Japan’s Resilience moon lander views Earth’s most remote region from orbit (photo)
The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.
Twisted magnetic fields in space sculpt the jets of black holes and baby stars
By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that launches these jets also launch supermassive black hole jets.
Space Minds with Kam Ghaffarian
In this week’s episode our guest is Kam Ghaffarian, Chairman, Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines and other companies. Inspired by the Apollo 11 moon landing, starting in his basement, and finally…
Ending the dream
I was 20 years old and a member of the 7th Cavalry near the DMZ in South Korea when the first Space Shuttle was launched in 1981. The launch took…
A Balloon Mission That Could Explore Venus Indefinitely
Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We’ve reported before on the idea of having a balloon explore the atmosphere of Venus, and we closely watched…
Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin U.S. Spacewalk 92 early Jan. 30.
The Building Blocks for Life Found in Asteroid Bennu Samples
The study of asteroid samples is a highly lucrative area of research and one of the best ways to determine how the Solar System came to be. Given that asteroids…
iPhone Starlink compatibility sends direct-to-smartphone stocks sliding
Shares in direct-to-smartphone satellite players tumbled Jan. 29 after Apple enabled iPhones with a T-Mobile cellular plan to join beta tests for SpaceX’s rival service in the United States. The…
These Bizarre Features on Mars are Caused by Carbon Dioxide Geysers
Though it’s a cold, dead planet, Mars still has its own natural beauty about it. This image shows us something we’ll never see on Earth. Mars has only a thin,…
AscendArc emerges from stealth to take on small GEO market
Portland, Oregon-based AscendArc, founded by a former SpaceX principal engineer, emerged from stealth Jan. 29 after raising $4 million to enter the growing market for small geostationary communications satellites. The…