NASA Releases a New Poster for the Europa Clipper Mission
In anticipation of this upcoming mission, NASA has released a stunning poster for the Europa Clipper mission!
See a 360 Degree Juno-Eye View of Jupiter During an Io Eclipse
Yesterday, we posted some incredible photos from the Juno Probe’s 29th flyby of Jupiter. Juno is in a highly elliptical…
Hayabusa2’s Mission isn’t Over. It has a New Asteroid Target to Visit: 1998 KY26
In an expected move, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a mission extension for their Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Hayabusa2…
Astronauts are Getting a New Toilet Next Week
When astronauts have to go, NASA wants them to boldly go. A new space toilet is heading to the International…
The Shadow from M87’s Supermassive Black Hole has Been Observed Wobbling Around the Galaxy for Years
Over the past decade, the shadow of a black hole in M87 has been wobbling, which tells us about how…
A New Mass Extinction has been Discovered, Wiping Out Life 233 Million Years Ago, and Leading to the Rise of the Dinosaurs
Most everybody knows that the dinosaurs perished rapidly in a tumultuous extinction, caused by an asteroid strike about 66 million…
Here’s Jupiter from Juno’s Latest Flyby
Jupiter. Most massive planet in the solar system – twice that of all the other planets combined. This giant world…
Perseverance Will be Scanning Inside Rocks for Fossils on Mars
When it arrives on Mars next year, Perseverance will use a next-generation X-ray scanner assisted by AI to search for…
Weekly Space Hangout: September 23, 2020, Col. Terry Virts (USAF ret.) Tells Us “How to Astronaut”
https://youtu.be/-n1Lj8-9PnE Terry Virts, one of only four astronauts in history to have piloted a Space Shuttle, flown a Russian Soyuz…
Even Comets Can Have Auroras. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Does
The ESA's Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ended four years ago. On September 30th 2016 the spacecraft was directed into…