The Smallest Window on the Sun
Every so often, the Sun hurls billions of tonnes of charged particles toward Earth in what are called coronal mass ejections and if a big one hits at the wrong…
Reading the Galaxy’s Past
Every galaxy you’ve ever seen in a photograph is hiding something. Beyond the glowing disc of stars and gas that the camera captures lies a vast, ghostly outer region called…
NASA to Cover 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission Space Station Departure
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft supporting the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission for NASA approaches the International Space Station on May 17, 2026, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food,…
Black Eye Galaxy
Easily identified by the spectacular band of dark dust that partially obscures its bright core, Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is characterized by its bizarre internal motion. NASA,…
All in on AI at Astra
Chris Kemp thinks he could be the last person left working at Astra — but not for the reason most people might think. His company rode the SPAC boom five…
H3 successfully returns to flight
Japan’s H3 rocket launched June 11 on its first flight since a failure in December, placing six smallsats in orbit. The post H3 successfully returns to flight appeared first on…
Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies
Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits…
World Cup Fever in Guadalajara
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AAC Clyde Space wins ESA contract to complete maritime-monitoring constellation
SAN FRANCISCO – The European Space Agency awarded AAC Clyde Space a 10.9 million euro ($12.6 million) contract to complete development and demonstrate VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) satellites for…
The Shape of a Black Hole
Black holes are already strange enough, regions of space where gravity is so extreme that not even light can escape. But physicists have long known there’s another layer of weirdness,…