Here’s the Picture We’ve Been Waiting for. Hubble’s Photo of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov
Leave it up to the good ole Hubble Space Telescope. The workhorse telescope has given us a photo of the…
An Army of Tiny Robots Could Assemble Huge Structures in Space
A team from MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) recently unveiled their prototype for a new assembler robot, which…
NASA’s New Lunar Spacesuit is Going to be a Lot More Comfortable for Astronauts
NASA is developing new spacesuits for their Artemis program. The new suits will give the astronauts greater mobility, will be…
SpaceX Files a Request to Launch Another 30,000 Satellites for Starlink, on Top of the 12,000 They’re Already Planning to Launch
According to recent filings, SpaceX is hoping to send an additional 30,000 Starlink satellites to orbit in the coming years.
Some Quasars Shine With the Light of Over a Trillion Stars
Quasars are some of the brightest objects in the Universe. The brightest ones are so luminous they outshine a trillion…
Weekly Space Hangout: October 16, 2019 – Jeffrey Kargel Talks Climate Change on Earth and Beyond
Hosts:Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Allen Versfeld (https://www.urban-astronomer.com/ / @uastronomer) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Moiya McTier (https://www.moiyamctier.com/ / @GoAstroMo) Jeff…
NASA Engineer Has A Great Idea for a High-Speed Spacedrive. Too Bad it Violates the Laws of Physics
When a NASA engineer announces a new and revolutionary engine that could take us to the stars, it's easy to…
Planet Sizes Matter for Habitability Too.
In order to be considered habitable, a planet needs to have liquid water. Cells, the smallest unit of life, need…
Robotic Spiders to Explore the Moon? Yes, Please!
UK startup Spacebit is looking to democratize space with its Walking Rover mission, which will be the UK's first lunar…
It Looks Like it’s Working! NASA InSight’s Mole is Making Progress Again Thanks to the Arm Scoop Hack
NASA and the DLR are making some progress with the Mole. The Mole has been stuck for months now, and…