Science Space Testing begins for 12-kilowatt solar electric thrusters for moon mission More than twice the power of earlier electric propulsion thrusters By Daniel Sims, July 18, 2023, 8:45 AM
Space Tech Culture A 200-foot asteroid that just missed Earth last week wasn't detected until two days later We were blinded by the sun By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2023, 5:15 AM 27 comments
Space Science The universe could be nearly twice as old as previously estimated Despite decades of research with sophisticated technology, there's very little we know of the universe By Kishalaya Kundu, July 17, 2023, 9:22 AM 40 comments
Space Science NASA's Perseverance rover finds diverse organic material in ancient Martian lake basin Rock samples have been collected for analysis back on Earth By Shawn Knight, July 13, 2023, 12:06 PM
Science Space ESA mission discovers a shiny exoplanet with clouds made of metal LTT9779 b is so hot, it has a cloudy metal atmosphere that shouldn't exist By Alfonso Maruccia, July 13, 2023, 11:22 AM
Space NASA's Webb telescope marks one-year anniversary with close-up of nearby star nursery The star-forming region is 390 light-years away By Shawn Knight, July 12, 2023, 2:25 PM
Space Science The Solar System's outermost edge could host an unknown planet No, it's not Planet X, as this giant planet would be located much farther than that By Alfonso Maruccia, July 12, 2023, 8:45 AM 8 comments
Science Space Alien technology or natural phenomenon? Interstellar meteor material discovered A device might be lurking under the ocean surface that answers the question: are we alone in the universe? By Rob Thubron, July 9, 2023, 8:35 AM 16 comments
Space Science InSight data reveals Mars' liquid core and deep mantle anomalies Advancing our understanding of the Red Planet By Alfonso Maruccia, July 3, 2023, 2:07 PM
Science Space NASA plans to mine the Moon within the next decade as part of the Artemis program The commercialization of space By Shawn Knight, June 30, 2023, 2:00 PM 31 comments
Science Space A giant planet escaped death by its host star, and now scientists explain how 8 Ursae Minoris b shouldn't have survived this long By Alfonso Maruccia, June 29, 2023, 1:06 PM
Space Science NASA astronauts on the ISS are turning 98% of their sweat and urine into drinkable water Drinking recycled pee isn't everybody's cup of tea By Kishalaya Kundu, June 28, 2023, 9:13 AM 8 comments
Security Space Hack-A-Sat 4 contest will let white hat hackers toy with a satellite in space For 50 years, we thought that satellites were hack-proof. It's not the case anymore By Alfonso Maruccia, June 26, 2023, 6:55 AM
Space Science Euclid space telescope to shed light on what the "dark universe" is made of Why it matters: A new European mission will soon depart for its deep space destination, providing scientists here on Earth with a very advanced exploration tool. Its mission: to finally solve the mysteries hiding beyond dark matter and dark energy. Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, June 20, 2023, 12:12 PM 10 comments
Space Virgin Galactic first commercial spaceflight is taking place later this month Priced from $450,000 By Shawn Knight, June 16, 2023, 12:48 PM
Space Science Scientists confirm Saturn's sixth-largest moon has all the right ingredients for life New scientific modeling on old data discovered Phosphorous, the final missing piece By Daniel Sims, June 14, 2023, 5:50 PM
Space Science Astronomers found a relatively close white dwarf crystalizing into a giant diamond Discovery offers a glimpse of the ultimate fate of the universe By Daniel Sims, June 13, 2023, 9:52 AM
Science Space NASA's Parker Solar Probe discovers the origin of fast solar wind The "heroic piece of thermal engineering" keeps "touching" the Sun to get new data By Alfonso Maruccia, June 12, 2023, 12:28 PM
Science Space Caltech researchers demonstrate wireless solar power transmission in space Making progress on the dream of harvesting solar energy closer to its original source By Alfonso Maruccia, June 8, 2023, 12:27 PM 12 comments
Science Space Mysterious cosmic filaments fill the central region of the Milky Way New radio observations of our galaxy uncover yet another mystery involving Sagittarius A* By Alfonso Maruccia, June 5, 2023, 9:19 AM
Science Space Mars Express celebrates 20th birthday with a livestream from the red planet The stream provided viewers with a never before seen image of the planet every 50 seconds By Jimmy Pezzone, June 3, 2023, 11:11 AM
Science Space Japan will put a wooden satellite into orbit next year Taking wood into space By Shawn Knight, June 2, 2023, 2:40 PM 9 comments
Science Space James Webb Telescope detects unprecedented water plume on Saturn moon Enceladus Like a story by Stanislaw Lem, the ocean world is spilling all its secrets in space By Alfonso Maruccia, June 1, 2023, 1:59 PM
Science Space Japan is on a mission to beam solar power from space by 2025 A decades-long quest could be close to completion By Rob Thubron, May 30, 2023, 5:18 AM 18 comments
Science Space James Webb telescope used to spot a "larger than expected" supermassive black hole Universe-consuming monsters can shut stellar formation in their host galaxies down By Alfonso Maruccia, May 29, 2023, 9:21 AM