Blue Origin offers Mars communications orbiter concept
Blue Origin is offering a version of Blue Ring as a Mars communications orbiter as it and other companies seek ways to provide commercial services for NASA at Mars. The…
Astronomers Search for Dark Matter Using Far Away Galaxies
Physicists from the University of Copenhagen have begun using the gigantic magnetic fields of galaxy clusters to observe distant black holes in their search for an elusive particle that has…
How Much Has Mercury Shrunk?
Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how much it has contracted.
See a trio of spectacular star clusters brighten the summer sky in August 2025
The Hyades, Pleiades and Hercules star clusters make for excellent targets in the late summer months.
Mercury quiz: How well do you know the Swift Planet?
This quiz will explore the facts, the fun and the fascinating quirks of our solar system’s speedster, Mercury
How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate
The effects of Earth’s changing climate is driving up the number of legal suits related to environmental issues
NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars
Google and NASA are trialing an AI-powered medical assistant that could help astronauts care for themselves when mission control is out of reach.
Moon quiz: For all lunatics
Think you know Earth’s moon? Test your knowledge in a lunar quiz!
Scientists just recreated the universe’s first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
In a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 173 — The Return of the Malik
On Episode 173 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik look back at the week in space news.