Attention Astronauts. Fresh Radishes Are Now On the Menu
Radishes are a very divisive food - most people either love them or hate them. However, they are very easy…
A second set of even larger bubbles has been found blasting out of the Milky Way’s center
The first-ever all-sky X-ray map of our galaxy, provided by the ESA's eROSITA spacecraft, reveals two massive bubbles. These bubbles…
A Galaxy is Making New Stars Faster Than its Black Hole Can Starve Them for Fuel
A monster lurks at the heart of many galaxies – even our own Milky Way. This monster possesses the mass…
Gravitational interactions can drive comets and asteroids from Jupiter out to Neptune in just 10 years
Distances in the solar system are vast, and it typically takes millions of years for small bodies to migrate from…
The RAVN-X is a new Autonomous Aircraft Designed to Launch Small Satellites
The latest addition to the NewSpace industry is the Aevum RAVN-X, an automonous aircraft that can air-launch satellites to Low…
We’re About to Find Out How Well Biomining Works in Space
Mining is traditionally thought of as an activity that utilizes picks and shovels, or in more modern times, huge machines…
You Can See the Spot Where Lava Broke Through the Wall of a Martian Crater and Began Filling it Up
At a fundamental level, Mars is a volcanic planet. Its surface is home to the Solar System's largest extinct volcano,…
Catch an Awe-Inspiring Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on December 21st
The solar system’s two massive gas giant planets pair up at dusk on December 21st, with a rare conjunction of…
If We Used the Sun as a Gravitational Lens Telescope, This is What a Planet at Proxima Centauri Would Look Like
A recent study shows how the Sun could be used as a gravitational lens to take direct images of nearby…
SpaceShipTwo’s First Powered Test Flight Since Move to New Mexico Fizzles Out
Virgin Galactic lit up SpaceShipTwo's rocket motor for the first time in the skies over New Mexico today, but only…