Rise Goes to Washington
NASA/Joel Kowsky “Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency)…
What flings mysteriously powerful particles called ‘cosmic rays’ at Earth?
High-energy cosmic rays, 10 million times more powerful than particles accelerated in Earth’s strongest atom smasher, may hide a superheavy secret that is the key to unlocking a 60-year-old puzzle.
Astrophotographer captures remarkable view of galactic ‘Eyes’ with backyard telescope
The string of galaxies is just a small part of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster
How Super-Quasars Shaped Early Galaxies and Confounded the JWST
Extremely powerful quasars in the early Universe drove star-forming gas out of their galaxies. These Super-quasars are behind the JWST’s puzzling early Universe observations.
Blue Origin’s lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training
A mockup of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for Artemis astronauts to come aboard to begin…
NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans
The Sun rises behind NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft on top of a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth
NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway works on MVP Cell-09 research inside a portable glovebag aboard the International Space Station. ESA/Sophie Adenot Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering…
Rocketeers are Competing at the IREC for Your Attention
The 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) is rapidly approaching. Thousands of engineering students, representing 150 teams from 20+ countries, will converge at the Midland Spaceport (aka, the West Texas…
Citizen Scientists May Have Just Doubled the Number of Known Brown Dwarfs
Brown dwarfs are notoriously difficult to find. These “failed stars” aren’t big enough to sustain nuclear fusion, and therefore aren’t as bright as more traditional main sequence stars. In fact,…
NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky
3 min read NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date, filling in…