Watch SpaceX launch NASA’s Pandora exoplanet-studying satellite on Jan. 11
Liftoff is scheduled for 8:19 a.m. ET on Sunday (Jan. 11).
This System Reveals How Super-Earths Are Born
One of the best things about being able to see thousands of exoplanetary systems is that we’re able to track them in different stages of development. Scientists still have so…
Does Free Will Exist? Part 4: An Emergent Universe
But we’re not going for one thing or another, are we? We’re here to explore ideas – that’s most of the fun anyway. And there’s one more aspect of physics…
NASA to roll out rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission on Jan. 17
NASA plans to roll out its Artemis 2 moon rocket on Jan. 17, keeping the historic mission on track to launch as soon as Feb. 6.
Is the Universe Made of Math? Part 1: The Unreasonable Tool
Imagine you walk into a parking lot full of cars. You have in your pocket one single key. It’s the key to your car. The same key you’ve always used,…
Final Steps Underway for NASA’s First Crewed Artemis Moon Mission
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is seen inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building as teams await the arrival of Artemis II crewmembers to board their Orion…
Pentagon chief takes ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ tour to Rocket Lab
Pete Hegseth praises U.S.-built satellites and rapid launch as Trump administration escalates pressure on legacy primes The post Pentagon chief takes ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ tour to Rocket Lab appeared first…
Space skeleton crew: Just 3 astronauts will run the ISS after Crew-11’s medical evacuation
NASA will bring four astronauts back to Earth early due to a health issue, leaving the International Space Station with just three crewmembers. But that’s the way it used to…
Shaken, Not Stirred: NASA’s StarBurst Aces Extreme Temperature Tests
NASA’s StarBurst instrument outside a thermal vacuum chamber at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA/Daniel Kocevski Heated, cooled, shaken, and settled – NASA’s StarBurst instrument is several…
Strange cosmic objects spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope may be baby ‘platypus’ galaxies — or something entirely new
“These nine objects are special.”