Post-Prime Day telescope deal: 34% off the Celestron NexStar 4SE
The Celestron NexStar 4SE is one of the best telescopes on the market and now it’s at its lowest price in years, 34% off post-Prime Day.
China launches third high orbit internet satellite
HELSINKI — China launched a new communications satellite towards geostationary orbit Thursday, although its precise role remains undisclosed. A Long March 3B lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest…
Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space
8 Min Read Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan checks the latch of the SIR-B antenna in the space shuttle Challenger’s open…
Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This artist’s concept depicts a potential volcanic moon between the exoplanet WASP-49 b, left, and its parent star. New…
What’s inside the moon? Gravity measurements suggest a layer of molten rock
In between the moon’s solid core and external surface may swirl a partially molten layer of rock.
Scientists discover bright ‘sungrazer’ comet that could be visible with the naked eye this month — after Tsuchinshan–ATLAS
Newfound comet C/2024 S1 will light up Earth’s skies in late October before a super close slingshot around the sun.
Negar Feher, CEO, Orbital Outpost X – Leading Women in Space
In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Negar Feher, CEO, Orbital Outpost X. The post Negar Feher, CEO, Orbital Outpost X…
Volta Space Technologies unveils plans for lunar power satellite network
A startup has unveiled plans to develop a network of satellites around the moon to provide power to spacecraft on the lunar surface. The post Volta Space Technologies unveils plans…
Phew! No ‘doomsday’ asteroids hide in famous broken comet’s debris stream
The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, responsible for two November meteor showers and possibly the Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, probably doesn’t hide a civilization-killing asteroid, a new study finds.
Most Mars Meteorites Came From Five Craters
Meteorites strike Earth every day. It’s estimated that about 100 – 300 metric tonnes of material strike our planet every year. Most of it consists of sand-grain sized dust that…