Blue Origin Will Finally Fly Passengers to the Edge of Space in July
Blue Origin has a charitable auction going and whoever makes the highest bid will win a ride to space the…
Starlink and OneWeb Have Their First Avoidance Maneuver With Each Other’s Constellations
Two companies, OneWeb and SpaceX, are racing to put fleets of thousands of communication satellites into orbit. In March they…
How can White Dwarfs Produce Such Powerful Magnetic Fields?
White dwarfs have some surprisingly strong magnetic fields, and one team of astronomers may have finally found the reason why.…
Ingenuity Makes a one-way Trip for the First Time, Flying to a new Landing Site
Ever feel like no matter how far you fly you end up in the same spot? Ingenuity certainly does. The…
NASA is Getting Serious About a Radio Telescope on the Moon
It’s widely known by now that the “dark side” of the moon, made famous by Pink Floyd, isn’t actually dark.…
Both Uranus and Neptune Have Really Bizarre Magnetic Fields
The magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune are really, seriously messed up. And we don't know why. (more…)
Young Stars can Evaporate Nearby Disks Before They can Form Planets
Many planetary systems may get snuffed out before they even get a chance to form, according to new research. The…
A new Method Simulates the Universe 1000 Times Faster
Cosmologists love universe simulations. Even models covering hundreds of millions of light years can be useful for understanding fundamental aspects…
It’s Official, Astronaut Bill Nelson is NASA’s new Administrator
Bill Nelson, a former astronaut, Senator, and longtime advocate for space, was recently sworn in as the 14th Administrator of…
Volcanoes on Mars Might Still be Active
Back in March, NASA's InSight lander detected two large quakes from a geologically active region of Mars called the Cerberus…