The key ingredients for life on Earth came from space, new evidence suggests
The vital ingredients for life on Earth may have been delivered by meteorites from larger bodies called “planetesimals” in the early solar system. The discovery could assist in the search…
A Black Hole has Destroyed a Star, and Used the Wreckage to Pummel Another Star
When a supermassive black hole consumes a star, it doesn’t just swallow it whole. It shreds the star, ripping it apart bit by bit before consuming the remains. It’s a…
Planning our lunar return? Get a telescope
Perhaps you’re a propulsion engineer making lunar landers as part of NASA’s CLPS program. Perhaps you’re a lawyer specializing in the OST. Or you are a chemist cracking the codes…
Shijian-19 reusable satellite lands after 2 weeks in space
HELSINKI — China’s first retrievable and reusable satellite returned to Earth late Thursday following two weeks of experiments in low Earth orbit. The Shijian-19 satellite touched down at 10:39 p.m.…
U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites for Hurricane Helene disaster relief
TacSRT operates as a marketplace where organizations can request specific data on disaster-affected regions from commercial satellite providers The post U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites for Hurricane Helene disaster…
Satellites are Tracking the Ongoing Sea Level Rise Swamping Pacific Island Nations
The small island nations of the South Pacific are facing the harsh reality of sea level rise. Within 50 years they will be swamped by rising seas linked to climate…
Gaia space telescope discovers 55 ‘runaway’ careening away from stellar cluster at 80 times the speed of sound
Using the Gaia space telescope, astronomers have observed 55 massive stars ejected from their home star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud at speeds equivalent to 80 times the speed…
Japan’s H3 to launch Emirati asteroid mission
The United Arab Emirates will launch a mission to visit several asteroids later this decade on a Japanese H3 rocket. The post Japan’s H3 to launch Emirati asteroid mission appeared…
Aetherflux joins Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF)
Washington, D.C – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) announced the addition of its newest Associate Member, Aetherflux, a new aerospace company focused on building a commercial space-based solar power business.…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows why (video)
The Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter’s Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could this be related to its overall shrinking?