M87 Releases a Rare and Powerful Outburts of Gamma-ray Radiation
In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration made history when it released the first-ever image of a black hole. The image captured the glow of the accretion disk…
NASA delays launch of heliophysics missions
NASA is delaying the launch of three missions to study the sun by several months because of issues with the primary payload. The post NASA delays launch of heliophysics missions…
Liechtenstein signs the Artemis Accords
Liechtenstein became the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords Dec. 20, bringing the total number of signatories to more than half of a UN body. The post Liechtenstein signs…
What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe’s closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?
Set your Parker Solar Probe sun flyby clocks for Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT), Space Fans.
Astronomers Find a Black Hole Tipped Over on its Side
Almost every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole churning away at its core. In most cases, these black holes spin in concert with their galaxy, like the central hub…
Space2Sea Antarctica: William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson and NASA astronauts talk exploration and science from the Drake Passage
Explorers, astronauts and filmmakers described life in space and on Earth in an epic livestream from the Drake Passage.
Parker Solar Probe to make closest approach yet to the sun
A NASA spacecraft is performing better than expected as it makes its closest approach to the sun this week. The post Parker Solar Probe to make closest approach yet to…
Daffy Duck’s ‘full moon’ and Porky Pig fend off alien invasion in ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’ (trailer)
Daffy Duck’s full moon is on display in teaser trailer has landed for “The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie”
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office: unlocking the power of collaboration for national defense
The United States Space Force is a critical component of our nation’s defense. As the newest branch of the U.S. military, the Space Force is responsible for protecting and defending…
You can now wear an Apollo Guidance Computer keypad as a wristwatch
NASA’s Apollo spacecraft had briefcase-size computers that for their day would normally have filled two rooms. Apollo Instruments has been able to shrink the Apollo Guidance Computer even more.