NASA Optical Navigation Tech Could Streamline Planetary Exploration

As astronauts and rovers explore uncharted worlds, finding new ways of navigating these bodies is essential…

Critics of the International Space Station are missing the point

The International Space Station (ISS) is reaching the end of its life, with agencies around the…

Image: Doomed star Eta Carinae

Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt Eta Carinae may be about to explode.…

Chang’e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the moon back to Earth—what this sample could hold

The Chang’e 6 minirover Weibo took this image of the lander by autonomously driving away and…

Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR, Appointed Vice Director of ARRL Southeastern Division

08/07/2024 Andrew “Andy” Milluzzi, Ph.D., KK4LWR, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Southeastern Division.…

The Moon’s Atmosphere Comes from Space Weathering

How do you get an atmosphere at a world that doesn’t have one and can’t keep…

Observations confirm plasma bubble origin of persistent radio emissions from fast radio bursts

An artistic representation of a magnetar, surrounded by the nebula responsible for the continuum radio emission…

W1AW to QSY on 17 Meters for CW

08/07/2024 Beginning on Friday, September 6, 2024, Maxim Memorial Station W1AW will begin using a new…

How a Black Hole Could Eat a Neutron Star from the Inside Out

Primordial black holes are thought to have formed early in the evolution of the universe. None…

Take a trip to the largest lake on Mars

This tan-colored slice of ground is smoother to the left and becomes covered in small hills…