DART Did More Than Deter Dimorphos; It Sent It Into a Chaotic Tumble

In 2022, NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft collided with an object named Dimorphos. The…

Is Betelgeuse Actually a Binary Star?

Betel-gurz or Beetle-juice has been a favourite among amateur astronomers for many years. However you pronounce…

How Can Biofilms Help or Hinder Spaceflight?

As humans spread into the cosmos, we will take a plethora of initially Earth-bound life with…

Is There a Low-Radiation Path To Europa?

Any mission to Jupiter and its moons must contend with the gas giant’s overwhelming radiation. Only…

Massive Stars Shine in This Ultraviolet View From Hubble

Just outside the Milky Way Galaxy, roughly 210,000 light-years from Earth, there is the dwarf galaxy…

How Can Astronauts Avoid Vision Loss from Spaceflight?

Human bodies are sacks of fluids supported by skeletons. The entire human organism has evolved over…

The Hardest Bias in Astronomy

A nasty sort of bias called Malmquist bias affects almost every astronomical survey, and the only…

NASA Announces the 2025 Human Lander Challenge

One of NASA’s core mission objectives, though not explicitly stated in its charter, is to educate…

NASA Decides to Play it Safe. Wilmore and Williams are Coming Home on a Crew Dragon in February

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain on board the International Space Station until February,…

JAXA Officially Wraps Up its SLIM Lander Mission

On January 20th, 2024, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) made history when its Smart Lander…