NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore embarked on a mission to the International…
Microlightning Could Have Kickstarted Life on Earth
Abiogenesis says that life on Earth appeared spontaneously due to natural events. Ergo, no deities or…
Can Any Nearby Supernova Cause a Mass Extinction?
The most dangerous parts of a supernova explosion are the outputs like X-rays and gamma rays.…
We Finally Know the Mass of Brand New Neutron Stars
When massive stars explode as supernovae, they can leave behind neutron stars. Other than black holes,…
Welcome Home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 completed the agency’s ninth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on…
Dust Obscures Our View of the Cosmos. Now it’s Mapped Out in the Milky Way
We see the Universe through a glass darkly, or more accurately, through a dusty window. Interstellar…
Two astronauts are finally returning from an unexpectedly long stay at the ISS
After months in space, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally scheduled to return home…
JWST Cycle 4 Spotlight, Part 3: Supermassive Black Holes and Cosmic Noon
Welcome back to our five-part examination of Webb’s Cycle 4 General Observations program. In the first…
The Square Kilometre Array Releases its First Test Image
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) remains under construction with completion still a few years away. However,…
NASA, USGS, Industry Explore Off-World Resource Development
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) welcomed a community of government, industry, and international partners…