NASA workers paint iconic logo onto Artemis II rocket boosters

ART and science merge to spectacular effect in these photos, recently released by NASA. The images…

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Can SpaceX’s Starship save Mars Sample Return? With NASA’s budget still uncertain, it’s tempting to consider…

High-resolution simulations provide new insights into how galaxies are formed

Part of the simulated universe. In the center, a galaxy is born through gas that later…

Why space dust is key to everything from star birth to life on Earth

Illustration of a brown dwarf surrounded by a swirling disc of planet-building dust NASA/JPL-Caltech The following…

Week in images: 26 February – 1 March 2024

Week in images: 26 February – 1 March 2024 Discover our week through the lens Source…

China Has Built a Huge Space Simulation Chamber

Well it certainly caught my attention when I saw the headlines  “China’s first Space Environment Simulator”…

Earth from Space: Dawson-Lambton Glacier home to penguins

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features the ice tongue of the Dawson-Lambton Glacier in Antarctica. Zoom in…

Hubble Uncovers a Celestial Fossil

2 min read Hubble Uncovers a Celestial Fossil This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a…

The International Space Station’s Air Leaks are Increasing. No Danger to the Crew

Only the other week I had to fix my leaky tap. That was a nightmare.  I…

Planning for a smooth landing on Mars

Instantaneous solution quantities shown for a static Mach 1.4 solution on a mesh consisting of 33…