Hubble Sees a Celestial Cannonball
Hubble Space Telescope Home Hubble Sees a Celestial… Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by…
Massive, bustling Perseus galaxy cluster dazzles in new telescope image
Deep in the heart of the massive Perseus cluster, giant galaxies stir, stars are torn from their homes and hot gas radiates at more than 1 million degrees Celsius.
Astra wins DIU contract to support Rocket 4 development
Astra has won a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit worth up to $44 million to support development of its Rocket 4 launch vehicle. The post Astra wins DIU contract…
Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after…
Crew-8 astronauts splash down on SpaceX Dragon Endeavour after weather delays
Crew-8 is back on Earth after an extended mission and a wait for the weather to clear. Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Alexander Grebenkin splashed down on Dragon…
Chinese Company is Taking Space Tourism Orders for 2027 Flights
China has some bold plans for space research and exploration that will be taking place in the coming decades. This includes doubling the size of their Tiangong space station, sending…
Sinister Solar System
1 Min Read Sinister Solar System A witch appears to be screaming in space in this image from NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Credits: NASA/WISE Our universe is full…
Sols 4341-4342: A Bumpy Road
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars…
University of New Hampshire to build NOAA solar wind sensors
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of New Hampshire, Durham, will build sensors to study solar winds under a $24.3 million contract announced Oct. 24. The Solar Wind Plasma Sensor contract,…
Measuring How Much Dust Spacecraft Kick Up When they Land
The arrival of spacecraft on alien worlds uses a number of different techniques from giant air bags to parachutes and small rockets. The use of rockets can pose a problem…