‘Crash Clock’ reveals how soon satellite collisions would occur after a severe solar storm — and it’s pretty scary
How long would it take for satellites to begin to collide with space junk and each other if…
Building Mars Cities with Ice? Here’s How Scientists Plan to Do It!
Building a city on Mars using ice might sound far-fetched, but new research published at the American Geophysical…
“Frozen Perseids” meteor shower this weekend — Up to 25 shooting stars and these are the best places to see them
Meteor showers are one of the most peculiar events observed by astronomers. Although they’re normally seen during warm…
NASA Lab Completes Engine Checks on New Aircraft
Justin Hall, left, controls a subscale aircraft as Justin Link holds the aircraft in place during preliminary engine…
SpaceX loses contact with Starlink satellite after mishap
Starlink satellite suffers minor explosion in orbit ‘Tens’ of debris pieces created, space-tracking firm says Soaring space activity…
Cassini’s Final Mission Reveals a Hidden Halo Around Saturn’s Rings
New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveals that Saturn’s iconic rings extend far beyond the thin plane we’ve…
The JWST Found A Jekyll-and-Hyde Galaxy In The Early Universe
The JWST was built with the power to observe the red-shifted light from objects in the very early…
Astronomers capture 1st direct images of collisions in a nearby star system: ‘It’s like looking back in time’
Astronomers have been treated to a stunning fireworks display from around a young star called Fomalhaut. The events,…
Winter solstice is nearly upon the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what to know about the shortest day of the year
Yes, the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is…
Unprecedented Image Shows 2 Protoplanets Smashing Into Each Other, Forming Giant Dust Cloud
In 2004, astronomers spotted a planet-like object orbiting Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.…
NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory Completes First Cosmic Map Like No Other
And while a handful of previous missions has also mapped the entire sky, such as NASA’s Wide-field Infrared…
NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars
When the Perseverance rover arrived on Mars nearly five years ago, NASA officials thought the next American lander…