Dust Storms on Mars Happen When the Planet Can’t Release its Heat Fast Enough
New research led by the USRA has found a possible explanation for planet-wide Martian dust storms, which could the result…
Spinlaunch Hurled a Test Rocket Into the air. See What it Looked Like From the Payload’s Point of View
Can watching a video give you motion sickness? If so, a commercial launch company called SpinLaunch just released a video…
Is This the Future of the Milky Way?
The central region of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 474. It's set against a backdrop of more distant galaxies. Will…
Plants can grow in lunar regolith, but they’re not happy about it
NASA is sending astronauts back to the Moon by the end of this decade, and hope to send humans to…
The Lunar Eclipse, Seen From the International Space Station
If you were able to witness the lunar eclipse on May 15-16, 2022, the view of the dark red Moon…
May 31st Could Be the Most Powerful Meteor Storm in Generations, or Nothing at All
Be sure to watch the skies on the last morning of May, for a possible meteor outburst.
LISA has Passed a key Review Phase, it’s Time to Actually Design the Final Mission
Any project manager will tell you that a phased review project system is the way to go. Whether or not…
InSight is Losing Power, it Probably Will be Shut Down in a Few Months
The InSight Mars lander will cease science operations sometime in the next few months due to a decreasing power supply,…
Maybe We Don’t Hear From Aliens Because They Choose To Go Silent
How will humanity meet its end? That's only a depressing question if you think that humanity will go on forever.…
Ceres Probably Formed Farther out in the Solar System and Migrated Inward
When Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi spotted Ceres in 1801, he thought it was a planet. Astronomers didn't know about asteroids…