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groundbreaking info to be recorded during the october 14th eclipse

groundbreaking info to be recorded during the october 14th eclipse

written by miles hatfield, on september 29th, 2023 who: nasa what: three sounding rockets to be launched up to the ionosphere during the solar eclipse  when: on October 14th, ...
new horizons future in jeopardy as nasa decides its fate

new horizons future in jeopardy as nasa decides its fate

written by jeff foust, on may 4th, 2023 who: nasa what: deciding the future of the missions carried out by the new horizons space craft as it passes through the kuyper ...
a new commercial space reserve is coming, it might save our lives one day

a new commercial space reserve is coming, it might save our lives one day

written by sandra erwin, on april 26th, 2023 who: united states department of defense  what: are planing to create a commercial space reserve including "satellite ...
the hunt for habitable planets continues with a bold leap from china

the hunt for habitable planets continues with a bold leap from china

written by andrew jones, on april 26th, 2023 who: china when: prototype to launch around 2027 why: to search for habitable planets orbiting other stars. what: the miyin ...
japan completed the first lunar landing by a private company, what does this mean for the space industry?

japan completed the first lunar landing by a private company, what does this mean for the space industry?

written by elizabeth howell, on april 25th, 2023 who: japanese based company ispace what: attempted first lunar landing by a private company. should hakuto-r make it, the ...
asteroid defense is heightened around the world

asteroid defense is heightened around the world

written by josh dinner, on april 25th, 2023 what: US updates asteroid-defense strategy who: space defense organizations worldwide  why: to build awareness of and plans to ...
u.s. to aid in japan’s mission to the martian moons

u.s. to aid in japan’s mission to the martian moons

written by robert lea, on april 17th, 2023 who: NASA, Japan what: a mission to collect the 1st samples of mars moon phobos. when: currently scheduled to launch toward Mars ...
juice orbiter heads to the sun en route to jupiters moons

juice orbiter heads to the sun en route to jupiters moons

written by robert lea, on april 17th, 2023 what: the orbiter juice bids a fond farewell to earth as it heads out on its first orbit of the sun who: european space agency ...
solar flare causes radio blackout

solar flare causes radio blackout

written by jess thomson, on march 31st, 2023 what: massive solar flare causes radio blackout over u.s. when: flare was released soon february 28  who: noaa's space weather ...
will a new kind of mirror revolutionize the space industry? it might!

will a new kind of mirror revolutionize the space industry? it might!

written by sharmila kuthunur, on april 13th, 2023 what: rollable 'membrane mirrors' could pave way for bigger, more powerful space telescopes. who: scientist sebastian ...
earth has 2 moons?

earth has 2 moons?

written by sharmila kuthunur, on april 13th, 2023 who: various astronomers working together where: canada-france-hawaii telescope in hawaii and the kitt peak national ...
space highway code could help avoid collisions in space

space highway code could help avoid collisions in space

written by robert lea, on april 11th, 2023 what: cosmic 'highway code' could help combat the space junk threat. who: the space safety coalition why: in order to tackle the ...
a new interactive map for the red planet

a new interactive map for the red planet

written by stefanie waldek, on april 9th, 2023 who: the california institute of technology in pasadena, california what: has assembled images taken by nasa's mars ...
building blocks of asteroid dimorphs revealed

building blocks of asteroid dimorphs revealed

written by paul sutter, on april 7th, 2023 who: nasa what: the test mission to blow up asteroid unintentionally reveals how the asteroid dimorphos formed. interesting ...
air base in greenland changed to space force base

air base in greenland changed to space force base

written by sandra erwin, on april 6th, 2023 who: space force what: renamed greenland’s thule air base "pituffik space base why: the 23rd space operations squadron, detachment ...
stunning pictures of the outer planets taken by the webb telescope

stunning pictures of the outer planets taken by the webb telescope

written by robert lea, on april 6th, 2023 what: picture of uranus taken by the james webb telescope when: february 6th, 2023 interesting quote: (para 11)"the powerful space ...
dawn aerospace plane aces test flight with flying colors!

dawn aerospace plane aces test flight with flying colors!

written by sharmila kuthunur , on april 6th, 2023 who: dawn aerospace's space what: aerospace's robotic space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time last month, ...
vms eve takes it’s first flight in a year!

vms eve takes it’s first flight in a year!

written by jeff faust, on february 16th, 2023 who: virgin galactic what: the carrier aircraft for virgin galactic’s suborbital spaceplane made its first flight in more than a ...
could ufo’s be from earth? nasa is trying to figure that out.

could ufo’s be from earth? nasa is trying to figure that out.

written by meghan bartels, on june 9th, 2022 who: nasawhat: commissions science panel to study "unidentified aerial phenomena" (ufo) datawhen: june 9, 2022where: at a meeting ...
better safe than sorry, china prepares for emergency rescue attempts, should they be needed.

better safe than sorry, china prepares for emergency rescue attempts, should they be needed.

written by andrew jones, on june 7th, 2022 what: china's next crewed spacecraft is ready for a special missionwhy: potential space station rescuewhen: shenzhou 15 could be ...
Chinese space station gets its third set of visitors!

Chinese space station gets its third set of visitors!

written by mike wall, on june 5th, 2022 what:  china's tiangong space station welcomes 3rd set of visitorswho: commander chen dong, liu yang and cai xuzhewhen: june 5, ...
new, more environmentally friendly, rocket preparing to lift off late next year!

new, more environmentally friendly, rocket preparing to lift off late next year!

written by clive simpson, on may 30th, 2022 who: orbex prime (uk and denmark)what: plans first launch of new "eco-rocket"when: early 2023where: from the highlands of ...
why is martian air so dusty? could perseverance have the answers?

why is martian air so dusty? could perseverance have the answers?

written by keith cooper, on may 27th, 2022 what: perseverance mars rover figures out how devils and winds fill the red planet's skies with dustwhen: may 25, 2022how: ...
what causes the huge dust storms on mars? will we ever know?

what causes the huge dust storms on mars? will we ever know?

written by keith cooper, on may 27th, 2022 what: massive mars dust storms still unsolvedwhy: scientists have studied them since 2018when: the dust storm season begins as mars ...
largest asteroid of the year, passes safely by our planet

largest asteroid of the year, passes safely by our planet

written by elizabeth howell, on may 27th, 2022 what: mile-wide potentially hazardous asteroid flew by earthwhen: may 27, 2022where: at a distance about 10 times that of the ...
low battery and high flights, how is the martian helicopter faring?

low battery and high flights, how is the martian helicopter faring?

written by mike wall, on may 27th, 2022 what: ingenuity soars over mars rover trackswhen: april 29, 2022why: it conducted its 28th red planet flight interesting fact: the ...
cybersecurity for space, the military’s new way of making sure their satellite providers are up to their standards

cybersecurity for space, the military’s new way of making sure their satellite providers are up to their standards

written by sandra erwin, on may 26th, 2022 who: space force space systems commandwhat: rolled out new process for commercial satellite companies to be pre-approvedhow: ...
“sharcano” eruption seen from space!

