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DART Sees Asteroid Didymos for the First Time. In two Weeks, it'll Crash Into its Moon

By Matthew Williams - September 10, 2022 02:14 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) took its first picture of the asteroid system it will collide with later this month.

New Animation Shows how the Artemis Missions Will use the Lunar Gateway and a Starship to put Humans Back onto the Moon

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - September 10, 2022 12:32 AM UTC | Missions

Just 2,000 Years Ago, Betelgeuse Was Yellow, Not Red

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - September 09, 2022 06:58 PM UTC | Stars

Insanely High-Resolution Images of the Sun Show its Chromosphere in Vivid Detail

By Nancy Atkinson - September 09, 2022 03:06 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

Astronomers Create the First 3D Model of a Planet Orbiting in a Binary System

By Matthew Williams - September 09, 2022 01:28 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Using the astrometry technique, an international team of astronomers has created the first 3D architecture of a binary star system with an exoplanet.

BlueWalker-3 Satellite Launches This Weekend, May Be Bright

By David Dickinson - September 09, 2022 09:17 AM UTC | Observing

A new satellite launching this weekend could be conspicuously bright once it's unfurled in orbit.

We Still Have no Idea if it's Safe to be Pregnant in Space

By sjohnston - September 09, 2022 08:11 AM UTC | Astrobiology

There's Still Hope for SLS to Launch in September

By kuingul-gmail - September 08, 2022 10:43 PM UTC | Missions

The Saturn V was Incomprehensibly Loud. Like Thousands of jet Aircraft Taking off Together

By Andy Tomaswick - September 08, 2022 10:01 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Bouncy Castles on the Moon. Inflated Habitats Might be the Best Way to Get Started on a Lunar Base

By Matthew Williams - September 08, 2022 07:07 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to a new ESA-supported study, a lunar habitat made from prefabricated inflatable modules could lead to a sustained human presence on the Moon.

Socks, The Final Frontier

By slock - September 08, 2022 01:23 PM UTC | Site News

Beautiful Dunes on Mars, Sculpted by Swirling Winds

By Nancy Atkinson - September 08, 2022 11:48 AM UTC | Planetary Science

DNA From Star Trek's Original Doctor Will Ride to the Final Frontier

By Alan Boyle - September 08, 2022 05:00 AM UTC | Astrobiology

iPhone 14 Will Have Satellite Connectivity. How Exactly It Will Work

By kuingul-gmail - September 07, 2022 06:52 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Star Formation in the Center of the Milky Way Started at the Core and Then Worked its way out

By Matthew Williams - September 07, 2022 03:17 PM UTC | Milky Way

Based on a new survey of the Milky Way's center, a team of researchers has concluded that star formation began in the middle and worked its way outward

Wow! Here's Webb's View of the Tarantula Nebula

By Nancy Atkinson - September 07, 2022 11:55 AM UTC | Extragalactic

Asteroids are Constantly Spitting out Pebbles

By Andy Tomaswick - September 07, 2022 10:45 AM UTC | Planetary Science

A New Map Shows how Solar Winds Rain Down Everywhere on Mars

By sjohnston - September 05, 2022 07:04 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

What's Being Done to Protect Astronauts From Radiation in Deep Space?

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - September 05, 2022 06:05 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Chinese Astronauts Successfully Grow Rice in Space

By Andy Tomaswick - September 05, 2022 01:57 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Some Sand on Mars is Green, Showing That it was Once wet

By Andy Tomaswick - September 05, 2022 01:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Starliner Needs Even More Fixes, and Probably won't Carry Astronauts Until 2023

By Andy Tomaswick - September 05, 2022 01:10 PM UTC | Missions

Rocketlab Sent This Engine to Space and Then Retrieved it. A new Test Shows it's Still Working Fine

By Andy Tomaswick - September 04, 2022 03:28 PM UTC | Space Exploration

How Long do Good Landing Sites Last on Comets?

By Andy Tomaswick - September 04, 2022 02:27 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Even Short Flights to Space Cause Cell Mutations That Could Lead to Cancer and Heart Disease

By Andy Tomaswick - September 04, 2022 02:04 PM UTC | Astrobiology

What Would it Take to Find Life on Venus?

By Andy Tomaswick - September 03, 2022 05:05 PM UTC | Astrobiology

Using "C-Shaped Wheels," This Rover can Climb Over More Challenging Lunar Terrain

By Andy Tomaswick - September 03, 2022 04:44 PM UTC | Planetary Science

You'll Soon be Able to Access Starlink Directly With Your Cellphone, From Anywhere in the US, and Eventually the World

By Andy Tomaswick - September 03, 2022 04:25 PM UTC | Space Policy

JWST Sees An Exoplanet, SLS Delay, Cosmology Crisis Continues

By kuingul-gmail - September 03, 2022 12:04 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Legendary Astronomer Frank Drake has Passed Away

By Nancy Atkinson - September 03, 2022 09:26 AM UTC | Site News

Pulsars are Blasting out Cosmic Rays With a Million Billion Electronvolts

By Matthew Williams - September 02, 2022 06:38 PM UTC | Physics

A new study has confirmed that the most powerful cosmic rays in the Universe are the resulted of shock waves produced by supernovae.

Yeast Will Fill in for Humans on Artemis I, Soaking up a Lunar Mission's Worth of Radiation

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - September 01, 2022 04:55 PM UTC | Astrobiology

JWST Takes Its First Image of an Exoplanet

By Nancy Atkinson - September 01, 2022 12:00 PM UTC | Exoplanets

NASA Gives a Detailed Analysis of all the Landing Debris Perseverance Has Found on Mars

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - August 31, 2022 11:36 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A Planet has Been Found That Shifts In and Out of the Habitable Zone

By Nancy Atkinson - August 31, 2022 10:28 PM UTC | Exoplanets

'For All Mankind' Gives Harsh Reality Check About Human Space Exploration

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - August 31, 2022 06:29 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Astronomers Find the Oldest Planetary Nebula

By Carolyn Collins Petersen - August 31, 2022 04:10 PM UTC | Stars

The Geology at Jezero Crater is Even More Complex Than Scientists Were Expecting

By Matthew Williams - August 31, 2022 12:33 PM UTC | Planetary Science

The Perseverance rover has mapped the structure beneath the Jezero Crater, which shows signs of rocks that could have formed in the presence of water.

'Panic!' Around JWST, Exoplanet With CO2, Weak Mars Astronauts

By kuingul-gmail - August 27, 2022 06:02 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Mechazilla Lifts a Super Heavy With all 33 Engines Onto the Launchpad

By Matthew Williams - August 27, 2022 04:51 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Musk just tweeted an image of the fully-stacked Starship being placed on its landing pad, indicating that an orbital test flight could be coming soon!

This is What a Robotic Explorer Might See When it Reaches Europa's Oceans

By Nancy Atkinson - August 27, 2022 04:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science