3I/ATLAS Discovery 6 months ago
3I/ATLAS contains 30 times more semi-heavy water than comets in our solar system - Phys.org

3I/ATLAS contains 30 times more semi-heavy water than comets in our solar systemPhys.org Water D/H in 3I/ATLAS as a probe of formation conditions in a...

Source: Slashdot.org

Space Technology 6 months ago
NASA reserves science payload space for Mars telecommunications mission

NASA is reserving a small amount of space on a Mars telecommunications spacecraft for science, which could be one or more cubesats. The post NASA rese...

Source: SpaceNews

10-cm Japanese origami CubeSat unfolds to 25X its folded size
NASA & Space Agencies 6 months ago
10-cm Japanese origami CubeSat unfolds to 25X its folded size

On April 23rd, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched several satellites into low-Earth orbit including a 10-cm (3.9-inch) "origa...

Source: New Atlas

Watch the Artemis II astronauts have fun with bubbles
Artemis Missions 6 months ago
Watch the Artemis II astronauts have fun with bubbles

‘Oh! You busted the bubble!’ The post Watch the Artemis II astronauts have fun with bubbles appeared first on Popular Science.

Source: Popular Science

570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy
Astronomy Research 6 months ago
570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy

The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera turned its 4-meter telescope toward Messier 104, better known as the Sombrero Galaxy, and captured an exceptional...

Source: PetaPixel

Save NASA Science returns to Capitol Hill
NASA & Space Agencies 6 months ago
Save NASA Science returns to Capitol Hill

The 2026 Day of Action brought more than 130 space advocates from 34 states and the District of Columbia to the nation’s capital to advocate for space...

Source: The Planetary Society

NASA & Space Agencies 6 months ago
Progress MS-34 to launch from Baikonur for ISS cargo delivery

Two weeks after the CRS NG-24 mission launched cargo to the International Space Station (ISS),… The post Progress MS-34 to launch from Baiko...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Artemis Program 6 months ago
Space Force faces surge in demand for heavy-lift launches

An additional 25 ‘high-energy’ missions are being forecast for 2027-2029 The post Space Force faces surge in demand for heavy-lift launches appeared ...

Source: SpaceNews

New JWST images reveal cosmic question marks and buckyballs in a planetary nebula
Astronomy Research 6 months ago
New JWST images reveal cosmic question marks and buckyballs in a planetary nebula

New James Webb Space Telescope images could shed fresh light on how dying stars evolve over time

Source: Scientific American

Alien comet reveals our solar system is the oddball
Interstellar Objects 6 months ago
Alien comet reveals our solar system is the oddball

Measurements of this interstellar comet’s molecular makeup show an excess of heavy water molecules that is dramatically different from anything known ...

Source: Scientific American

Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo)
Astronomy Research 6 months ago
Satellite snaps amazing 36th birthday pic of Hubble Space Telescope (photo)

The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the ob...

Source: Space.com

Best minimalist Mac setups: More power, less stuff
Artemis Program 6 months ago
Best minimalist Mac setups: More power, less stuff

Many computer setups go for mission-control overkill. But sometimes the best setup is austere. Check out the best minimalist Mac setups. (via Cult of ...

Source: Cult of Mac

Artemis Program 6 months ago
Rogue after kissing Gambit, presumably (art roundup)

ACLU MN Rogue commission.[image or embed] — Mindy Lee (@mindyleedoodles.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM I was served an Instagram a...

Source: Superpunch.net

Earth looks best when we explore the rest
NASA & Space Agencies 6 months ago
Earth looks best when we explore the rest

Celebrate Earth Day by saving NASA Science.

Source: The Planetary Society

JWST Reveals a Dying Star Surrounded by Mysterious Buckyballs in Stunning Detail
Astronomy Research 6 months ago
JWST Reveals a Dying Star Surrounded by Mysterious Buckyballs in Stunning Detail

NASA's little busy-bee, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), just delivered another treasure giving scientists an unprecedented infrared look a...

Source: Hot Hardware

Artemis Missions 6 months ago
Rocket Report: Artemis III rocket getting ready; SpaceX is now an AI company

"If it doesn’t rely on a solid, there’s no reason why we can’t launch."

Source: Slashdot.org

3I/ATLAS Discovery 6 months ago
Scientists Traced Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS to an Extremely Cold Origin - ScienceAlert

Scientists Traced Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS to an Extremely Cold OriginScienceAlert ALMA Reveals Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in a Far Colder ...

Source: Slashdot.org

Watch Russia launch 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station today
Artemis Program 6 months ago
Watch Russia launch 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station today

Russia will launch its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live.

Source: Space.com

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals a Birthplace Far Colder Than Our Solar System
3I/ATLAS Discovery 6 months ago
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals a Birthplace Far Colder Than Our Solar System

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 Less than a year ago, astronomers discovered a comet soaring through the sky that did not originate in our solar s...

Source: Spacewar.com

Full scale Space Rider test craft set for parafoil glide trials
Space Technology 6 months ago
Full scale Space Rider test craft set for parafoil glide trials

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2026 The European Space Agency has completed the first full scale test model of its reusable Space Rider spacecraft, m...

Source: Spacewar.com