“sharcano” eruption seen from space!

written by elizabeth howell, on may 25th, 2022 what: "sharcano" volcano seen erupting underneath the seahow: seen from space by the landsat 9 satellitewhen: may 14, ...
there are already plans in motion for astronauts to go to mars

there are already plans in motion for astronauts to go to mars

written by elizabeth howell, on may 24th, 2022 who: nasawhat: unveils plans to send astronauts to mars for 30 dayswhen: announced may 17, 2022why: goal is to get astronauts ...
a river of stars found flowing between galaxies

a river of stars found flowing between galaxies

written by elizabeth howell, on may 23th, 2022 what: hubble images show stars flowing in groups between galaxieswhen: nasa statement made may 17, 2022how: possible phenomenon ...
the starliner is open! astronauts are able to use it for the first time.

the starliner is open! astronauts are able to use it for the first time.

written by josh dinner, on may 21st, 2022 what: boeing's starliner spacecraft is open for astronauts at space station for 1st timewhen: may 21, 2022how: the unmanned ...
new hypersonic ufo footage released by the pentagon

new hypersonic ufo footage released by the pentagon

written by ben turner, on may 21st, 2022 who: pentagon officialswhat: release footage of hypersonic metallic ufowhere: at historic hearingwhen: may 17, 2022how: captured ...

Lucy catches a lunar eclipse in this stunning video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P71WZxJdyU what: lucy spacecraft photos lunar eclipse when: may 15-16, 2022 where: from 64 million miles away how: time-lapse ...
starliner docks with iss later than planned by a whole hour

starliner docks with iss later than planned by a whole hour

written by mike wall, on may 20th, 2022 who: boeingwhat: starliner spacecraft docks at international space station for 1st timewhen: may 20, 2022how: launched by united ...
struggling chinese company has third launch failure in two years

struggling chinese company has third launch failure in two years

written by andrew jones, on may 13th, 2022 who: chinese startup ispacewhat: suffers third consecutive launch failurewhen: may 13, 2022where: jiuquan satellite launch center ...
the space force is focusing on short notice launches, what does that look like?

the space force is focusing on short notice launches, what does that look like?

written by sandra erwin, on may 12th, 2022 who: space forcewhat: selects small rocketwhen: may 12, 2022why: for ‘responsive space’ mission interesting fact: congress inserted ...
all other military branches have a national guard, will the space force finally get one too?

all other military branches have a national guard, will the space force finally get one too?

written by sandra erwin, on may 12th, 2022 who: senator joe manchin (d-wv)what: introduces legislation to create a national guard for the u.s. space forcewhen: may 12, ...
the m10 engine is finally almost reality!

the m10 engine is finally almost reality!

written by avio, on may 11th, 2022 who: aviowhat: successfully tested the new m10 liquid methane and liquid oxygen enginewhen: may 11, 2022where: the lre test facility at ...
phase 2 of draco open or proposals

phase 2 of draco open or proposals

written by sandra erwin, on may 4th, 2022 who: maj. nathan greiner, program manager in darpa’s tactical technology office, nasa, the defense advanced research projects ...
how do we still have liquid water on earth?

how do we still have liquid water on earth?

written by miles hatfield for gsfc news greenbelt md (spx) , on may 5th, 2022 who: glyn collinson, a space scientist at nasa's goddard space flight center, what: the reason ...
space jellyfish or rocket exhaust, you decide

space jellyfish or rocket exhaust, you decide

written by unknown author, on may 6th, 2022 who: spacex, the people of floridawhat: rocket exhaust made it look like there was a jellyfish in the skywhen: launch may 6th, ...
the lonely songs of black holes

the lonely songs of black holes

written by monisha ravisetti, on may 5th, 2022 who: nasawhat: the sounds of a black holewhen: released may 4thwhy: for black hole weekwhere: the perseus galaxy cluster, ...
satellites in danger from pieces of exploded russian rocket motor

satellites in danger from pieces of exploded russian rocket motor

written by mike wall, on may 5th, 2022 who: russia, us air force, anatoly zak, astrophysicist and satellite tracker jonathan mcdowell, esawhat: 16 pieces of space. debris ...
orbital prime kicks off with 125 contracts and only 150 days to make a product or study

orbital prime kicks off with 125 contracts and only 150 days to make a product or study

written by sandra erwin, on may 2nd, 2022 who: spacewerx deputy director gabe mounce, united states space force, lt. col. brian holt, orbital prime co-lead, what: a ...
satellite malfunction and triumph

satellite malfunction and triumph

written by jason rainbow, on may 4th, 2022 who: astroscale, sweedish specialist ecaps which is owned by us-based bradford space, bradford space ceo ian fichtenbaum, ...
huge solar flare coming our way

huge solar flare coming our way

written elizabeth howell, on may 2nd, 2022 what: the sun fired off a powerful x-class flare, the strongest our star experienceswhen: may 3rd, 2022where: from new sunspot on ...
startup company to add microwave sounders to their satellites

startup company to add microwave sounders to their satellites

written debra, on may 5th, 2022 who: tomorrow.io, rei goffer, tomorrow.io co-founder and chief strategy officer,  what: adding microwave sounders to its weather ...
the hype to touch space has returned

the hype to touch space has returned

written by morgan kilmer, on may 4th, 2022 who: world view, ryan m hartman, president and chief executive officer of world view.what: 1,000 reservations for a space tourism ...
new pants for the space force uniform prototype

new pants for the space force uniform prototype

written by thomas novelly, on may 3rd, 2022 who: the united states of america space force, general john raymond, major vicky porto, peter singer, a noted comentator on the ...
it might be illegal to do criminal things in space for canadians if their new budget bill passes

it might be illegal to do criminal things in space for canadians if their new budget bill passes

written by victor tangermann, on may 2nd, 2022 who: the canadian governmentwhat: a new criminal code snuck into their budget making it illegal to do criminal acts in ...
hotel coming soon to a space over you

hotel coming soon to a space over you

written by francesca street, on may 2nd, 2022 who: orbital asembly, tim alatorre, orbital assembly's chief operating officer, what: a space hotels for tourists, and office ...
the handing over of the key of power on the iss

the handing over of the key of power on the iss

written by mike wall, on may 4th, 2022 who: russian cosmonaut oleg artemyevwhat: assumes command of the isswhen: may 4, 2022why: nasa astronaut thomas marshburn returns to ...
china goes forward with plans for new space station

china goes forward with plans for new space station

written by andrew jones, on may 3rd, 2022 who: chinawhat: reveals plans for new tiangong space stationwhen: april 17th, 2022why: tiangong will host six-month-long crewed ...
china launches from the sea for the third time

china launches from the sea for the third time

written by tariq malik, on april 30th, 2022 who: chinawhat: launched a rocket with 5 satelliteswhen: april 30, 2022where: from a platform in the east china seahow: with a ...
new vice president for peraton

new vice president for peraton

written by unknown author, on may 2nd, 2022 who: andrew hallman, former office of the director of national intelligence (odni) principal executive and former central ...
a younger version of our solar system has 30 exocomets and we want to know why

a younger version of our solar system has 30 exocomets and we want to know why

written by ashley strickland, on april 29th, 2022 who: lead study author alain lecavelier des etangs, cnrs researcher at the institut d'astrophysique de paris, what: a ...
no hostility in space, despite conflict on earth

no hostility in space, despite conflict on earth

written by martyn wingrove, on april 25th, 2022 who: former comander in chief joseph w. ashey, as space law expert steven freeland, what: the promise to not attack other ...
intelsat to invest in communications satellites for oceanic coverage

intelsat to invest in communications satellites for oceanic coverage

written by martyn wingrove, on april 25th, 2022 who: intelsat, intelsat director of maritime products shane rossbacher, what: intelsat is investing in communications ...
a new kind of launch, designed by the military

a new kind of launch, designed by the military

written by joy alich, on april 22nd, 2022 who: united states military, dr. shawn phillips, chief of afrl's rocket propulsion division, dan piemont, abl co-founder and ...
images released of perseverance landing site

images released of perseverance landing site

written by m. moon, on april 29th, 2022 who: nasa, jpl's ian clark,what: ingenuity took pictures of the landing site for the perseverance rover when: april 19th, 2022 ...
a new announcement about our galaxy coming soon!

