A 36 Billion Solar Mass Black Hole Detected Thanks To Gravitational Lensing
Astronomers from Brazil and the UK have detected what could be the most massive black hole ever found. It’s about 36 billion solar masses, which is a stunning 10,000 times…
Scientists capture bridge of stray stars being sucked from one galaxy to another
Astronomers spot a rare stellar bridge in Abell 3667, revealing an aggressive galaxy merger and new clues about dark matter.
Can you name the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon?
This quiz tests your knowledge of the astronauts who have stepped foot on the moon.
NASA Selects Contractors to Supply Centers with Helium
Credit: NASA NASA has chosen a group of contractors to supply multiple agency facilities with liquid and gaseous helium for at least the next two years. The NASA Agency-wide Supply…
Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate work on lunar nuclear reactors
A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry officials believe. The post Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate…
Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell
Portrait of NASA astronaut Jim Lovell Credit: NASA The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy on the passing of famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. He passed…
NASA Invites Media to View Heliophysics, NOAA Space Weather Missions
Technicians at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida conduct illumination testing on Friday, July 18, 2025, by flashing a bright light that simulates the…
Rare Type of Black Hole Snacks on Star
Science: NASA, ESA, CXC, Yi-Chi Chang (National Tsing Hua University); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up to identify a new…
Science faces an earthly reckoning: A conversation with Nathalie Cabrol
Like the old Copernican revolution, new technologies including AI tools, quantum modeling and powerful observatories such as the James Webb Space Telescope are probing deeper into the universe to again…
Starris and TRL11 announce partnership to deliver intelligent video payloads
Ontario, N.Y. — Starris: Optimax Space Systems (Starris), a leader in precision optics and monolithic optics systems, and TRL11, a leader in AI-enabled full-motion video capture and distribution for space,…