A New Design For A Plasma Engine Fuels On Only Thin Air
Choosing what orbit to put a satellite in always comes with trade-offs. When it comes to Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), between 100-450 km, there are distinct advantages. Remote sensing…
Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt’s Western Desert
Astrophotographer Osama Fathi created this incredible view of Perseid meteors streaking through circling star trails above Egypt’s Western Desert on Aug. 13-14, the night following the shower’s peak under dark…
LatConnect 60 Expands India Market Presence for SWIRSAT With NSIL Agreement and GeoSyze Partnership
Australian Earth observation satellite company LatConnect 60 (LC60) has strengthened its position in India with two strategic agreements announced at the Bengaluru Space Expo 2026 on September 7th, spanning satellite…
Venus Moon Would Have Been Doomed From The Start, Says New Paper
Venus likely never had a moon and even if it did, it would have soon been torn asunder by the planet’s own gravity, says prominent planetary astrophysicist.
Dense Galaxies Are Carving Out A Bubble in the Early Universe
Light could only travel freely in the Universe after cosmic reionization. Before that, neutral hydrogen stopped photons from travelling. The JWST has found evidence of an overdensity of galaxies carving…
Rocket Lab protests NASA’s decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
Rocket Lab still holds out hope that it can build NASA’s next Mars orbiter. The agency picked Blue Origin for that job earlier this month, awarding Jeff Bezos‘ spaceflight company…
I’ve chased the ‘false dawn’ for years — this is the week to find and photograph it
Some stargazing feels like you know exactly what you are looking for, but you’re still slightly unsure whether you are actually seeing it. Zodiacal light — meaning “light from the…
A star is exploding 45 million light-years away — here’s how you can see it
An extraordinary exploding star has been spotted in a distant galaxy, and astrophotographers are racing to capture it before it fades from view. The supernova, called SN 2026aaiv, was first…
Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor
Explore This Section Science Citizen Science Help Refine Data from Space… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope…
Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite to orbit for secret customer (photo)
Rocket Lab just launched a mystery mission to orbit. An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand site on Thursday (Sept. 10) at 11:28 p.m. EDT (0328 GMT…