a new announcement about our galaxy coming soon!

written by carly cassella, on april 29th, 2022 who: european southern observatory, what: an announcement about our galaxy that will be surprising and previously unknownwhen: ...
a delay of faa aproval to launch in texas for spacex

a delay of faa aproval to launch in texas for spacex

written by michael sheetz, on april 29th, 2022 who: spacex, faa, what: a delay of environmental review by the faawhen: november 2020, december 2021, february, march, april, ...
thunderstorm from above

thunderstorm from above

written by tien nguyen, on may 01st, 2022 what: a thunderstorm at 37,000 feetwhere: over panamawhen: unknown storm/photo date interesting fact: thunderstorms can reach as ...
european robot arm is finally activated on a spacewalk, after decades of waiting

european robot arm is finally activated on a spacewalk, after decades of waiting

written by stephen clark, on april 28th, 2022 who: cosmonautswhat: activate european robotic armwhere: on the isswhen: april 28th, 2022 how: on 250th space station space ...
another milestone reached! jwst mirrors are all aligned.

another milestone reached! jwst mirrors are all aligned.

written by elizabeth howell, on april 28th, 2022 what: nasa's view of deep space just got sharper when: april 28th, 2022why: the james webb space telescope finished its ...
new leader for the osc (office of space commerce)

new leader for the osc (office of space commerce)

written by rachel jewett, on april 27th, 2022 what: a new director of the office of space commerce was put in placewhen: he will start his duties on may 9th, 2022who: ...
how chaotic was the early solar system really?

how chaotic was the early solar system really?

written by unknown staff writers, on april 28th, 2022 what: a new theory about how the gas giants got into the orbits they have todaywhen: study published on april 27th, ...
why government refuses to work with new innovators for technology

why government refuses to work with new innovators for technology

written by steve blank, on april 15th, 2022 what: the government is squashing new technology and strategy instead of using it to get ahead of other countrieswhen: nowwhy: ...
path to the future space technology released

path to the future space technology released

written by jeff foust, on april 13th, 2022 what: a strategy was released for in space servicing and manufacturing of rockets and satelites when: strategy released april 4th, ...
spacex’s dragon, freedom, takes a new crew up to the iss

spacex’s dragon, freedom, takes a new crew up to the iss

written by josh dinner, on april 26th, 2022 what: spacex launches crew-4 astronauts to space stationwhen: april 27th, 2022where: from historic launch pad 39a at nasa's ...
safe and sound, spacex private crew splashes down after visiting iss

safe and sound, spacex private crew splashes down after visiting iss

written by tereza pultarova, on april 25th, 2022 what: the first privately funded american mission to the international space station returned safely.when: april 25th, ...
back with a bang, the lhc breaks records at its newly reopened facility

back with a bang, the lhc breaks records at its newly reopened facility

written by chelsea gohd, on april 25th, 2022 what: world's largest particle accelerator sets new world recordwhen: april 22nd, 2022were: at cern near geneva, switzerlandhow: ...
new found micronovas, the much smaller sibling of supernovas

new found micronovas, the much smaller sibling of supernovas

written by ashley strickland, on april 20th, 2022 what: a newfound death of a star, a micronovawho: lead study author simone scaringi, an astronomer and assistant professor ...
are we ready to live on the moon? maybe not

are we ready to live on the moon? maybe not

written by bryan bender, on april 14th, 2022 what: space programs aren't ready for deep spacewho: nasa administrator bill nelson, philip mcalister, who oversees missions to ...
an interstellar hunk of rock crashed into our planet not to long ago

an interstellar hunk of rock crashed into our planet not to long ago

written by megan marples, on april 14th, 2022 what: a meteor that wasn't from our solar system fell to earthwho: amir siraj a student at harvard university, abraham loeb, ...
a comet blazing through our solar system happens to be the largest on record

a comet blazing through our solar system happens to be the largest on record

written by denise chow, on april 14th, 2022 what: a huge old comet is being studied by scientistswho: david jewitt, a professor of planetary science and astronomy at ...
china launches new satellites

china launches new satellites

written by stephen clark, on april 18th, 2022 what: two chinese rockets deploy a radio and tv broadcasting spacecraft and an atmospheric environmental monitoring ...
chinese astronauts finish their 6 month mission

chinese astronauts finish their 6 month mission

written by stephen clark, on april 16th, 2022 who: chinese astronautswhat: return to earthwhen: april 15th, 2022why: after 6 month mission aboard chinese space stationwhere: ...
a year ago today, the first flight on another planet

a year ago today, the first flight on another planet

written by mike wall, on april 18th, 2022 what: ingenuity helicopter 1st anniversary celebratedwhy: ingenuity aced its "wright brothers moment"when: april 19th, 2021where: on ...
the moon and its craters explained

the moon and its craters explained

written by harry baker, on april 17th, 2022 who: scientists' studies suggest solution for long time mystery.what: colossal asteriod impact forever changed the balance of the ...
replacement iss crew excited to launch!

replacement iss crew excited to launch!

written by chelsea gohd, on april 18th, 2022 what: next 4 iss astronauts prepare for april 23rd, 2022 launchwho: nasa astronauts jessica watkins, kjell lindgren, esa ...
probe to uranus may be in the near future

probe to uranus may be in the near future

written by jamie carter, on april 20th, 2022 who: scientistswhat: want nasa to send a flagship missionwhere: to uranuswhen: by 2049how: for now, the uranus orbiter and probe ...
anti-anti-satelite pledge by united states

anti-anti-satelite pledge by united states

written by elizabeth howell on april 18th, 2022 what: us pledges no destructive anti-satellite testswho: u.s. vice president kamala harris made the announcementwhen: april ...
weird element mapped and explained

weird element mapped and explained

written by lund university, on february 23rd, 2022 who: martin montelius, astronomy researcher at lund university at the time of the research, and now at the university of ...
latest hubble image of two interacting galaxies

latest hubble image of two interacting galaxies

written by elizabeth howell, on february 24th, 2022 who: nasa what: two galaxies interacting 200 million light-years away when: statement published february 21st, 2022where: ...
star wars-like planet found with two suns!

star wars-like planet found with two suns!

written by ohio state university, on february 26th, 2022 who: david martin, co-author of the study and nasa sagan fellow in the ohio state university’s department of ...
have we found another magnetar? most likely

have we found another magnetar? most likely

written by elizabeth howell, on february 26th, 2022 who: kenzie nimmo, a ph.d. student in astronomy at the netherlands institute for radio astronomy and the university of ...
unprecidented map of 4.4 million galaxies unveiled by scientists

unprecidented map of 4.4 million galaxies unveiled by scientists

written by durham university, on february 26th, 2022 who: astronomer timothy shimwell of astron and leiden university, durham university scientist, dr. leah morabitowhat: a ...
second double black hole system ever found

second double black hole system ever found

written by nasa's jet propulsion laboratory, on february 28th, 2022 who: joseph lazio and michele vallisneri, at nasa’s jet propulsion laboratory in southern californiawhat: ...
x-class flare heading our way!

