Don’t wait for the full moon: Here’s when the moon looks best through a telescope
Long before the full moon rises, shifting sunlight transforms the lunar surface into one of the sky’s best telescope targets.
NASA unveils sweeping reorganization
NASA announced one of its biggest reorganizations in recent memory May 22, combining mission directorates and reshuffling personnel. The post NASA unveils sweeping reorganization appeared first on SpaceNews.
Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA crew chief Walt Kondracki checks an F-15 aircraft Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center…
Supermassive Black Holes Can Render Exoplanets Uninhabitable at Great Distances
Life on Earth relies on energy from astrophysical sources. But what if the astrophysical source isn’t a star, but a supermassive black hole and its active galactic nuclei? Life needs…
NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Credit: NASA NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research and development center…
Leveraging AUKUS and southern geography: building Australia’s dual-use space infrastructure for strategic resilience
The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Western Australia is already delivering early tracking data for AUKUS partners, with full operational capability targeted for 2027. This milestone…
SpaceX IPO filing casts Starlink Mobile as future wireless challenger
SpaceX’s IPO prospectus casts Starlink Mobile as more than a remote-area backup, with next-generation direct-to-smartphone services designed to be “on par with terrestrial mobile networks” even in urban areas. The…
Ground equipment problem scrubs Starship launch attempt
SpaceX called off the first attempt to launch the newest version of its Starship vehicle May 21 because of a problem with ground equipment. The post Ground equipment problem scrubs…
SpaceX’s 1st Starship V3 megarocket launch scrubbed at last minute. Sorry, Nicki Minaj
SpaceX’s new “V3” Starship megarocket was supposed to fly for the first time ever on Thursday (May 21), but technical issues nixed that plan.
Both Hemispheres of 3I/ATLAS Observed Simultaneously by JUICE and Europa Clipper
The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instruments aboard ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft and NASA’s Europa Clipper made unique observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in late 2025.…