Humanity could start an 80,000-year journey to Alpha Centauri in 2029
A nonprofit called the Fermi Explorer Mission plans to launch a spacecraft toward Alpha Centauri by the end…
Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon
A Mars probe from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) may answer some longstanding questions about the Red…
Bangkok Post – Spacecraft bound for Mercury faces ‘tricky’ arrival
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission in 2024 completed a flyby closer than planned to Mercury PARIS (FRANCE) – A…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches to unlock the dark universe
image: ©NASA/John Kraus NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun its journey into space The Nancy Grace…
Norway, India, and New Zealand target launches as Starlink continues
Back to Article List Here’s what’s launching Aug. 31–Sept. 6: Isar Aerospace attempts the second flight of its…
NASA Finds Earth Microbes Could Hide in the Moon’s Deep Shadows
Shadows near the Moon’s south pole may create temporary refuges where microbes carried by astronauts can withstand otherwise…
NASA Is Building “Air Traffic Control” for the Moon
At nearly 240,000 miles from Earth, the moon is getting its first spaceport, Gateway — and engineers developed…
Meteorite dust holds records of magnetism that may have helped form the Sun
Image: © Berk Ucak | iStock A study by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reveals…
This Suitcase-Sized Spacecraft Could Detect a Signal From Before Stars Existed
Artist’s impression of the CosmoCube satellite. Credit: Surrey Space Technology Ltd A suitcase-sized satellite could use the Moon’s…
Lunar legacy: U of A researchers building moon-bound camera
Even the smallest of shadows on the moon’s surface can harbor water ice and other chemical compounds, known…
NASA Cancels Its Rescue Mission for the Aging Swift Telescope
The Swift space observatory has been in operation since 2004. It specializes in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most…
Stellar spin explains fading black hole light flares
A hydrodynamical simulation of a star being ripped apart by the tidal forces of a supermassive black hole.…