x-class flare heading our way!

written by elizabeth howell, on april 19th, 2022 what: For the second time in days, the sun hurled a large, X-class flare at Earthwhen: April 19-20, 2022how: Generated from ...
is it a black hole or not? confusion arises from data collected about nearest black hole

is it a black hole or not? confusion arises from data collected about nearest black hole

written by mike snider, on march 5th, 2022 who: thomas rivinius, the lead author of the 2019 study, julia bodensteiner, then a ph.d. student at ku leuven, belgium, led that ...
learning about magnetic reconnection can make space weather more predictable

learning about magnetic reconnection can make space weather more predictable

written by west virginia university, on march 11th, 2022 who: peiyun shi, earl scime, director of the wvu center for kinetic experiment, theory and integrated computation ...
the webb telescope has sent us its first image!

the webb telescope has sent us its first image!

written by tereza pultarova, on march 16th, 2022 who: jane rigby, webb operations project scientist at the nasa goddard space flight Center in maryland, randy kimble, nasa's ...
what is the true origins of the dwarf planet ceres

what is the true origins of the dwarf planet ceres

written by paul sutter, on march 18th, 2022 who: paul m. sutter is an astrophysicist at suny stony brook and the flatiron institutewhat: the dwarf planet ceres is nothing ...
jupiter yearly portrait with two of its moons

jupiter yearly portrait with two of its moons

written by samantha mathewson, on march 20th, 2022 who: juno spacecraft took the pictures and sent them to earth. they were processed by andrea luck, a citizen ...
a gigantic explosion in space may now be explained!

a gigantic explosion in space may now be explained!

written by michelle starr, on march 29th, 2022 who: astronomer jacco vink of the university of amsterdam in the netherlandswhat: cassiopeia a supernova remnant, questionable ...
earliest star ever found, only 900 million years younger than the big bang!

earliest star ever found, only 900 million years younger than the big bang!

written by michelle starr, on march 30th, 2022 who: a team led by astrophysicist brian welch of johns hopkins universitywhat: really old star named earendel just foundwhen: ...
a structure built to observe the sun, made by an ancient culture, has been found

a structure built to observe the sun, made by an ancient culture, has been found

written by carly cassella, on march 29th, 2022 who: the casama -sechin culture are credited with the building of this structurewhat: ancient structure found in south america, ...
radio circles found floating around in the magellanic clouds

radio circles found floating around in the magellanic clouds

written by michelle starr, on march 31st, 2022 who: miroslav filipovic from the university of western sydney in australiawhat: radio circles found in space could be ancient ...
space laser detected

space laser detected

written by curtin university, on april 7th, 2022 who: an international team of astronomers led by dr. marcin glowacki, who previously worked at the inter-university institute ...
the 2024 north american solar eclipse

the 2024 north american solar eclipse

written by stefanie waldek, on april 7th, 2022 who: anyone who wants to go see the solar eclipse!what: the next big solar eclipsewhen: april 8th, 2024where: a stretch of land ...
sharp rocks deter curiosity from its original rout

sharp rocks deter curiosity from its original rout

written by jet propulsion lab, on april 8th, 2022 who: the curiosity team at nasa, abigail fraeman, curiosity’s deputy project scientist at jplwhat: curiosity decides to stay ...
how close is close enough? the james webb telescope tries to reach absolute zero.

how close is close enough? the james webb telescope tries to reach absolute zero.

written by stefanie waldek, on april 8th, 2022 who: nasa, klaus pontoppidan, the space telescope science institute project scientist for webbwhat: webb telescope cooling down ...
spacex launches “broomstick”

spacex launches “broomstick”

written by mike wall and tariq malik, on march 9th, 2022 who: spacexwhat: launches 10th satellite batch in 10 weekswhen: march 9, 2022 where: from cape canaveral space force ...
china’s first woman on space station sends message

china’s first woman on space station sends message

written by andrew jones, on march 8th, 2022 who: wang yaping, china's first woman on space stationwhat: beams a message to earthhow: by videowhen: march 8, 2022where: from ...
ukrainian flag will fly with polaris dawn crew

ukrainian flag will fly with polaris dawn crew

written by elizabeth howell, on march 8th, 2022 who: polaris dawn crewwhat: will carry ukrainian flag where: on polaris dawn missionwhen: later this year (2022)how: spacex ...
nasa offer: fly your name around the moon on artemis 1

nasa offer: fly your name around the moon on artemis 1

what: a ula atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad today, february 28, 2022 where: space launch complex 41 of florida's cape canaveral space force station when: launch scheduled for march 1, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. est why: carrying "goes-t", an advanced new weather satellite for the united states interesting fact: "goes-t will help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, flash floods and other severe weather," (4th section from the article")
russia stops rocket engine sales to us as space cooperation frays

russia stops rocket engine sales to us as space cooperation frays

what: a ula atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad today, february 28, 2022 where: space launch complex 41 of florida's cape canaveral space force station when: launch scheduled for march 1, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. est why: carrying "goes-t", an advanced new weather satellite for the united states interesting fact: "goes-t will help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, flash floods and other severe weather," (4th section from the article")
germany turns off black hole telescope on russian satellite

germany turns off black hole telescope on russian satellite

what: a ula atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad today, february 28, 2022 where: space launch complex 41 of florida's cape canaveral space force station when: launch scheduled for march 1, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. est why: carrying "goes-t", an advanced new weather satellite for the united states interesting fact: "goes-t will help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, flash floods and other severe weather," (4th section from the article")
ukraine’s proud space industry faces obliteration

ukraine’s proud space industry faces obliteration

what: a ula atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad today, february 28, 2022 where: space launch complex 41 of florida's cape canaveral space force station when: launch scheduled for march 1, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. est why: carrying "goes-t", an advanced new weather satellite for the united states interesting fact: "goes-t will help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, flash floods and other severe weather," (4th section from the article")
russia refuses to launch uk’s oneweb satellites

russia refuses to launch uk’s oneweb satellites

what: a ula atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad today, february 28, 2022 where: space launch complex 41 of florida's cape canaveral space force station when: launch scheduled for march 1, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. est why: carrying "goes-t", an advanced new weather satellite for the united states interesting fact: "goes-t will help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, flash floods and other severe weather," (4th section from the article")
nasa moon landing postponed

nasa moon landing postponed

what: a ula atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad today, february 28, 2022 where: space launch complex 41 of florida's cape canaveral space force station when: launch scheduled for march 1, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. est why: carrying "goes-t", an advanced new weather satellite for the united states interesting fact: "goes-t will help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, flash floods and other severe weather," (4th section from the article")
ula atlas 5 rocket rolls out to launchpad

ula atlas 5 rocket rolls out to launchpad

what: a ula atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad today, february 28, 2022 where: space launch complex 41 of florida's cape canaveral space force station when: launch scheduled for march 1, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. est why: carrying "goes-t", an advanced new weather satellite for the united states interesting fact: "goes-t will help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, fog, hurricanes, flash floods and other severe weather," (4th section from the article")
nasa, spacex and houston company axiom space prepare for a landmark private space mission

