There’s a Big Rock Stuck Inside one of Perseverance’s Wheels
It looks like the Perseverance rover has an unwanted passenger, a rock stuck inside one of its wheels. The image…
Germany’s Space Agency Cancels all its Projects With Russia. They Even Turned off an Instrument on a Russian Space Telescope
Germany is flexing its muscles. The German government recently announced a massive increase in military spending to counter Russian military…
NASA is Letting People Fly Their Name Around the Moon With Artemis 1
Here’s your chance to participate in NASA’s return to the Moon with the Artemis program! NASA is inviting people to…
A Chunk of Space Junk Just Hit the Far Side of the Moon
Observers have been tracking a chunk of space junk, waiting for it to strike the Moon. It should've hit the…
What’s it Like Inside a Super-Earth?
We know a ton about the inside of Earth. We know it has both an inner core and an outer…
Testing an Antenna That Will Float in the Atmosphere of Venus
Radar is finicky. It is extraordinarily useful for a multitude of tasks, but testing it for some particular tasks is…
If Russia Backs out of the ISS, SpaceX Could Help Keep the Station Operational
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has wide-reaching implications, not only in the geopolitical sphere but also outside of the atmosphere. …
Coronal Loops Might Not Be Loops At All
We've all seen the gorgeous images and videos of coronal loops. They're curved magnetic forms that force brightly glowing plasma…
Astronomers Scan 800 Pulsars to See If Any of Them Have Planets
Astronomers discovered the first exoplanets in 1992. They found a pair of them orbiting the pulsar PSR B1257+12 about 2300…
A Huge Rotating Kilometer-Scale Space Station Could be Launched From a Single Rocket
Artificial gravity remains the stuff of science fiction. But dealing with no gravity causes significant problems in many astronauts, ranging…