Sticks and Stones: The Molecular Clouds in the Heart of the Milky Way
The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) at the heart of the Milky Way holds a lot of gas. It contains about 60 million solar masses of molecular gas in complexes of…
Space Force to march in Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, a 1st for the new military branch
On Jan. 20, the U.S. Space Force will participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a first for the nation’s newest military branch.
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Independent Assessment
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) AS16-116-18653 (23 April 1972) — Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16 lunar module pilot, stands at a big…
NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team President Biden has…
NASA Opens New Challenge to Support Climate-Minded Business Models
Freelancer NASA’s Sustainable Business Model Challenge is looking for entrepreneurs, startups, and researchers to leverage the agency’s publicly available Earth system science data to develop commercial solutions for climate challenges.…
Major telescope makers hit by class action lawsuit over alleged price fixing
Amateur astronomers who have purchased telescopes from leading suppliers in the U.S. may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement.
NASA’s Planetary Defenders Head to the Sundance Film Festival
Trailer for NASA’s upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,” which will take audiences inside the high-stakes world of asteroid hunting and planetary defense. NASA is bringing the high-stakes world of planetary defense…
FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship’s Flight 7 explosion
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the explosion of SpaceX’s Starship upper stage during the vehicle’s seventh test flight on Jan. 16.
Transportation secretary nominee vows to review SpaceX launch license fines
President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Dept. of Transportation says he will review fines levied by the FAA against SpaceX for launch license violations. The post Transportation secretary nominee vows…
Fastest disintegrating world ever seen ‘spills its guts’ for NASA’s exoplanet hunter
NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter has found the fastest-disintegrating planet ever. Losing a moons-worth of matter every million years, it is a prime target for the James Webb Space Telescope.