nasa, spacex and houston company axiom space prepare for a landmark private space mission

written by mike wall, on february 28th, 2022 who: nasa, spacex, and axiomwhat: prepare for private ax-1 missionwhen: to launch march 30, 2022 where: will launch from spacex ...
rocket lab launches its 1st mission from new pad today

rocket lab launches its 1st mission from new pad today

written by elizabeth howell, on february 28th, 2022 who: rocket labwhat: launches first missionhow: using its 59-foot-tall (18 meters) electron launcher when: today, february ...
russian air attack on airfield near kiev destroys space-shuttle-carrier aircraft

russian air attack on airfield near kiev destroys space-shuttle-carrier aircraft

written by robert z. pearlman, on february 28th, 2022 what: soviet era space-shuttle-carrying aircraft "mriya" destroyedwhen: february 27, 2022how: by russian helicopter air ...
spacex satellites provide internet to ukraine

spacex satellites provide internet to ukraine

written by tariq malik, on february 27th, 2022 who: elon musk what: provides internet service where: over ukraine how: by activating starlink satellites when: saturday, ...
cygnus cargo ship makes a space station delivery

cygnus cargo ship makes a space station delivery

written by doris elin urrutia, on february 25th, 2022 what: northrop grumman’s 17th cygnus resupply mission makes an orbital deliverywhen: february 21, 2022where: to the ...
another 50 starlinks deployed

another 50 starlinks deployed

written by mike wall, on february 25th, 2022 who: spacexwhat: deploys 50 starlink satelliteshow: on a falcon 9 rocketwhen: february 25, 2022where: from vandenberg space force ...
stratolaunchs “roc” aces 4th test flight

stratolaunchs “roc” aces 4th test flight

written by elizabeth howell, on february 24th, 2022 who: stratolaunchwhat: aced their roc launch vehicle's 4th test flightwhen: february 24, 2022where: from the mojave air ...
elon musk activates starlinks over ukraine

elon musk activates starlinks over ukraine

written by eamon barrett, on february 28th, 2022 who: elon muskwhat: opens up internet accesswhere: over ukraine how: by activating starlink satelliteswhen: february 27, ...
a water cloud in space can help us tell what the temperature of the universe was when it was young.

a water cloud in space can help us tell what the temperature of the universe was when it was young.

written by david neild on february 4th, 2022   what: a study of a water cloud 13.8 billion light years away can tell us what the universe was like 800 years after the ...
why are we finding stars alive that are supposed to be dead?

why are we finding stars alive that are supposed to be dead?

written by michelle starr on february 5th, 2022 what: stars with incredibly long lives when: study published january 31st, 2022 who/where: astronomer douglas gies of georgia ...
another clue to how life came to our planet may have just been found.

another clue to how life came to our planet may have just been found.

written by david neild, on february 13th, 2022 what: another clue toward the building blocks of life on earth when: study published february 10th, 2022 who/where: ...
sailing on solar light may not be so futuristic after all with these two new studies!

sailing on solar light may not be so futuristic after all with these two new studies!

written by mike mcrae, on february 18th, 2022 what: new studies help us figure how to build a light sail when: studies published december 23rd, 2021, and january 11th, ...
how does the universe evolve? this simulation might be pretty spot on.

how does the universe evolve? this simulation might be pretty spot on.

written by michelle starr, on february 11th, 2022 what: a very accurate simulation of the universe and dark mater when: study published february 8th, ...
similar patterns found in tree trunks and a martian crater, what could this mean?

similar patterns found in tree trunks and a martian crater, what could this mean?

written by michelle starr, on january 31st, 2022 what: a crater on mars that looks like a tree stump with rings when: picture of the creater taken on June 13th, ...
planets aren’t the only ones with moons. turns out this asteroid has three!

planets aren’t the only ones with moons. turns out this asteroid has three!

written by michelle starr, on february 18th, 2022 what: an asteroid with three moons when: asteroid first seen in the 19th century study published february 8th, ...
did mars have life? toxic earth lakes could provide us with clues.

did mars have life? toxic earth lakes could provide us with clues.

written by michelle starr, on january 29th, 2022 what: a super toxic lakes that may harbor life on earth can give us hints as to how martian life could have survived for a ...
jewels raining from the sky isn’t just a dream, it really happens on one extreme planet!

jewels raining from the sky isn’t just a dream, it really happens on one extreme planet!

written by michelle starr, on february 21st, 2022 what: a recently found planet rains jewels and has metal clouds when: planet first discovered in 2015  study published ...
what can we learn from polar ice? apparently a lot about space!

what can we learn from polar ice? apparently a lot about space!

written by carly cassella, on january 28th, 2022 what: ice has been hiding signs of solar activity when: study published january 11th, 2022 who/where: geologist raimund ...
spacex sends up 46 more starlinks

spacex sends up 46 more starlinks

written by spacex, on february 21st, 2022 who: spacexwhat: launched 46 more starlink satelliteswhen: launched february 21, 2022where: from space launch complex 40 (slc-40) at ...
what are those signals and why are they coming from the unseen lakes on mars?

what are those signals and why are they coming from the unseen lakes on mars?

written by michelle starr, on january 25th, 2022 what: strange signal coming from hidden lakes on the red planet finally figured out when: detections of water were discovered ...
unknown aspect of black holes found!

unknown aspect of black holes found!

written by andy tomaswick for universe today, on february 10th, 2022 what: a super computer found out something new about black holes when: unknown discovery date who/where: ...
the hubble is still in buisenes even after the webb telescope launch! check out this stunning image of a three galaxy collision!

the hubble is still in buisenes even after the webb telescope launch! check out this stunning image of a three galaxy collision!

written by michelle starr, on february 22nd, 2022 what: a collision of three galaxies captured by the hubble telescope when: image released february 14th, 2022 who/where: ...
a space related incident could have wiped out much of the early native american population

a space related incident could have wiped out much of the early native american population

written by david nield, on february 3rd, 2022 what: "a cosmic airburst may have devastated a vast native american culture 1,500 years ago" (title of the article) when: ...
weird magnetic filaments floating in our galaxy are raising questions

weird magnetic filaments floating in our galaxy are raising questions

written by michelle starr, on january 27th, 2022 what: interesting objects found floating around in space when: discovered and studied since the 1980's gamma-ray fermi ...
being in space may change peoples brains!

being in space may change peoples brains!

written by david nield, on february 21st, 2022 what: the impact space has on astronauts brains when: study published february 18th, 2022 who/where: neuroscientist floris ...
can a dying star have a planet full of life?

can a dying star have a planet full of life?

published by an evan gough, on february 15th, 2022 what: "planet found in the habitable zone of a white dwarf" (article title)  when: press release february 9th, 2022 study ...
there will be no souvenirs from the iss according to nasa

there will be no souvenirs from the iss according to nasa

published by abby lee hood in off world, on february 18th, 2022 what: the entire international space station will be destroyed instead of letting chunks fall to earth or be ...
our next cosmic visitor could be ways easier to study with the webb telescope!

our next cosmic visitor could be ways easier to study with the webb telescope!

