One Step Closer to Interstellar Travel. A Successful Microgravity Test of a Graphene Light Sail
If we want to travel to the stars, we're going to have to be creative. The answer might be light…
Spacecraft and Ground Telescopes Work Together to Give us Stunning New Pictures of Jupiter
It's difficult to imagine the magnitude of storms on Jupiter. The gas giant's most visible atmospheric feature, the Great Red…
Lunar Gateway Could be Built With the Falcon Heavy
NASA has announced that the Lunar Gateway could be launched in the coming years using the Falcon Heavy or another…
Newly Reprocessed Images of Europa Make This World Even More Interesting and Mysterious
Jupiter's moon Europa is the smoothest object in the Solar System. There are no mountains, very few craters, and no…
Closest Black Hole Found, Just 1,000 Light-Years From Earth
Scientists with the ESO have detected a triple system with a black hole roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth - making…
Space Force is Recruiting, Here’s their New Video
The United States Space Force just released a recruitment video. If you're looking for your purpose, and suspect it's off-world,…
A Cool Idea to Catch Up With an Interstellar Visitor
Poor, dim-witted humanity. We used to think we were the center of everything. That wasn't that long ago, and even…
Galaxies Like the Milky Way are the Best for Life
A new study indicates that, contrary to what has been previously argued, galaxies like our own may be the most…
New Data Show How Phytoplankton Pumps Carbon Out of the Atmosphere at an Enormous Scale
One of the most fascinating things about planet Earth is the way that life shapes the Earth and the Earth…
Review: Galileo and the Science Deniers by Mario Livio
So, you think you know Galileo? A new book out from Simon and Schuster publishing looks at the life and…