Uh oh, There’s a Problem With one of Webb’s Science Instruments
James Webb is currently experiencing problems with its MIRI instrument. The problem is due to increased friction in one of…
InSight Heard Four Meteoroids Crash Into Mars
For the first time, a spacecraft has detected acoustic and seismic waves from impacts on Mars. NASA’s InSight lander made…
Should Low Earth Orbit be a protected environmental ecosystem?
An article published in Nature Astronomy makes a strong case to declare the orbital space around earth an ecologically protected…
Solar Orbiter Captures the First Ever Image of a Magnetic Solar Switchback on the Sun
On March 25, 2022, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft closed in on the Sun, getting ready to study it during…
A New Shepard Exploded. Fortunately, There Wasn’t Anyone on Board
On September 12, Blue Origin New Shepard mission, NS-23, failed just over one minute into an uncrewed flight, forcing the…
Astronomers Find a Sun-like Star Orbiting a Nearby Black Hole
Using data from the Gaia Observatory, a team of astronomers has detected a Sun-like star that co-orbits with a dormant…
Is Europe Building its Own Starship? Not Exactly
Europe plans to have its own reusable spacecraft for cargo and crewed missions to LEO and beyond. It's called SUSIE…
Mars Might Have Been Covered in Lakes in the Ancient Past
New research by an international team of scientists indicates that Mars may have had far more ancient lakes on its…
Satellites can now Measure the Thickness of Ice Sheets all Year Long
Artificial intelligence can do more than paint planets as bowls of soup. It’s now helping researchers acquire better climate change…
The First cry From a Brand new Baby Star
The early universe was a much different place than our own, and astronomers do not fully understand how baby stars…