New Cloud-Detecting Method Will Help Astronomers Characterize Exoplanets
Astronomers have developed a technique that allows them to detect cloud cycles on distant exoplanets. Using data from the James Webb Sapce Telescope (JWST), the astronomers found that mornings and…
HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs
House Armed Services Committee seeks to preserve a missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon wants to cancel. It also criticizes a recent tactical communications satellite procurement and GPS oversight The post…
Glittering star cluster image reveals missing patch of stars: ‘We were not looking for the gap, but we found it’
Euclid space telescope observations of ancient globular cluster NGC 6397 reveal a subtle gap in brightness distribution of red dwarf stars.
NASA Hosts 2026 Review on Advanced Composite Manufacturing
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Boeing assembles a composite aircraft fuselage section in one of its production facilities. Composite materials are used in major…
Even Without A Magnetosphere, Mars Can Still Deflect Some Solar Wind
New research shows how unmagnetized worlds like Mars can still deflect some of the Sun’s solar wind. Unlike magnetospheres that form around planet’s like Earth, this effect takes place in…
August 2026 lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the 96% ‘blood moon’
A deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the best lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year’s Eve 2028.
SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart (photos)
More than 50 new Starlink satellites are now in orbit after launches from California and Florida.
NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll
Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at…
The Unexpected Brightness ‘Gap’ in an Ancient Globular Cluster
Scientists using the Euclid space telescope found a red-dwarf brightness “gap” in the population of a globular cluster—an ancient, crowded collection of stars. A similar gap was detected by the…
12 of the weirdest ‘Masters of the Universe’ characters
By the power of… what the hell is that? If you thought the patrons of the Mos Eisley Cantina were strange, they’ve got nothing on He-Man and Skeletor’s entourages.