It’s Time for Hardworking Hubble to Slow Down a Little
Thirty-four years is a long time for a telescope. Yet, that is how long the veteran workhorse of NASA's space…
Chinese Astronauts Just Repaired Space Debris Damage Outside the Station
A pair of Chinese taikonauts have completed an eight-hour spacewalk repairing damage to the Tiangong Chinese Space Station's solar panels.…
Starliner Finally Launches, Carrying Two Astronauts Into Orbit
After many delays and two scrubbed launch attempts, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner successfully launched earlier today! The Crewed Flight Test (CFT)…
ESA Sets the Launch Date for Ariane 6: July 9th
The European Space Agency has retired its Ariane 5 rocket, and all eyes are on its next generation, Ariane 6.…
Metal is 3D Printed on the Space Station
I have always wanted a 3D printer but never quite found a good enough reason to get one. Seeing that…
Primordial Black Holes Can Only Explain a Fraction of Dark Matter
What is Dark Matter? That question is prominent in discussions about the nature of the Universe. There are many proposed…
Research Work Begins on the Habitable Worlds Observatory
NASA are planning on building a telescope to hunt for habitable worlds. The imaginatively named ‘Habitable Worlds Observatory’ is at…
The JWST is Re-Writing Astronomy Textbooks
When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched at the end of 2021, we expected stunning images and illuminating scientific…
Japan’s Lunar Lander Fails to Check-in
On January 19th, 2024, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on…
How Mars’ Moon Phobos Captures Our Imaginations
For a small, lumpy chunk of rock that barely reflects any light, Mars' Moon Phobos draws a lot of attention.…