NASA Has a Plan to Power the Moon
Despite all the hype surrounding the coming of the commercial space age, NASA and other governmental agencies will still play…
Starliner Faces New Delays for Crewed Flights to ISS
While the SpaceX Crew Dragon is making regular trips to and from the International Space Station, the other vehicle NASA…
Jupiter’s “Stripes” Change Color. Now We Might Know Why
While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of the most well-known spectacles in the solar system, Jupiter’s clouds and stripes…
Astronomers are Searching for a Galaxy-Wide Transmitter Beacon at the Center of the Milky Way
Researchers with the SETI Institute have monitored the center of the Milky Way for possible transmissions from a galactic beacon.
Betelgeuse is Almost 50% Brighter Than Normal. What’s Going On?
Whenever something happens with Betelgeuse, speculations about it exploding as a supernova proliferate. It would be cool if it did.…
Three New Astronauts Arrive at the Chinese Space Station, Including the Country's First Civilian
China's Shenzou-16 mission just delivered three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station, performing the most complicated docking maneuver ever attempted
These New Computer Simulations of the Sun are Hypnotic
It's almost impossible to over-emphasize the primal, raging, natural power of a star. Our Sun may appear benign in simple…
JWST Scans an Ultra-Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere
When astronomers discovered WASP-18b in 2009, they uncovered one of the most unusual planets ever found. It's ten times as…
You Can Detect Tsunamis as They Push the Atmosphere Around
Anyone who's ever lived along a coastline or been at sea knows the effects of tsunamis. And, they appreciate all…
Exactly How Massive is the Milky Way?
What is the mass of the Milky Way? What do you get if you add up all the stars, gas,…