New type of supernova, as a black hole triggers a star explosion

View larger. | Artist’s concept of a new type of supernova, showing the explosive interaction between…

Asteroid 2025 PU1 flew past Earth at 0.08 LD on August 13

This is the 10th closest asteroid flyby in the past 12 months, the 85th known to…

NASA’s VEG-03 Experiment Grows Fresh Food for Future Missions

When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried…

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission

After spending almost five months in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts will discuss their science mission…

Job opening: Systems Assistant | The Planetary Society

Position Summary Reporting to and working under the guidance of the Chief Systems Administrator (CSA), the…

Say Cheese! – NASA

Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the International Space Station’s Unity module for a…

Say Cheese! – NASA

Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the space station’s Unity module for a portrait…

Supporting asteroid defense: The 2025…

I am excited to announce the latest round of winners of The Planetary Society’s Shoemaker Near-Earth Object…

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5: from cleanroom to space

Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission –  has launched aboard an Ariane…

FLEX instrument meets its satellite

The development of ESA’s Earth Explorer FLEX mission has recently passed a significant milestone: the mission’s…