The Ingredients For Planets Turned Up Astonishingly Early
Planet building was supposed to be one of the universe’s slow projects, something that only got going billions of years after the Big Bang. New research suggests otherwise. The raw…
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires after 30 years at the space agency
Prolific NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has announced his retirement from the U.S. space agency after 30 years of public service. NASA announced Fincke’s decision on Wednesday (Aug. 12), celebrating his…
Supermassive black hole spews energy 300,000 light years into deep space
Supermassive black holes are best known for their immense gravity, pulling in everything that strays too close, even light. But new research suggests these cosmic giants can also hurl enormous…
NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A newly painted NASA 737 aircraft sits on a ramp in Oklahoma on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. NASA/Carla Escamilla…
For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too
NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility (IV&V) held a swearing-in ceremony for civil servants on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at the facility in Fairmont, West Virginia. In total,…
NASA’s canceled lunar space station tech will help build the Artemis moon base
Not every canceled NASA program earns a halo after its demise, but one scrapped project is finding new life by contributing its parts to help the space agency achieve its…
A Massive Stream of Gas Tilted This Planet-Forming Disk
Astronomers found evidence that a giant stream of gas flowing into the GW Orionis young triple-star system may have tilted its planet-forming disk, offering a new explanation for why some…
‘The X-Files’ creator Chris Carter says new director’s cut of ‘I Want to Believe’ is ‘the horror movie that we really wanted to make’ (interview)
Eighteen years later, it still gives me a jump scare, even though I know it’s coming. Agent Mulder, hot on the trail of a group of murderers who are harvesting…
How to image the planets with a telescope and camera
The night sky holds endless wonders, but few experiences match the thrill of photographing planets in vivid detail. With even a modest telescope and camera setup, you can capture cloud…
Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters relocation advances
More than 100 personnel have already relocated to Redstone Arsenal as construction of billion-dollar Space Command facility is set to begin The post Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters…