Nearby super-Earth has a sulfur-rich atmosphere, Webb observations suggest

Transmission spectrum of L98-59 d obtained using transitspectroscopy. Credit: Gressierof et al., 2024. Using the James…

Boeing’s troubled Starliner spaceship to return to Earth sans crew

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft docks with the ISS forward port in an image courtesy of Maxar…

AI helps distinguish dark matter from cosmic noise

Credit: Scott Lord from Pexels Dark matter is the invisible force holding the universe together—or so…

Deep imaging techniques reveal that galaxies are much much bigger than previously thought

Visualization of the gas shroud of starburst galaxy IRAS 08339+6517. Credit: Cristy Roberts ANU/ASTRO 3D If…

Gateway’s propulsion system testing throttles up

Credit: NASA The powerhouse of Gateway, NASA’s orbiting outpost around the moon and a critical piece…

Spacecraft flies closer to Mercury than planned after thruster glitch

A 2021 image of Mercury taken by the BepiColombo mission, which has again flown past the…

BOLT-1B hypersonic experiment soars and collects vital data

Launched from Norway, the BOLT-1B experiment collected data about boundary layer transition (the flow of air…

Gravitational waves unveil previously unseen properties of neutron stars

Illustration of the tidal responses of two stars in a quasi-circular binary (not to scale). Credit:…

Study shows how amateur astronomers can aid in Jupiter weather monitoring

Jupiter. Credit: Enhanced image by Gerald Eichstädt and Sean Doran (CC BY-NC-SA) based on images provided…

Managing space debris through space law

Credit: NASA It’s becoming increasingly crowded in the orbits around Earth that are popular for space…