Happy Summer Solstice! Today marks the longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere
The summer solstice marks the longest day and the start of astronomical summer.
Astrobotic says sale to Voyager will allow it to scale up
Lunar lander developer Astrobotic decided to sell to Voyager Technologies so it could quickly scale up to meet the projected demands of NASA’s lunar base initiative. The post Astrobotic says…
Making Sense Of Mars’ Tiny Moon Of Phobos
Understanding the Martian moon of Phobos’ origin hinges on decoding its interior. Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission due for launch in late 2026 should help.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 215 — Disclosure Day
On Episode 215 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Susan Karlin talk with bestselling sci-fi/sci-fact author Dr. David Brin.
Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new ‘echo map’ technique suggests
A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?
As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what’s needed is a lunar building code.
Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid
An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.
A private company will build and launch NASA’s next Mars orbiter in 2028 — and it’s not SpaceX
A California-based company will design, build and launch a spacecraft for NASA’s Aeolus mission to orbit around Mars, where the probe will be the first to provide daily measurements of…
Using Plants, Astronauts Could Create Their Own Medicine
A new pharmaceutical production method could allow astronauts on long space missions to “grow” fresh medicines on demand using plants. The work could also bring low-cost pharmaceutical production to resource-limited…
‘This is not like life that we’ve experienced’ ‘Star City’ cast on struggling to relate to the brutality of Soviet existence in Apple TV’s For All Mankind’ spin-off
“I don’t have a relatable thing. This is not like life that we’ve experienced.”