All eyes on the moon: sharing information for lunar peace, safety and sustainability
We live in a brand new era for lunar activities. With over 100 payloads from around the globe planned to visit the Moon by 2030, our closest natural satellite will…
Rocket Lab launches HawkEye 360 satellites
Rocket Lab launched a set of satellites for HawkEye 360 June 26 in the first of back-to-back launches from its New Zealand launch site. The post Rocket Lab launches HawkEye…
Planets Form Earlier Than Thought Around Baby Stars
The Sun and its planets formed out of the solar nebula, around 4.6 billion years ago. But what was the delay between the Sun’s formation and the planets? Astronomers have…
Cryovolcanism and Resurfacing on Pluto’s Largest Moon, Charon
What processes during the formation of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, potentially led to it having cryovolcanism, and even an internal ocean? This is what a recent study presented at the…
New Propulsion Systems Could Enable a Mission to Sedna
The dwarf planet Sedna will reach its closest point to the Sun in 2075, the ideal time to send a mission to study this world that takes 11,000 years to…
Growing Building on Mars with Lichen and Bacteria
When humans finally reach Mars, they’re going to rely on local resources for habitat construction. Researchers are considering how Martian explorers could use lichen and bacteria together with Martian regolith…
A New Way to Detect Primordial Black Holes Through Their Hawking Radiation
Scientists propose a revolutionary new method to detect primordial black holes by hunting for their Hawking radiation. Instead of searching for faint background signals, researchers suggest using the Alpha Magnetic…
Pentagon to consider SpaceX alternative for Space Force satellite program
The outcome of the review could impact the procurement of as many as 140 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 3 program The post Pentagon to consider…
More than 1,800 National Science Foundation workers abruptly kicked out of agency headquarters
National Science Foundation employees were told they’ll be removed from the agency’s headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.
Upcoming DC movies: Superman, Supergirl, Clayface, The Batman Part II & beyond
Superman is spearheading DC’s big reboot in the realm of movies and TV, but what’s coming next? And which projects are confined to elseworlds?