NASA’s FY 2026 Budget Request has been Released
It’s official. NASA’s Fiscal Year 2026 Discretionary Budget Request (FY 2026) has been released, and the news is decidedly mixed. In a previous article, we examined the FY 2026 Budget…
Private Japanese spacecraft crashes into moon in ‘hard landing,’ ispace says
Japan’s private Resilience lunar lander went dark just before it was scheduled to touch down on the moon today (June 5), raising doubts about the venture’s success.
‘Star Wars: Zero Company’ – Release window, trailers & everything we know
XCOM meets the Clone Wars in Star Wars: Zero Company, the upcoming squad-based strategy game coming in 2026.
Auburn Team Wins 2025 NASA Moon and Mars Design Competition
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Auburn University’s project, “Dynamic Ecosystems for Mars ECLSS Testing, Evaluation, and Reliability (DEMETER),” won top prize in NASA’s 2025…
NASA Earth Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Earth scientist Compton J. Tucker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work creating innovative…
ICESat-2 Applications Team Hosts Satellite Bathymetry Workshop
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 8 min read…
NASA’s IXPE Obtains First X-ray Polarization Measurement of Magnetar Outburst
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) What happens when the universe’s most magnetic object shines with the power of 1,000 Suns in a matter of…
This Massive Gas Giant Orbiting a Tiny Red Dwarf Tests Our Planet Formation Theories
The discovery of a Saturn-sized gas giant orbiting a small red dwarf is urging astronomers to reconsider their theories of planet formation. Core accretion theory is the most widely accepted…
Trump’s push for procurement reform faces familiar hurdles
The Pentagon’s long war with its own procurement bureaucracy is entering a new phase. The Trump administration has directed an overhaul of defense acquisition by accelerating modernization and embracing commercial…
A Terrifying Simulation of a Black Hole Gobbling Up a Neutron Stars
Across the universe, dramatic events occur when a black hole meets a neutron star. A neutron star is the ultra-dense remains of a massive star that exploded — imagine all…