China’s Proposed Cargo Shuttle, the Haolong, Has Entered Development

The 2024 China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition was held in Zhuhai last week – from…

Up to a Third of Stars Ate Some of their Planets

In recent years, astronomers have developed techniques to measure the metal content of stars with extreme…

The New Mars Landing Approach: How We’ll Land Large Payloads on the Red Planet

Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and…

The Large Magellanic Cloud Survived its Closest Approach to the Milky Way

The Large Magellanic Cloud is a small galaxy, just a tenth of the Milky Way’s mass.…

Three More “Galactic Monster” Ultra-Massive Galaxies Found

One of the surprise findings with the James Webb Space Telescope is the discovery of massive…

Asteroid 2024 VR4 flew past Earth at 0.07 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2024 VR4 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.07…

James Webb Confirms Hubble’s Calculation of Hubble’s Constant

We have been spoiled over recent years with first the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and then…

What Should Light Sails Be Made Out Of?

The Breakthrough Starshot program aims to cross the immense distances to the nearest star in just…

A Giant Meteorite Impact 3.26 Billion Years Ago Helped Push Life Forward

The Earth has always been bombarded with rocks from space. It’s true to say though that…

America’s Particle Physics Plan Spans the Globe — and the Cosmos

RALEIGH, N.C. — Particle physicist Hitoshi Murayama admits that he used to worry about being known…