Astronomers Think They've Found One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever Seen

By Matthew Williams - April 03, 2023 05:49 PM UTC | Black Holes

Using the Gravitational Lensing technique, astronomers have found evidence of what could be the largest black hole ever detected!

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Leaky Soyuz Capsule Returns to Earth

By Matthew Williams - April 03, 2023 02:11 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Roscosmos has safely returned the uncrewed Soyuz M-22 spacecraft to Earth, which suffered a coolant leak in December 2022.

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JWST Reveals Trappist-1 Data, Earth-Sized Rogue Planet, Vulcan Delay

By kuingul-gmail - April 02, 2023 06:29 PM UTC | Exoplanets

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Pale Blue Successfully Operates its Water-Based Propulsion System in Orbit

By Andy Tomaswick - April 02, 2023 12:14 AM UTC | Missions

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Don't Just Grow Potatoes on Mars, Use them for Concrete

By Andy Tomaswick - April 01, 2023 11:39 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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2033 is the Perfect Year to Send Humans to Mars (With a Bonus Venus Flyby)

By Matthew Williams - April 01, 2023 08:06 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to a new study, 2033 would be a unique opportunity to send a low-risk, lower-cost mission to Mars - but only an orbital one.

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Low Gravity Simulator Lets You Jump Around in Lunar Gravity

By Nancy Atkinson - March 31, 2023 03:26 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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Now We Know How a Solar Storm Took Out a Fleet of Starlinks

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - March 31, 2023 08:29 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

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Gravitational Waves From Colliding Neutron Stars Matched to a Fast Radio Burst

By Matthew Williams - March 30, 2023 04:37 PM UTC | Physics

A recent study by an Australian-American team has provided compelling evidence that FRBs may be caused by merging neutron stars.

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Plans are Underway to Build a 30 Cubic Kilometer Neutrino Telescope

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - March 30, 2023 04:18 PM UTC | Observing

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China Hints at its Goals for a Lunar Base

By Matthew Williams - March 29, 2023 04:29 PM UTC | Space Policy

At a recent national space conference, scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences shared the objectives for the planned International Lunar Research Station.

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Artemis II is Literally Coming Together

By Matthew Williams - March 29, 2023 01:55 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA engineers have completed assembling the core stage of the Artemis II rocket, which will launch in 2024.

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It's Time For Your Annual Weather Update for the Outer Solar System

By Nancy Atkinson - March 29, 2023 11:36 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Europa's Ice Rotates at a Different Speed From its Interior. Now We May Know Why

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - March 28, 2023 11:16 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Are We Alone? The Answer Might Be in Space Dust That's All Around Us

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - March 28, 2023 04:47 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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Moons Orbiting Rogue Planets Could be Habitable

By Matthew Williams - March 28, 2023 04:38 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study reveals how rogue planets could have "Ocean World" moons that may support life.

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Type One Energy Raises $29M to Work on a Crazy Fusion Device

By Alan Boyle - March 28, 2023 08:00 AM UTC | Physics

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Kazakhstan Seizes Russia's Launch Facility at Baikonur

By Matthew Williams - March 27, 2023 07:05 PM UTC | Space Policy

The government of Kazakhstan has seized Baikonur Cosmodrome and Russian space assets, putting their efforts in space on pause.

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Beads of Lunar Glass Boost Hopes for Using the Moon's Water

By Alan Boyle - March 27, 2023 06:44 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Finally, JWST's Data on the First TRAPPIST-1 Planet. Survey Says? It Sucks

By Nancy Atkinson - March 27, 2023 05:07 PM UTC | Exoplanets

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