Where Did Venus's Water Go?
It should not be surprising that Venus is dry. It is famous for its hellish conditions, with dense sulphurous clouds,…
We’re Now Just Weeks Away from a Stellar Explosion You Can See With Your Own Eyes
I’ve seen some pretty incredible things using my eyes.. First off of course, is the stunning sight of a dark…
Globular Clusters Should Contain More Intermediate-mass Black Holes
We live in a Universe studded with black holes. Countless stellar mass and supermassive ones exist in our galaxy and…
Astronauts are Practicing Lunar Operations in New Space Suits
Through the Artemis Program, NASA will send astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972. While the…
An Earth-sized Exoplanet Found Orbiting a Jupiter-Sized Star
Red dwarf stars, also known as M-dwarfs, dominate the Milky Way's stellar population. They can last for 100 billion years…
A Mission to Uranus Could Also be a Gravitational Wave Detector
Despite being extraordinarily difficult to detect for the first time, gravitational waves can be found using plenty of different techniques.…
Success! SpaceX’s Starship Makes a Splash in Fourth Flight Test
SpaceX's Starship earned high marks today in its fourth uncrewed flight test, making significant progress in the development of a…
It’s Time for Hardworking Hubble to Slow Down a Little
Thirty-four years is a long time for a telescope. Yet, that is how long the veteran workhorse of NASA's space…
Chinese Astronauts Just Repaired Space Debris Damage Outside the Station
A pair of Chinese taikonauts have completed an eight-hour spacewalk repairing damage to the Tiangong Chinese Space Station's solar panels.…
Starliner Finally Launches, Carrying Two Astronauts Into Orbit
After many delays and two scrubbed launch attempts, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner successfully launched earlier today! The Crewed Flight Test (CFT)…