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Another Starship Test Ends in an Explosion (Intentionally This Time)
At their Boca Chica test facility, SpaceX tested another Starship prototype (SN7) to the point of failure, which resulted in…
Comet U6 Lemmon Brightens in July
Comet U6 Lemmon promises to be a fine binocular object at dusk.
A New Search for Evidence of Technological Civilizations in the Milky Way
Scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and University of Rochester have come together (with NASA funding) to launch a…
There are Features on Titan That Really Look Like Volcanic Craters
A new study supported by the Cassini mission shows how the northern polar region of Titan could still be experiencing…
Planets With Large Oceans are Probably Common in the Milky Way
A new study by a team of NASA scientists indicates that "ocean worlds," like those in our Solar System, could…
ExoMars Sees the Martian Atmosphere Glowing Green
ExoMars' Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) recently spotted a green glow in Mars' atmosphere, which is similar to what Earth's atmosphere…
Catch a Solstice ‘Ring of Fire’ Annular Solar Eclipse Over Africa and Asia This Weekend
Ready for the first solar eclipse of the year? This weekend sees one of the top draw astronomical events for…
Searching for the End of the Universe’s “Dark Age”
According to the most widely accepted cosmological theories, the first stars in the Universe formed a few hundred million years…
What Does it Mean to Be a Space Architect?
In a recent article, space architect Anastasia Prosina explores the concept of space architecture and how it will play a…
Book Review: Atlas of Solar Eclipses 2020 to 2045
Anyone who has stood in the shadow of the Moon during totality knows the thrill of a total solar eclipse.…