Ammonites Were Doing Fine Until the Asteroid Hit

I must confess, I think asteroids and I think of movies like Deep Impact or Armageddon!…

A Handy Attachment Could Make Lunar Construction a Breeze

Moving large amounts of regolith is a requirement for any long-term mission to the Moon or…

Webb Looks at One of the Best Gravitationally Lensed Quasars Ever Discovered

It looks like a distant ring with three sparkly jewels, but the Webb telescope’s (JWST) most…

NASA’s Skyrocketing Need for Cargo Deliveries to the Moon

NASA has big plans for the Moon. Through the Artemis Program, NASA plans to create a…

How Will the Next One Play Out?

Wars in space are no longer just science fiction. In fact, Space War I has been…

Black Holes Dominate Large Regions of Space, But They’re Mysterious

In the beginning, the Universe was all primordial gas. Somehow, some of it was swept up…

CubeSat Propulsion Technologies are Taking Off

CubeSats are becoming ever more popular, with around 2,400 total launched so far. However, the small…

Swarms of Orbiting Sensors Could Map An Asteroid’s Surface

It seems like every month, a new story appears announcing the discovery of thousands of new…

Webb Sees a Star in the Midst of Formation

Wherever the JWST looks in space, matter and energy are interacting in spectacular displays. The Webb…

Meeting Mercury at Dusk in July

Mercury puts on one of its best apparitions for 2024 this month. Where have all of…