Tracing the Moon’s Geological History with LUGO

By Andy Tomaswick May 9, 2025 Some parts of the Moon are more interesting than others,…

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Could Study Dying Planets

Orbital decay, where planets eventually fall into their stars and are consumed, is a major aspect…

How Many Rogue Planets are in the Milky Way? The Roman Space Telescope Will Give Us an Answer

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in…

How Do the Most Massive Stars Get So Big?

The most massive stars in the Milky Way contain one hundred times more mass than the…

Quasars Don’t Last Long. So How Do They Get So Massive?

Quasars represent some of the most luminous and energetic phenomena in the universe. These distant powerhouses…

Uh Oh, There’s a Problem With Psyche’s Propulsion System

Asteroid Psyche (formally designated 16 Psyche) is one of the most intriguing objects in our Solar…

ispace’s RESILIENCE Enters Lunar Orbit. It’ll Try to Land in Early June

Headquartered in Japan, the commercial space company ispace is dedicated to creating robotic spacecraft and other…

Statistically Speaking, We Should Have Heard from Aliens by Now

The Fermi Paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi, highlights a contradiction in our understanding of alien…

A Collaboration Between China and the West Could Find Dozens of Earth-Like Worlds

If astronomy has a Holy Grail, it’s another habitable world. To find one, NASA is working…

Could Sweating Spacecraft Make Re-Entry Easier?

When ISS astronauts return home, they have a hot ride back to Earth’s surface. It’s been…