Giant Telescope Locked Onto Artemis 2 Crew Beyond 213,000 Miles
How does one confirm that a crewed spacecraft, swinging far outside of Earth’s low orbit, is in fact where you…
Aerospace & Spaceflight
Why NASA Sent Two Small Orbiters to Chase Mars’ Vanishing Air
How could a planet manage to lose its atmosphere that was sufficient for rivers and lakes to exist there? This…
Giant Solar Hole Could Push Northern Lights Farther South
Does a dark hole in the sun’s atmosphere give northern skywatchers an opportunity to spot auroras this week? It appears…
Starship V3 Faces Its Biggest Test on May 19
What specifically needs to come together to make Starship Version 3 significant? Starship V3 is the name SpaceX gave its…
How Rubin’s Giant Sky Survey Could Rewrite the Dark Energy Debate
Dark energy is currently the biggest conundrum in modern cosmology since it appears within the equations describing the expansion of…
How an Antarctic Volcano Carved Giant Cloud Whirlpools Seen From Space
A far-flung remote island in the Antarctic recently transformed a hidden wind current into one of the best natural examples…
Why Dragon’s 6,500-Pound ISS Delivery Matters Beyond Launch Night
As it prepares for its next mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX is focusing attention on one of the…
NASA’s Psyche Probe Skims Mars in High-Stakes Course Change
Deep space missions hardly ever have the luxury of a second attempt when a major correction is necessary. And this…
Webb Found Star Clusters Changing Galaxies Faster Than Expected
While galaxies evolve slowly and elegantly through their gradual accumulation, some of the more critical processes in their development begin…