An International Team Uncovers What Powers Auroras
A new study co-led by the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University…
The 10 best space and sci-fi Super Bowl commercials of all time
Ready for Super Sunday? Huddle up for our out-of-this-world roundup of Big Game ads for the ages
The stars of Orion’s belt are 200,000 times brighter than our sun, and winter is the perfect time to see them
The Orion constellation is home to some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
What Americans lose if their National Center for Atmospheric Research is dismantled
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
‘The Black Hole’ was Disney’s original response to ‘Star Wars’. What the hell were they thinking?
Trapped somewhere between the big ideas of “2001” and the fun of a galaxy far, far away, this 1979 movie is a true space oddity.
As China and the US vie for the moon, private companies are locked in their own space race
Falling launch costs and private innovation are fueling a new space race, transforming Earth orbit into a fast-growing global marketplace.
SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 flights with Starlink satellite launch from California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Feb. 7, 2025. The mission returned the Falcon to flight after an…
SpaceX Crew-12 will Study How Microgravity Affects the Human Body
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. During the mission, select crew members will participate in human health studies…
Are there Hidden Dimensions to the Universe? Part 1: Kaluza and Klein
I always say that one of the things that separates real science from pseudoscience is that while in both you’re allowed to say whatever crazy idea pops into your mind,…
Falcon 9 returns to flight after upper stage engine investigation
A Falcon 9 launched a batch of Starlink satellites on Feb. 7 after SpaceX completed an investigation into an engine malfunction during the rocket’s previous launch five days earlier. The…