A Canadian Astronaut Will be on Artemis 2, Making it the Second Nation to Send Humans Into Deep Space (but not Walk on the Moon)
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have announced that a Canadian astronaut will fly as part of the Artemis II…
If Axions Explain Dark Matter, it Could be Possible to Detect Them Nearby Neutron Stars
Astronomers look for dark matter in the radio signals of neutron stars. If found it could solve two problems in…
NASA Announces its Artemis Astronauts: 18 People Training to Fly to the Moon
NASA has announced the names of the 18 astronauts that make up the Artemis Team. A select few, and some…
China’s Planning to Launch a Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory in the 2030s: TianQin. Here’s how it’ll Stack up Against LISA
The successful detection of gravitational waves has been a game-changer for astronomy. And now the new frontier is in space,…
This galaxy took only 500 million years to form
Galaxies are supposed to build up a very slowly, taking billions of years to acquire their vast bulk. But a…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XIV: What is the Aurora Hypothesis?
Is it possible that we haven't heard from aliens because colonizing exoplanets is hazardous to your health? So says the…
Radio Emissions Have Been Detected from an Exoplanet
Invisible Glow Finding planets out in the Universe is pretty hard. I say this despite the fact that two planets…
The European Extremely Large Telescope Just Got a 10% Budget Boost, Now Costing $1.5 Billion
Funding is an extremely important aspect of any large-scale science project. The whims of financial controllers can greatly expand or…
Here are NASA’s Science Priorities for the Artemis Missions
NASA has released the Artemis III Science Definition Team Report, which defines the science operations that the "first woman and…
White House Encourages NASA to Work on Space-Based Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems
In what's likely to be one of the last space policy initiatives of his administration, President Donald Trump has issued…