Watch the sun erupt in new images from NOAA’s weather satellite
A space-based telescope has captured new images of the sun that showcase one of our star’s fiery outbursts — and Mercury is in the picture.
Trump’s Iron Dome order needs constructive debate to reach its full potential
On January 27, President Trump signed an executive order to establish the “Iron Dome for America.” This directive mandates that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth submit a plan for a…
EU Sets Ambitious Goals for In-Space Operations and Services
The European Union is making significant strides towards establishing itself as a leader in In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS). This capability is crucial for building a more sustainable, resilient and…
Sols 4454-4457: Getting Ready to Fill the Long Weekend with Science
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources…
Is the Habitable Worlds Observatory a Good Idea?
The Habitable Worlds Observatory, NASA’s planned successor to the James Webb Space Telescope, will be a monster of an instrument. Using the same origami-like technique pioneered by the James Webb,…
Spring-loaded Robot Could Explore the Asteroid Belt Almost Indefinitely
The asteroid belt beckons – it contains enough resources for humans to expand into the entire rest of the solar system and has no biosphere to speak of. Essentially, it…
Stunning 80 Megapixel Image of a Stellar Nursery
RCW 38 is a molecular cloud of ionized hydrogen (HII) roughly 5,500 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Vela. Located in this cloud is a massive star-forming…
Many Stars Could Have Sent Us ‘Oumuamua
When astronomers detected the first known interstellar object, ‘Oumuamua, in 2017, it sparked a host of new studies trying to understand the origin and trajectory of the galactic sojourner. ‘Oumuamua’s…
The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1950s
A list of 10 influential science fiction TV series from the ’50s
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 148 — Clavius Base
On Episode 148 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Dr. Pascal Lee about why Clavius may be the ideal place to build our first…