What Trump’s first weeks back in office mean for space
The second Trump administration has started with a series of rapid changes to how the federal government operates. Here’s what the president introduced in the last week and what it…
Hubble Goes Supernova Hunting
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…
There’s a Way to Make Ringworlds and Dyson Spheres Stable
The idea of Dyson Sphere’s has been around for decades. When Freeman Dyson explored the concept he acknowledged that they may not be a physical sphere but could be a…
Water Arrived in the Final Stages of Earth’s Formation
Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun was born from the gas and dust of a nebula that underwent gravitational collapse. The remaining gas and dust settled into a protoplanetary…
Sols 4445–4446: Cloudy Days are Here
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An Amazing JWST Image of a Protostar
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been giving us a fabulous new view on the universe since its launch. This new image of the protostar HH30 is in amazing…
‘Fork in the Road’ buyout offer reaches space and national security agencies despite exemptions
The Trump administration’s buyout program was extended to civilian employees in agencies with critical space-related missions The post ‘Fork in the Road’ buyout offer reaches space and national security agencies…
Taking space safety cues from air and sea
Parallels with aviation and maritime industries offer important insights for managing increasingly congested orbits, according to a Feb. 6 panel of space technology executives at the SmallSat Symposium in Silicon…
DIU studying applications of SpaceX Starship in-space refueling
A Defense Department unit is examining how SpaceX’s Starship vehicle could be used to support a broader architecture of in-space refueling. The post DIU studying applications of SpaceX Starship in-space…
Putin axes Yuri Borisov, head of Russia’s space agency
Vladimir Putin has dismissed Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov, who led the Russian space agency for a turbulent 2.5-year stretch.