written by space telescope science institute, on february 19th, 2022 what: "unprecidented opportunity to investigate the next interstellar visitor with the webb space ...
a collision millions of years ago can help us find and study dark mater in our own universe!

a collision millions of years ago can help us find and study dark mater in our own universe!

written by rensselaer polytechnic institute, on february 21st, 2022 what: ancient collision that can help us understand dark matter more when: study published february 17th, ...
calling all fun stories of skywatching!

calling all fun stories of skywatching!

we would love to hear about your adventures! write about your favorite stories of skywatching in the comments section to share with the world! 
ixpe’s first image

ixpe’s first image

written by chelsea gohd, on february 15th what: nasa's new ixpe x-ray telescope shows first imagewhen:  probe launched december 9th, 2021where: image of supernova remnant in ...
virgin galactic opens opportunity to purchase future spaceflight reservations

virgin galactic opens opportunity to purchase future spaceflight reservations

written by unknown author, on february 15th, 2022 what: virgin galactic opens window for space flight reservationswhen: space flights will occour in 2022why: to enroll an ...
spacex “polaris program” builds hope for future space travel

spacex “polaris program” builds hope for future space travel

written by chelsea gohd, on february 14th, 2022 who: spacex and jared isaacmanwhat: begin "polaris program"when: sometime in 2022how: by launching three crewed missions to ...
arianespace launches 34 broadband satellites

arianespace launches 34 broadband satellites

written by elizabeth howell, on february 10th, 2022 what: arianespace launched 34 broadband satelliteswhen: launched february 10th, 2022why: for the oneweb satellite ...
astra rocket fails to reach orbit

astra rocket fails to reach orbit

written by stephen clark, on february 10th, 2022 what: astra rocket launched then tumbled out of controlwhere: cape canaveralwhy: fairing failed to jettison before 2nd stage ...
starship will orbit in 2022

starship will orbit in 2022

written by mike wall, on february 10th, 2022 who: elon muskwhat: announced spacex starship will reach orbitwhen: planned for 2022where: from starbase in texashow: on a super ...
webb telescope shares first photos

webb telescope shares first photos

written by meghan bartels, on february 11th, 2022 what: james webb space telescope shares first imageswhen: written february 11th, 2011why: to demonstrate excellent progress ...
russia plans lunar lander

russia plans lunar lander

written by leonard david, on february 10th, 2022 who: russiawhat: plans to launch a lunar lander (luna 25)when: planned for july 2022where: to moon's south polar regionwhy: ...
how many planets is too many for one star?

how many planets is too many for one star?

written by harry baker, on february 11th, 2022 what: can there be thousands of planets around one star? when: study published in 2010 who/where: sean raymond, an astronomer ...
satellite death toll in the dozens after massive geomagnetic solar storm reaches earth.

satellite death toll in the dozens after massive geomagnetic solar storm reaches earth.

written by ben turner for live science, on february 10th, 2022 what: spacex satelites killed in solar storm when: satellites launched february 3rd, 2022 starlink satelites ...
are all black holes confined to the centers of galaxies? not this rogue one!

are all black holes confined to the centers of galaxies? not this rogue one!

written by jonathan o'callaghan, on february 3rd, 2022 what: a wandering black hole found outside of a galaxy when: discovered january 31st, 2022 who/where: marina rejkuba ...
new study finds asteroids that are only 54 years older than the united states of america!

new study finds asteroids that are only 54 years older than the united states of america!

written by michelle starr, on february 7th, 2022 what: pair of asteroids found that are younger than anything else in the solar system when: both asteroids discovered ...
has the water on our earth always been here? it might have been brought here by falling meteorites.

has the water on our earth always been here? it might have been brought here by falling meteorites.

written by michelle starr, on february 3rd, 2022 what: water brought to earth by meteorites when: study published february 3rd, 2022 who/where: jérôme aléon of the french ...
is there a new launch point for solar system exploration?

is there a new launch point for solar system exploration?

written by association of universities for research in astronomy, on february 2nd, 2022 what: trojan asteroid following earth, could give us a leap into solar ...
a meteorite tells of a fiery past on mars

a meteorite tells of a fiery past on mars

written by michelle starr, on january 29th, 2022 what: a metiorite was found that indicated mars had a firey past with an asteroid when: meteorite discovered in 2011 study ...
strange object found in our own galaxy

strange object found in our own galaxy

written by maddison connaughton, on january 29th, 2022 what: a weird thing just got found in the milky way when: study published january 26th, 2022 who/where: Natasha ...
something concerning has been discovered about the sun

something concerning has been discovered about the sun

written by brandon specktor, on january 29th, 2022 what: an explosion from the sun hit the earth at the wrong time in the sun's cycle when: study published january 11th, ...
most rocks on mars are red, why are we finding purple rocks?

most rocks on mars are red, why are we finding purple rocks?

written by paul scott anderson, on february 4th, 2022 what: purple rocks found on mars when: paper published december 14th, 2021 who/where: geochemist ann ollila and others ...
something doesn’t add up the earth is speeding up instead of slowing down

something doesn’t add up the earth is speeding up instead of slowing down

written by kate golemmbiewski, on written february 2nd, 2022 what: the rotation of the earth is speeding up when: unknown discovery date who/where: peter whibberley, a senior ...
the satellite that is making space cleaner

the satellite that is making space cleaner

written by unknown author, on february 9th, 2022 what: a chinese satelite that cleans up space when: seen in january 0f 2022 who/where: dr. brien flewelling the chief space ...
a solar flare falling into the sun? what’s going on with that?

a solar flare falling into the sun? what’s going on with that?

written by ryan morrison for dailymail.com, on january 27th, 2022 what: solar flares faling back into the sun are explained when: clarification of faling solar flares ...
the webb telescope: what is its purpose?

the webb telescope: what is its purpose?

written by the european space agency (esa), on january 23rd, 2022 what: "webb space telescope: uncovering hidden parts of our solar system" (title of article" when: webb ...
astronomers organize to preserve “dark and quiet” skies

astronomers organize to preserve “dark and quiet” skies

written by international astronomical union, on febrary 3rd, 2022 who: international astronomical unionwhat: organizes to preserve "dark and quiet" skieswhy: to mitigate the ...
starlink satellites doomed by solar storm

starlink satellites doomed by solar storm

written by sean holilster, on february 8th, 2022 what: a geomagnetic storm may have doomed 40 of the 49 starlink satellites launched february 3, 2022.why: the storm caused ...
part of spacex falcon 9 rocket disintegrates as it falls back to earth, after 5 years of being in space

part of spacex falcon 9 rocket disintegrates as it falls back to earth, after 5 years of being in space

written by elizabeth howell, on february 7th what: falcon 9 upper stage disintegrates in earth's atmosphere after 5 years in space when: re-entered earths atmosphere february ...
astra rocket aborts first florida launch effort

astra rocket aborts first florida launch effort

written by mike wall, on february 7th, 2022 what: astra rocket aborts launch at "0" secondswhen: aborted launch february 7th, 2022where: cape canaveral space force ...
spacex launches secret us military spy satellite

spacex launches secret us military spy satellite

written by mike wall, on february 2nd, 2022 what: us military launches classified spy satellite nrol-87when: satellite launched february 2, 2022where: vandenberg space force ...
us space force wants to clean up orbiting junk

us space force wants to clean up orbiting junk

written by ramin skiba, on november 17th, 2021 what: us space force begins initiative for international focus on cleaning up space junkwhere: millions of pieces of debris are ...
the iss will last 9 more years

the iss will last 9 more years

written by stephanie pappas, on february 4th, 2022 what: international space station retirement time has been decidedwhen: will happen by january, 2031how: by a planned ...
mission team members have begun the three-month process of aligning the $10 billion webb telescope

mission team members have begun the three-month process of aligning the $10 billion webb telescope

written by mike wall, on february 3rd, 2022 what: alignment of the james webb telescope beginswhen: update released februay 3, 2022why: it's a major step toward becoming an ...
dragon capsule parachute system has an issue

dragon capsule parachute system has an issue

written by mike wall, on february 4th, 2022 what: dragon capsule's 4th parachute opened over a minute later than the other 3 parachuteswhere: on re-entrywhen: november. 28, ...
china’s “space tug” – a service or a threat?

