Webb snaps stunningly detailed image of Uranus
NASA and the ESA’s James Webb space telescope has captured a captivating view of Uranus and its moons to help ring in the holiday season. …
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SpaceX targets December 28 launch for X-37B space plane
The X-37B space plane is one of the most mysterious spacecraft in use right now. Owned and operated by the U.S. Space Force, the X-37B …
Sierra’s reusable space plane just entered its final testing phase at NASA
An autonomous spacecraft has just arrived at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, where it will begin its final testing phase. The spacecraft …
Is our galaxy in a huge empty void? Some scientists think so
Understanding the universe is a gamble and one that we could have been approaching incorrectly for almost a century. Now, a new theory that suggests …
Halley’s Comet is finally heading back towards the sun
Halley’s Comet is the most famous comet of all time, and it’s finally headed back towards the sun. The comet reached its aphelion on December …
Bennu asteroid samples still have scientists scratching their heads
The first analysis of the Bennu asteroid samples that NASA brought to Earth earlier this year has revealed some interesting results. We’d already determined that …
James Webb spots tiniest free-floating brown dwarf we’ve ever discovered
Astronomers have now identified the tiniest brown dwarf, which is believed to be only three to four times the mass of Jupiter. The discovery was …
Icy exoplanets may contain habitable oceans, new NASA study suggests
Habitable oceans and geysers may exist on icy exoplanets, a new NASA study has suggested. The study recently expanded the search for life beyond our …
Amazon’s Project Kuiper, its Starlink competitor, could launch in 2024
Starlink is the company that often comes to mind when we think of satellite internet. Sorry, HughesNet, but Elon Musk’s SpaceX sister brand really took …
Communication with Voyager 1 hits yet another glitch
Communication with NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is currently on hold as the iconic probe has suffered another glitch. Voyager 1 was the victim of another …
ULA calls off Christmas launch for Peregrine lander, delayed to 2024
The upcoming historic launch of Astrobiotic’s Peregrine lander was originally set for Christmas Eve. However, a new update from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) has …
Origin of life on Earth might not have come from the stars after all
The origin of life on Earth has always been a mystery. For many years, scientists have looked to the stars, believing that the building blocks …
Cosmonauts dock Russian cargo ship remotely after its autopilot glitched
A Russian cargo ship carrying 5,600 pounds of fresh supplies for the International Space Station suffered a terrible glitch, forcing cosmonauts aboard the ISS to …
Mystery star at the heart of the Milky Way may be from another galaxy
A mystery star located at the heart of the Milky Way could very well be from another galaxy, new research shows. The star is known …
NASA shares first images from iconic asteroid spacecraft
NASA’s Psyche mission is already 16 million miles away from Earth, barreling toward its targeted asteroid, where it will conduct a full study of the …
James Webb spots cosmic ghost hiding in plain sight
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a mysterious, ghostly object that we’ve been spotting for years. The object, which is entirely undetectable by the …
Humanity’s return to the Moon could be in for a huge delay – GAO study explains why
NASA’s Artemis missions are set to be some of the most iconic of the decade, finally putting human boots back on the Moon for the …
How bugs could help us grow food on Mars
NASA’s hopes to put humans on Mars and one day settle the Red Planet as humanity’s second home could very well rely on some of …
NASA pauses Hubble science missions due to fault gyro
NASA has paused all of the Hubble space telescope’s current science missions due to a gyro glitch, the space agency has shared. The issue first …
This rare solar system has six planets moving in synchrony
The Milky Way is full of strange galaxies and cosmic discoveries just to be made. Case in point, a new solar system discovered by NASA’s …
Scientists keep finding more reasons why humans aren’t built for space
Turns out, humans just aren’t built for space. That might seem like an understatement. After all, there isn’t any oxygen in space, and we kind …
James Webb detected methane in an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time
The James Webb Space Telescope is so powerful that it has given us new glimpses into the mysteries of the early universe. Scientists have also …
NASA successfully tests new inflatable heat shield
Over a year ago, NASA’s Artemis I mission returned to Earth, completing a round-trip journey around the Moon and back. As it barreled through the …
James Webb reveals never-before-seen details at the center of the Milky Way
The Milky Way is a vast galaxy, and while it may be our home, scientists are still discovering new things about it. The latest photos …
China wants to complete a Mars sample return mission before NASA
China wants to steal NASA’s thunder by launching a Mars sample return mission that brings back Martian soil and rocks roughly two years before the …
James Webb spots exoplanet with sand clouds and sulfur-filled skies
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed something intriguing about a gas giant exoplanet known as WASP-107b. The Neptune-like gas giant currently orbits a star …
Re-experience NASA’s historic Artemis I mission
Last year, NASA made history once again by launching the first of its Artemis missions. The Artemis I mission saw the agency’s Orion spacecraft travel …
NASA pauses Mars Sample Return mission due to ongoing budget issues
NASA’s iconic mission to bring back samples of Martian soil and rocks has gone awry. The space agency shared that the Mars Sample Return mission …
The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is spinning faster than we thought
A new paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has proposed something quite intriguing. According to the authors of that …
NASA can’t communicate with its Mars robots and the Sun’s to blame
NASA’s various Mars exploration robots are on their own, at least for the next few weeks. The space agency isn’t able to communicate directly with …
