A young star may soon disappear: Inside the great dimming of T Tauri
The young protostar T Tauri is about to be eclipsed by a huge disk of gas and dust that could prompt the star to fade or even disappear.
NASA Tests Air Traffic Surveillance Technology Using Its Pilatus PC-12 Aircraft
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Equipped with state-of-the-art technology to test and evaluate communication, navigation, and surveillance systems NASA’s Pilatus PC-12 performs touch-and-go maneuvers…
A Fast Radio Burst Came From an Old, Dead Galaxy
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are intense flashes of radio light that last for only a fraction of a second. They are likely caused by the intense magnetic fields of a…
NASA Invests in Artemis Studies to Support Long-Term Lunar Exploration
Artist’s rendering of astronauts managing logistics on the lunar surface. Credit: NASA NASA awarded new study contracts Thursday to help support life and work on the lunar surface. As part…
Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)
The most detailed panorama of the entire Andromeda galaxy is packed with science that could revolutionize our understanding of how spiral galaxies across the universe form and evolve.
SpaceNews Celebrates 2024 Milestones and Looks Ahead to an Ambitious 2025
January 23, 2025 — In 2024, SpaceNews celebrated its 35th anniversary alongside a year of remarkable growth, innovation, and deeper connections with the space industry. From increased online engagement to…
Tracing the Big Ideas that Led to Webb
At the end of large engineering projects, the design team is typically asked to develop a document, in some cases called a Theory of Operations. This document is meant to…
How the space industry is preparing for Trump’s tariffs
Donald Trump has returned to the White House Jan. 20, having promised import taxes that could raise costs and reduce access to critical materials for the United States space industry.…
Rubin Will Find Millions of Supernovae
The discovery of a few thousand type 1a supernovae over the last few decades has helped measure the expansion of the Universe. The new Vera Rubin Observatory will soon to…
Black Hole Jets Seen Forming in Real-Time
A short time ago, astronomers observed a distant supermassive black hole (SMBH) located in a galaxy 270 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. For years, this galaxy (1ES 1927+654)…