china’s “space tug” – a service or a threat?

written by estebal pardo, on february 9th, 2022 who: chinawhat: used its space junk cleaner satellite to throw away a defunct satellitewhen: january 26, 2022why: apparently ...
european solar orbiter crosses comet tail

european solar orbiter crosses comet tail

written by meghan bartels, on january 28th, 2022 what: european solar orbiter spent several days in tail of comet leonardwhen: surrounding december 17, 2021why: gathering ...
“x particle” detected inside hadron collider

“x particle” detected inside hadron collider

written by ben turner, on january 27th, 2022 what: "x particle" from the dawn of time detectedwhere: inside the large hadron collider at cern (world's largest atom ...
spacex wins $102 million contract

spacex wins $102 million contract

written by chelsea gohd, on january 27th, 2022 who: spacexwhat: gets $102+ million contract with militarywhen: contract awarded january 14, 2022where: air force research ...
spacex ready to launch 3 times in 6 days

spacex ready to launch 3 times in 6 days

written by eric ralph, on january 23rd, 2022 who: spacexwhat: is set to launch 3 times in 6 dayswhen: csg-2 at 6:11 pm est on january 27th, starlink 4-7 around 6:15 pm est on ...
movie studio module to be built for iss

movie studio module to be built for iss

written by scott snowden, on january 25th, 2022 what: axiom plans to build a movie set modulewhen: by 2024why: to produce space movieswhere: to attach to the isshow: the ...
artemis 1 finishes countdown test

artemis 1 finishes countdown test

written by elizabeth howell, on january 25th, 2022 what: nasa's artemus 1 lunar mission finished its countdown testwhen: 25 january 2022why: test was to get the space launch ...
james webb space telescope arrives at parking point

james webb space telescope arrives at parking point

written by chelsea gohd, on january 24th, 2022 what: james webb space telescope arrived at final parking pointwhen: written january 24, 2022where: at l2, 1 million miles from ...
hope for present-day martian groundwater dries up

hope for present-day martian groundwater dries up

written by constantino panagopulos, on january 24th, 2022 who: cyril grima, lead study author university of texas geophysics institutewhat: new study suggests underground ...
another giant planet found hiding right under our nose!

another giant planet found hiding right under our nose!

written by written by university of california - riverside, on january 18th, 2022 what: giant planet, in a solar system closer to earth than other previously discovered giant ...
a smelly space ship? what went wrong?

a smelly space ship? what went wrong?

written by dario leone, on january 24th, 2022 what: a smelly space ship when: space shuttle program lasted from 1981-2011 who/where: dave mohr, a NASA contractor interesting ...
the explosion of a lifetime! a massive star blew up and we captured it in all its glory!

the explosion of a lifetime! a massive star blew up and we captured it in all its glory!

written by space telescope science institute, on january 25th, 2022 what: a gigantic explosion of a star when: exploded in 1843 who/where: frank summers, principal ...
it’s a star… it’s a galaxy… no wait… it’s a black hole!

it’s a star… it’s a galaxy… no wait… it’s a black hole!

written by michelle starr, on january 2nd, 2022 what: a picture capturing black holes when: map created in early 2021 study published april 2021 who/where: Francesco de ...
first of its kind captured, the birth of a supernova!

first of its kind captured, the birth of a supernova!

written by northwestern university, on january 7th, 2022 what: a red supergiant exploding to form a massive supernova when: discovery published january 6th, 2022 who/where: ...
moon cube? more like rabbit rock

moon cube? more like rabbit rock

written by morgan mcfall-johnsen, on january 8th, 2022 what: the rabbit rock that everyone thought could be something cool when: the rover reached the moon in 2019 photo ...
the potato planet

the potato planet

written by john wenz, on january 11th, 2022 what: planets that are not round are discovered when: initially discovered in 2014 study published 2014 who/where: jacques laskar, ...
it’s raining diamonds! on uranus and neptune.

it’s raining diamonds! on uranus and neptune.

written by paul sutter, on january 11th, 2022 what: diamond rain on the outer planets of our solar system when: unknown study publish date who/where: unknown contributors to ...
hawkings ideas finally testable

hawkings ideas finally testable

written by paul sutter, on january 2nd, 2022 what: webb telescope may be able to test hawking's theory about black holes when: researched in 2015 study published on unknown ...
jupiters long lost twin found by citizen scientists

jupiters long lost twin found by citizen scientists

written by nasa, on january 16th, 2022 what: a jupiter like planet found in nasa tess data when: findings published january 13th, 2022 who/where: tom jacobs of bellevue, ...
what’s with the death star looking moon?

what’s with the death star looking moon?

written by michelle starr, on january 20th 2022 what: one of saturn's moons may have water on it when: study published january 4th, 2022 who/where: geophysicist alyssa rhoden ...
the final destination, of the webb telescope

the final destination, of the webb telescope

written by william harwood, on january 22nd, 2022 what: the final destination and mirror alignment of the james webb telescope when: 30 days outbound from earth who/where: ...
turning point in ufo studies

turning point in ufo studies

written by leonard david, on january 21st, 2022 who: both government officials and scientistswhat: recommend a coordinated effort to collect and examine ufo (e.g. ...
axiom gets nasa clearance for 2nd iss visit

axiom gets nasa clearance for 2nd iss visit

written by mike wall, on december 15th, 2021 who: axiomwhat: gets green light from nasa for 2nd iss visitwhen: will happen between fall 2022 and spring 2023why: for private ...
beaming ads from space

beaming ads from space

written by elizabeth howell, on august 12th, 2021 who: canadian startup geometric energy corp.what: putting an advertising system into orbitwhen: will happen early 2022why: ...
space tourism takes giant leap

space tourism takes giant leap

written by elizabeth howell, on december 27th, 2021 what: space tourism took a giant leapwhen: written in 2021why: space tourists flew to space on a bunch of different ...
webb christmas launch

webb christmas launch

written by meghan bartels, on december 28th, 2021 who: nasawhat: launched webb telescopehow: atop an ariane 5 rocketwhen: christmas day, december 25, 2021where: kourou ...
nasa’s juno spacecraft flew above jupiter’s great red spot and discovered that the vortex churns up to 310 miles deep

nasa’s juno spacecraft flew above jupiter’s great red spot and discovered that the vortex churns up to 310 miles deep

written by morgan mcfall-johnsen, on october 28, 2021 what: depth of red spot on jupiterwhen: measured in 2019 and studied until now who/where: marzia parisi, a juno ...
this new found system is the only like it ever discovered, with planetary rings around each star.

