The ARRL Solar Report

04/18/2025 Spaceweather.com reports a Cannibal Coronal Mass Ejection on April 15 sparked geomagnetic storms.  On April…

Testing in the Clouds: NASA Flies to Improve Satellite Data

In February, NASA’s ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth…

A New Concept for an Astrobiology Mission to Enceladus

This year’s Lunar Planetary Science Conference (2025 LPSC) saw some truly astounding presentations and proposals. These…

A Fond Farewell: NASA’s C-130 Begins New Mission in California

NASA’s C-130 Hercules, fondly known as the Herc, went wheels up at 9:45 a.m., Friday, April…

What Blew Up the Local Bubble?

In our neighborhood of the Milky Way, we see a region surrounding the solar system that…

Paul “Tad” Cook, K7RA, SK

04/18/2025 Paul “Tad” Cook, K7RA, passed away on April 13, 2025.  For 36 years, Cook wrote…

Claims of alien life are overhyped – and miss the real accomplishment

Real aliens may not be so obvious, if we ever find them Naeblys/Alamy If you’re the…

A Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft Could Send Humans to Titan to Look for Signs of Life

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has been a source of mystery ever since scientists got their first…

A possible sign of life on K2-18b? Here’s…

The search for life is under threat Just as NASA’s flagship telescope is enabling breakthroughs, the search…

Former ARRL Vice Director and Contest Advisory Committee Chairman Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, passed away Saturday April 12, 2025

04/18/2025 Former ARRL Vice Director and Contest Advisory Committee Chairman Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, passed away Saturday…