Astronomers inspect a peculiar nuclear transient

AT 2019avd: Unabsorbed X-ray luminosity in the 0.3–2 keV band. The black dots, the light blue…

The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won’t Be the Last

For generations, Western space missions have largely occurred out in the open. We knew where they…

NASA Astronauts are Trying Out the Starship Lunar Elevator

As NASA continues to ramp up efforts for its Artemis program, which has the goal of…

The day the solar wind disappeared at Mars

solar wind On December 26, 2022, the solar wind around Mars suddenly “disappeared”, from the perspective…

Exploding rockets and asteroid findings: This year in space news

From Elon’s giant rocket explosions to asteroid sample returns, we round up the news from a…

The Roche Limit – What Happens When a Moon Gets Too Close? 

The Roche limit is a fascinating phenomenon that occurs when a moon gets too close to…

We Owe Our Lives to the Moon

Life appeared on Earth through a series of lucky coincidences, and that luck started with our…

Ringing in the Holidays – NASA

The ice giant Uranus and its rings steal the show in this Dec. 18, 2023, image…

Studying Combustion and Fire Safety

Research on the International Space Station is helping scientists to understand how fire spreads and behaves…

Studying Combustion and Fire Safety

Research on the International Space Station is helping scientists to understand how fire spreads and behaves…