What Would a Realistic Space Battle Look Like?
Science fiction space movies can do a poor job of educating people about space. In the movies, hot-shot pilots direct…
The Crew of the ISS has Found the Source of the Station’s Air Leak
The ISS crew has found the source of the elusive leak using (wait for it!) tea leaves! The hole is…
We use the Transit Method to Find other Planets. Which Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could use the Transit Method to Find Earth?
We have found more than 4,000 planets orbiting other stars. Life on distant worlds could find us in the same…
The Oxygen Supply has Failed in the Russian Zvezda Module of the ISS. Don’t Worry, the Astronauts aren’t in Danger, but the Station is Showing its Age
Crews aboard the ISS are working to repair the leak, which posed no significant risk. Unfortunately, it shows that the…
Success! OSIRIS-REx Touches Asteroid Bennu to Collect Samples
Out in the asteroid belt, 207 million miles (334 million km) from Earth, a little spacecraft briefly touched down on…
Wow, Betelgeuse Might Be 25% Closer than Previously Believed
In the last year, Betelgeuse has experienced two episodes of dimming. Normally, it's one of the ten brightest stars in…
It’s still possible to detect the site of the 2017 kilonova explosion
It's been over a thousand days since the historic kilonova observation, and yet the region continues to emit X-rays, long…
Watch “Live” as NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Nabs an Asteroid Sample
Today’s the day! The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is going to reach out and boop asteroid Bennu! You can watch the broadcast…
You’ll Experience 200 Times More Radiation Standing on the Moon than Standing on the Earth
January 31, 2021, will mark 50 years since the launch of Apollo 14. This historic mission was the first to…
NASA and Seven Countries Sign the Artemis Accords for the Exploration of the Moon. Russia Declined to Participate
It looks like Russia is thumbing its nose at international cooperation on the Moon. They've refused to sign the Artemis…