The JWST Gives Us Our Best Image of Planets Forming Around a Star
Planets are born in swirling disks of gas and dust around young stars. Astronomers are keenly interested in the planet formation process, and understanding that process is one of the…
The Euclid Space Telescope Captures a Rare, Stunning Einstein Ring
Sometimes, things across the vast Universe line up just right for us. The Einstein Ring above, like all Einstein Rings, has three parts. In the foreground is a distant massive…
Win a chance to see a SpaceX rocket launch thanks to Bethesda, creators of ‘Starfield’
Xbox and Bethesda have teamed up with Lonestar to send one ‘Starfield’ fan to Florida to witness the launch of a historic space mission to the Moon.
Spire Global sues Kpler to complete maritime business sale
Spire Global has launched legal action to force Belgian analytics provider Kpler to complete its acquisition of the small satellite operator’s commercial ship-tracking business. The post Spire Global sues Kpler…
15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station
On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the International Space Station, the 32nd shuttle flight to the orbiting…
Scientists detect highest-energy ghost particle ever seen — where did it come from?
Scientists have detected the highest-energy ghost particle neutrino ever, but did it come from a supermassive black hole particle accelerator aiming its jet straight at Earth, or from a cosmic…
A Blown-Glass Structure Could House Astronauts on the Moon
Humanity will eventually need somewhere to live on the Moon. While aesthetics might not be the primary consideration when deciding what kind of habitat to build, it sure doesn’t hurt.…
Why Does the Moon Look Larger at the Horizon? We Asked a NASA Scientist: Episode 50
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) We’ve been talking about this for 2,000 years. Aristotle mentions it. And in our own time, scientists are designing…
NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine’s Day
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ./L. Townsley et al.; Infrared: NASA/JPL-CalTech/SST; Optical: NASA/STScI/HST; Radio: ESO/NAOJ/NRAO/ALMA; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt, N. Wolk, K. Arcand A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has…
NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘Exoskeleton’
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light from entering the telescope —…