Dark Matter Has a Firm Grip on These Galaxies
The elliptical galaxy NGC 1270 lies about 240 million light-years away. But it’s not alone. It’s part of the Perseus Cluster (Abell 426), the brightest X-ray object in the sky…
NASA Achieves Impressive Bandwidth with its New Laser Communications System
Ships passing in the night used Morse code sent with lanterns and shutters to communicate. That same basic principle has allowed NASA to communicate with Psyche, its mission to a…
Scientists Determine the Age of the Moon’s Oldest and Largest Impact Basin
The massive South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin is one of the Moon’s dominant features, though it’s not visible from Earth. It’s on the lunar far side, and only visible to spacecraft.…
SpaceX launches 20 spare satellites for rival OneWeb LEO constellation
SpaceX launched 20 spare OneWeb satellites Oct. 20 to strengthen the resiliency of French operator Eutelsat’s low Earth orbit broadband network. The post SpaceX launches 20 spare satellites for rival…
Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars
Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with human controllers on Earth manipulating the rovers’ tools virtually.
‘Edge of Space’ director Jean de Meuron on his X-15 film and having ‘the right stuff’ (exclusive)
An interview with “Edge of Space” director Jean de Meuron, as well as a clip from the new film about NASA’s famous X-15 rocket plane.
Blowing up: Inflatable space habitats could be key to exploring the solar system
Private companies are making progress on expandable habitats, which could help humanity keep its foothold in Earth orbit and settle the moon and Mars.
Star Trek Universe warps into NYCC with sneak peeks at ‘Lower Decks’ season 5, ‘Strange New Worlds’ season 3, a date for ‘Section 31’ and ‘Starfleet Academy’ season 2
Star Trek showrunners dished on Lower Decks season 5, Strange New Worlds season 3, and a debut date for the Section 31 movie during Paramount Plus’ Star Trek Universe panel…
Hubble Telescope sees ‘stellar volcano’ erupt in amazing colors (video, photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an intricate portrait of R Aquarii, an odd nearby binary star system that occasionally erupts into spectacular novae.
Intelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbit
Intelsat 33e has lost power in geostationary orbit and the satellite is no longer providing communications for customers across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia Pacific, its operator announced Oct.…