SpaceX Uses a Thrice-Launched Booster to Send 64 Satellites Into Space.
Earlier today (Monday, Dec. 3rd), private aerospace giant SpaceX launched its Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission. The launch took place…
OSIRIS-REx has Finally Caught up with Asteroid Bennu. Let the Analysis and Sample Collection Commence!
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has reached its destination and is now in orbit around asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft travelled for over…
Micrometeorite Damage Under the Microscope
A new study by a team from MIT has shed light on the physical processes that take place when tiny…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 508: 2018 Holiday Gift Guide
We did it, we made it to the end of another year. Once again it's time to wonder what gifts…
Messier 73 – the NGC 6994 Star Cluster
Located in the Aquarius constellation, some 2,500 light-years from Earth, is the four star cluster known as Messier 73
A New Atomic Clock has been Built that Would be off by Less than a Second Since the Big Bang
Physicists have developed an atomic clock so accurate that it would be off by less than a single second in…
Prehistoric Cave Paintings Show That Ancient People Had Pretty Advanced Knowledge of Astronomy
According to a new study that examined ancient cave paintings and archaeological sites, it appears that prehistoric humans had a…
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria has been Found on the Space Station’s Toilet
NASA keeps a close eye on the bacteria inhabiting the International Space Station with a program called the Microbial Observatory…
A 2018 Outburst From the December Andromedids?
A relatively obscure meteor shower may put on a surprise performance in early December 2018. Chances are, you've never heard…
There Could be Hundreds of Interstellar Asteroids and Comets in the Solar System Right Now That we Could Study
According to a new study, there could be hundreds of identifiable objects in our Solar System like 'Oumuamua, some of…