New signs found of giant gas planet in ‘Earth’s neighbourhood’
Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) An artist’s drawing of what the new…
NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say
The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old…
Rocket Report: Firefly lights the markets up; SpaceX starts selling trips to Mars
SpaceX begins offering Starship services to Mars. On Thursday, Gwynne Shotwell, the president and chief operating officer of…
The mysterious ‘dark comets’ prowling our Solar System
“Then, at some point, they split apart,” says Taylor. “That can be from spinning up fast, or getting…
Falcon 9 rocket launching Amazon internet satellites on SpaceX’s 100th mission of the year Aug. 8
Update for Aug. 7: SpaceX stood down from a launch attempt on Aug. 7 to perform additional checks…
An “Encounter” With Something From Outside Our Solar System May Have Cooled Earth In A Big Way
As the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth circles the Sun, the Sun itself travels around the…
The biggest black hole ever seen? Scientists find one with mass of 36 billion suns
About 5 billion light-years away from where you’re sitting, in one of the most massive galaxies on record,…
Scientists Think They Have Found a Brand-New Mineral on Mars
Scientists have a fairly good idea of what Mars’ surface looks like. But exactly what that surface is…
Rocket Lab eyes big defense opportunities with new acquisition
Rocket Lab is signaling to investors, yet again, that it’s more than “just” a rocket company. Rocket Lab’s…
Why blow up satellites when you can just hack them? • The Register
Black Hat Four countries have now tested anti-satellite missiles (the US, China, Russia, and India), but it’s much…