Join us LIVE Monday, November 11, to hear planetary scientist Alan Stern – leader of the…
A Trash Compactor is Going to the Space Station
Astronauts on the International Space Station generate their share of garbage, filling up cargo ships that…
Using Light Echoes to Find Black Holes
The most amazing thing about light is that it takes time to travel through space. Because…
Launching Mass From the Moon Helped by Lunar Gravity Anomalies
Placing a mass driver on the Moon has long been a dream of space exploration enthusiasts.…
Do the giant rings of exoplanet J1407b rotate backward?
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the giant exoplanet J1407b and its immense ring system. A…
NASA Ames Astrogram – September/October 2024
In October, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System a project managed at NASA Ames, was recognized…
A Star Disappeared in Andromeda, Replaced by a Black Hole
Massive stars about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end…
Amateur Radio Activated for Late Season Hurricane
11/08/2024 A rare November hurricane made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday…
eROSITA All-Sky Survey Takes the Local Hot Bubble’s Temperature
About half a century ago, astronomers theorized that the Solar System is situated in a low-density…
Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years
11/08/2024 On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI,…