Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe aged
Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe aged
Supreme Court case could affect orbital debris mitigation rules
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could upend efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to enforce more stringent orbital debris regulations. The post Supreme Court case could affect orbital debris…
Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029
Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just signed a $90 million contract to take a bus-sized rocket stage out of orbit by the end of the decade.
StarFOX autonomous satellite swarm could level up space exploration
StarFOX is an autonomous satellite swarm that scientists hope to send beyond our planet’s orbit someday.
RFA pushes maiden flight to 2025 after launchpad explosion
Rocket Factory Augsburg no longer plans a maiden flight this year after losing part of its RFA ONE rocket during a static-fire test, the German company said Aug. 23 as…
August 2024 Transformer of the Month: Selina Salgado
As a Human Resource Business Partner at NASA Headquarters, Selina Salgado describes her job as helping with “all things people” for the enterprise. By facilitating technological solutions to human resources…
3 decades of satellite images show how cities keep getting higher
Cities around the world are now growing upward more than outward, an analysis of three decades of satellite data has found.
200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars
Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.
NASA Shares Asteroid Bennu Sample in Exchange with JAXA
As part of an asteroid sample exchange, NASA has transferred to JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) a portion of the asteroid Bennu sample collected by the agency’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The…
NASA Astronauts Wilmore, Williams’ Space Station Science Highlights
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the vestibule between the forward…