 (left) and NGC 2353 (right). They represent a recent study from NASA...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 6 months ago
Voyager 1 Shuts Down Another Instrument

Voyager 1, one of NASA’s longest continuously running interplanetary missions, had another instrument turned off last week, in an effort to keep the s...

Source: Sky & Telescope

SpaceX launches its 50th mission of the year, sends 25 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)
Space Technology 6 months ago
SpaceX launches its 50th mission of the year, sends 25 Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 25 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California on Sunday (April 26). It was the company's 50th liftof...

Source: Space.com

Watch comet PANSTARRS 'switch on' its second tail as it makes closest approach to Earth
Comet & Asteroid News 6 months ago
Watch comet PANSTARRS 'switch on' its second tail as it makes closest approach to Earth

The ion tail appeared as Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS was about 45 million miles from Earth (72 million kilometers) during its closest approach.

Source: Space.com

NASA’s Perseverance, Curiosity Panoramas Capture Two Sides of Mars
Space Exploration 6 months ago
NASA’s Perseverance, Curiosity Panoramas Capture Two Sides of Mars

NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have captured two 360-degree landscapes that highlight how the missions are revealing details of the Red Plan...

Source: NASA

Did NASA pause Lunar Gateway due to corrosion? #tech
Gateway Station 6 months ago
Did NASA pause Lunar Gateway due to corrosion? #tech

Corrosion forced NASA to pause Lunar Gateway work NASA has been dealing with problems on the Artemis era “Lunar Gateway” platform. Coverage states tha...

Source: Alltoc.com

Astronomy Research 6 months ago
A Cosmic Survey Reveals the Universe's Hidden Side

A team of scientists at the University of Virginia is using a telescope in Arizona to study cosmic structure and the result is the largest 3D map of t...

Source: Universe Today

Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit today
Artemis Program 6 months ago
Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit today

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch 29 of Amazon's internet satellites tonight (April 27), and you can watch it live.

Source: Space.com

Artemis Missions 6 months ago
Volunteers Help NASA Astronauts Record Lunar Flashes

As NASA’s Artemis II astronauts zipped around the Moon in early April, they observed flashes of light caused by meteoroids hitting the lunar surface. ...

Source: NASA

Artemis Missions 6 months ago
You Can Help Humans Thrive in Space

The second Artemis mission took four astronauts around the moon and back – the first crewed deep-space flight since 1972. Not everyone gets a chance t...

Source: NASA

Astronomy Research 6 months ago
How Tilted Orbits Impact Supermassive Black Hole Collisions

What factors impact how long it takes for a supermassive black hole binary to merge? The post How Tilted Orbits Impact Supermassive Black Hole Collis...

Source: Sky & Telescope

AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory?
Astronomy Research 6 months ago
AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory?

AI algorithms can sharpen naturally blurry images taken by ground-based telescopes, revealing details otherwise visible only to space-borne machines l...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Missions 6 months ago
Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test.

On April 10, the Orion capsule carrying Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen splashed down in the Pacific, completing the fir...

Source: SpaceNews

Underwater images of Artemis II heat shield reveal how it fared
Artemis Missions 6 months ago
Underwater images of Artemis II heat shield reveal how it fared

The heat shield was a critical component that protected the Artemis II crew from being incinerated during re-entry. For anyone daring to venture into ...

Source: Unexplained-mysteries.com

NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it'
Moon Science 6 months ago
NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it'

NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project.

Source: Space.com

Artemis Missions 6 months ago
NASA's initial takeaways from the Artemis II mission, and more science stories - Engadget

NASA's initial takeaways from the Artemis II mission, and more science storiesEngadget NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II ...

Source: Slashdot.org

NASA & Space Agencies 6 months ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final ViaSat-3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket

This will be the 12th launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket to date and the first use of Landing Zone 2 and Landing Zone 40 simultaneously. Liftoff from Lau...

Source: Spaceflight Now

Astronomy Research 6 months ago
The Planet Haul That Changes Everything.

NASA's planet hunting telescope has been busy. A new study has just sifted through the light of over 83 million stars and emerged with more than ...

Source: Universe Today

Comet & Asteroid News 6 months ago
Mining the Solar System to Build a New World

If humans are ever going to live permanently on Mars, someone is going to have to work out where all the raw materials, the food, they oxygen or the m...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 6 months ago
The Universe is Bending Light, and Astronomers Need Your Help to Find it

Einstein told us that massive objects bend light and he was of course, right. Across the universe, giant galaxies are acting as natural telescopes, wa...

Source: Universe Today