China Wants to Build a Spaceship That’s Kilometers Long
China is considering building spacecraft in orbit that would measure a few kilometers long and ensure they become the dominant…
Thanks to Ingenuity’s Pictures, Perseverance Knows Where to Drive to Next
The Perseverance rover now has a new tool to help scientists and engineers figure out where the rover goes next.…
What a Perfect Gravitational Lens
A stunning new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a nearly perfect Einstein Ring, an effect caused by gravitational…
After Its Last Rock Sample Crumbled Into Powder, Perseverance is Going to try Again
In the last two decades, we have all grown accustomed to rovers exploring Mars. At least one rover has been…
If Planet 9 is out There, Here's Where to Look
A study of Kuiper belt objects points strongly to the existence of a super-Earth on the outer edge of our…
Astronomers Locate the Source of High-Energy Cosmic Rays
Using a novel approach, a team of researchers has confirmed that the elusive source of cosmic rays is indeed supernova…
Webb’s Testing is Complete. Now it Begins the Journey to the Launch Site.
Finally, it’s starting to get real for the James Webb Space Telescope. Engineers are now preparing the long-awaited landmark telescope…
NASA Will be Sending two More Missions to Mars in 2024, Costing Just $80 Million
One of the biggest ongoing changes in space exploration is the introduction of commercial methods into the field. Commercial launch…
Another Flight for New Shepard, No Passengers This Time
Blue Origin completed its 17th successful flight with their New Shepard launch vehicle today, which was also the spacecraft's 8th…
Interstellar Objects Might Outnumber Solar System Objects in the Oort Cloud
A study of the interstellar bodie 2I/Borisov aruges that the Oort cloud may consist more of alien objects than solar…