The world’s highest altitude space observatory is open for business : NPR

Located some 18,500 feet above sea level at the summit of Chile’s Cerro Chajnanto mountain, Tokyo…

NASA Mission Strengthens 40-Year Friendship 

As NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore launches aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station Monday,…

The NRP Post – NASA

Dive into the captivating history of the NASA Research Park (NRP) and its industry partners through…

What is the difference between astronomy and…

The zodiac according to astronomy vs astrology Three thousand years ago, the Babylonians observed that from…

X-ray Satellite XMM-Newton Sees ‘Space Clover’ in a New Light

Astronomers have discovered enormous circular radio features of unknown origin around some galaxies. Now, new observations…

35 Years Ago: STS-30 Launches Magellan to Venus

On May 4, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took off on its third flight, STS-30, from NASA’s…

A year in training: ESA’s new astronauts graduate

ESA’s newly graduated astronauts reach the end of one year of rigorous basic astronaut training. Discover…

The strange case of methane on Mars: Possible new answers

Here’s a sample of simulated Martian regolith after removal from the simulation chamber at NASA’s Goddard…

TOI-837 b is a young Saturn-sized exoplanet with a massive core, observations find

TESS light curve for TOI-837. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2404.13750 European astronomers have performed photometric and…

The Sun’s fluffy corona in exquisite detail

This otherworldly, ever-changing landscape is what the Sun looks like up close. ESA’s Solar Orbiter filmed the transition from the Sun’s lower…