Is the Habitable Worlds Observatory a Good Idea?

The Habitable Worlds Observatory, NASA’s planned successor to the James Webb Space Telescope, will be a…

Many Stars Could Have Sent Us ‘Oumuamua

When astronomers detected the first known interstellar object, ‘Oumuamua, in 2017, it sparked a host of…

Spring-loaded Robot Could Explore the Asteroid Belt Almost Indefinitely

The asteroid belt beckons – it contains enough resources for humans to expand into the entire…

Stunning 80 Megapixel Image of a Stellar Nursery

RCW 38 is a molecular cloud of ionized hydrogen (HII) roughly 5,500 light-years from Earth in…

Construction of Roman Continues With the Addition of its Sunshade

NASA continues to progress with the development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (RST), the…

A Flaming Flower in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Our neighbour, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), is rich in gas and dust and hosts regions…

A Bola Robot Could Provide Stable Jumping Capability on Low-Gravity Bodies

New research on locomotion techniques that could be used in space exploration is constantly coming out.…

White Dwarfs Could Be More Habitable Than We Thought

White dwarfs are the remnants of once brilliant main sequence stars like our Sun. They’re extremely…

Dramatically Decreasing the Time it Takes to Measure Asteroid Distances

We all know that asteroids are out there, that some of them come dangerously close to…

Should Astronauts Add Jumping to their Workout Routine?

It’s a familiar sight to see astronauts on board ISS on exercise equipment to minimise muscle…