This company has a ridiculous plan to resurrect NASA’s Spitzer telescope
In 2020, after over 17 years of service, the Spitzer Space Telescope was deactivated, left to drift in a heliocentric orbit until the Sun eventually …
In 2020, after over 17 years of service, the Spitzer Space Telescope was deactivated, left to drift in a heliocentric orbit until the Sun eventually …
This past Sunday, May 14, Sacramento, Lincoln, and Patterson residents reported seeing bizarre lights in the California sky. The lights appeared in a straight line …
South Korea’s first lunar orbiter is already making great strides. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), which is also known as Danuri, reached lunar orbit …
James Webb’s observations continue to unravel the mysteries of our universe, but they also continue to baffle scientists, too. According to new research published in …
Back in February, astronomers announced Jupiter had 12 more moons than previously believed, giving it the lead over Saturn with the most moons in the …
With NASA planning to deorbit the ISS in 2030, it makes sense that plenty of other companies are already looking for ways to launch the …
Last year, China launched a reusable space plane which spent a total of 276 days in orbit around our planet. The space plane recently landed, …
One of Europe’s newest weather satellites, the Meteosat Third Generation Imager, is finally getting to work. The satellite, which is also known as MTG-I1 has …
When Artemis II takes four humans around the Moon, NASA hopes to capture HD video of our lunar satellite. Further, the space agency says it …
James Webb has captured never-before-seen features around a star located just 25 light-years away from Earth. The star, which is surrounded by massive disks of …
After 276 days in orbit, a Chinese space plane has returned to Earth. The space plane was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in …
Some of the biggest space missions of 2023 will teach us more about our solar system’s planets. But NASA has many more logs in the …
We may be one step closer to answer one of the many questions surrounding Uranus and its 27 moons. According to a new study, data …
Newer telescopes like the James Webb will one day outpace the Hubble Space Telescope, which is over 30 years old. For now, though, NASA and …
Star Wars Day is a huge day in geek culture, where fans of the spacefaring, laser sword-wielding Jedi come together to celebrate everything they love …
Rocket launches happen far more often than they used to, but that doesn’t mean that these occurrences have become any less spectacular. In fact, one …
Earth will not last forever. That’s a truth that astronomers have known for a long time. In fact, scientists are fairly positive they’ve determined when …
Black holes are big. But just how big are they compared to something like our Sun? That’s what NASA’s latest animation aims to answer. The …
NGC 4395, a spiral galaxy located 14 million light-years from Earth, is home to a supermassive black hole. The galaxy is also what astronomers call …
In the early 2010s, when Zoobotics — robots inspired by the animal world — started taking off, another type of robotics also began to make …
Skywatchers will have a lot to look forward to this week when May’s Flower Moon fills the sky. But the full moon isn’t the only …
The discovery of water vapor in space around a planet that isn’t inside of its star’s habitable zone has scientists questioning everything we know about …
Since their discovery 60 years ago, quasars have often been considered the brightest, most powerful objects in space. Despite decades of studying them, researchers have …
The past year and some months has been rocky for the International Space Station. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent response from the …
How safe are the thousands of satellites in space from hackers here on Earth? That’s a question that the European Space Agency set out to …
China’s Zhurong Martian rover might be on its way out, potentially buried under a pile of Martian dust and unable to recharge, but the rover …
Voyager 2 has been exploring interstellar space — the region of space beyond our Sun’s heliopause — since 2018. As it reaches further from our …
Astronomers working with the European Southern Observatory have managed to capture the first direct image of a black hole spewing out a jet of energy. …
SpaceX has made quite a name for itself thanks to its ongoing space-bound missions and the effectiveness of its reusable rockets — like the Falcon …
Some astronomers expect our Sun to enter its solar maximum in 2025, if not before. The solar maximum, the highest peak in solar activity during …