this new found system is the only like it ever discovered, with planetary rings around each star.

written by david axe, on october 22nd what: triple star system when: first seen in the 1940's  findings confirmed in 2017 study published september 2020 second study ...
fast radio bursts only last a few seconds before they vanish forever, and these ones want our attention

fast radio bursts only last a few seconds before they vanish forever, and these ones want our attention

published by Matt Williams, published on unknown date what: fast radio bursts want our attentionwhen: first observed in 2007who/where: pei wang and the many institutions ...
curiosity finds carbon, a building block for life on mars!

curiosity finds carbon, a building block for life on mars!

written by evan gough, on january 21st, 2022 what: carbon signature found in rocks on mars when: study published january 17th, 2022 who/where: The lead author is christopher ...
us space force launches 2 surveillance satellites

us space force launches 2 surveillance satellites

written by mike wall, on january 21st, 2022 who: us space forcewhat: launches two surveillance satelliteswhen: written 21 January 2022why: to help us space command keep tabs ...
spaceflight causes anemia

spaceflight causes anemia

written by rebecca sohn, on january 20th, 2022 what: space anemia is more serious than previously thought.when: written january 20th. 2022why: spaceflight makes the body kill ...
the cooling of the core

the cooling of the core

written by david k. li, on january 19th, 2022 what: the core of the earth is cooling fast when: study published january 15th, 2022 who/where: andrew rushby of the university ...
the explanation of apollo’s magnetic rocks.

the explanation of apollo’s magnetic rocks.

written by ben turner, on january 19th, 2022 what: magnetic rocks from the apollo mission to the moon when: study published january 14th, 2022 who/where: co-author alexander ...
is there water on the moon?

is there water on the moon?

What: There may be water on the moon found by a Chinese Lunar Lander When: written on January 11th, 2022 Who/where: written by Michelle Starr geologist Honglei Lin of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of Chinese Academy of Sciences Interesting Fact: The water may be coming from the interior of the Moon

video of the deployment of the mirrors on the james webb telescope.

https://youtu.be/-EnlaXnFcGs what: deployment of telescope mirrors when: unknown posted date who/where: posted by nasa Read more
the power of the sun exists in china and is breaking records!

the power of the sun exists in china and is breaking records!

written by michelle starr, on january 6th, 2022 what: plasma record broken at china's 'artificial sun" when: record broken on december 30th, 2021 who/where: experimental ...
the biggest structure in the milky way!

the biggest structure in the milky way!

written by matt williams, at universe today, on january 6th, 2022 what: one of the biggest structures in the milky way has been found when: study published november 2nd, ...
stunning images of mars, taken by china’s orbiter.

stunning images of mars, taken by china’s orbiter.

written by fiona macdonald, on january 4th, 2021 what: beautiful pictures of mars from chinas orbiter when: pictures released on new years day who/where: chinas mars orbiter, ...
the spitting star

the spitting star

written by mindy weisberger, on january 4th, 2022 what: a star that expels material with forces stronger than 1 billion suns when: study published december 22nd, ...
newfound space object dimming a star.

newfound space object dimming a star.

written by fiona macdonald, on january 4th, 2022 what: new object found when: unknown study publish date who/where: one of the center's astronomers, karen collins interesting ...
one last 2021 picture from the hubble telescope

one last 2021 picture from the hubble telescope

written by tessa koumoundouros, on december 31st, 2021 what: smiling picture from the hubble telescope when: photo posted on nasa site december 17th, 2021 who/where: nasa ibm ...
elon musk reveals plans for nuclear starship

elon musk reveals plans for nuclear starship

thumbnail credit charlie burgess, posted on december 28th, 2021 who: elon muskwhat: reveals plans for nuclear starshipwhen: written december 28th, 2021why: cut space travel ...
the planetary family portrait

the planetary family portrait

written by michelle starr, on december 27th, 2021 what: pictures of the planets when: pictures taken september and october 2021 who/where: outer planet atmospheres legacy ...
the red sky paradox

the red sky paradox

 written by michelle starr, on december 27th, 2021 what: the red sky paradox, and if there is life around red dwarf stars when: study published june 21st, 2021 who/where: ...
the midcourse burn of the webb telescope.

the midcourse burn of the webb telescope.

written by nasa, on december 25th, 2021 what: webb telescope launch when: happened on december 25th, 2021 who/where: nasa goddard space flight centerRead More
the burning space station

the burning space station

written by rebecca heilweil, on december 25th, 2021 what: re-entry of the space station when: proposed year of 2030 for the re-entry of the iss into the earth's ...
life on venus? it might be possible!

life on venus? it might be possible!

written by david nield, on december 25th, 2021 what: life on venus when: study published december 20th, 2021 who/where: planetary scientist sara seager from the massachusetts ...
delay for webb telescope launch

delay for webb telescope launch

written by hanneke weitering who: nasawhat: sets new launch date for james webb space observatorywhen: december 24, 2021 at the earliestwhere: esa spaceport, french ...
long time no see, comet leonard pays us a visit for the first time in 80,000 years

long time no see, comet leonard pays us a visit for the first time in 80,000 years

What: first time Comet Leonard comes close to earth in 80,000 years When: written December 24th, 2021 Who/Where: written by Nancy Atkinson, for Universe Today
dart’s first pictures of space!

dart’s first pictures of space!

written by amanda kooser, on december 23rd, 2021 what: pictures of stars from the astroid crushing probe when: picture taken december 7th, 2021 who/where: nasa  dart ...
webb telescope poised and ready to go!

webb telescope poised and ready to go!

written by meghan bartels, on december 23, 2021 who: nasawhat: poises james webb telescope on launchpadwhen: planned launch on december 25, 2021where: kourou, french ...
black hole eruption spotted!

black hole eruption spotted!

written by international centre for radio astronomy research, on december 22nd, 2021 what: eruption of a black hole when: unknown study date  who/where: lead author dr. ...
new pictures of jupiter, and a recording of its sound making moon!

new pictures of jupiter, and a recording of its sound making moon!

written by maría luisa paúl, on december 19, 2021 what: pictures of jupiter when: pictures and sounds released on december 17th, 2021 who/where: scott bolton, the juno ...
webb vs. hubble, which is the better photographer?

webb vs. hubble, which is the better photographer?

written by chelsea gohd, on december 19th, 2021 what: photography from the two best telescopes in space when: set to launch december 24th, 2021 who/where: webb project ...
fossils just outside our galaxy!

fossils just outside our galaxy!

written by michelle starr, on december 18th, 2021 what: spinning tendrils of something found outside our galaxy when: study published october 18th, 2021 who/where: astronomer ...
black holes and dark matter, are they related?

black holes and dark matter, are they related?

written by michelle starr, on december 17th, 2021 what: dark matter and black holes when: paper published september 17th, 2021 who/where: stephen hawking and bernard ...
organic molecules on mars!

organic molecules on mars!

written by michelle starr, on december 17th, 2021 what: organic molecules when: published december 14th, 2021 who/where: luther beegle of nasa's jet propulsion laboratory in ...
water on mars!! water has been detected in a deep canyon on mars.

water on mars!! water has been detected in a deep canyon on mars.

written by michelle starr, on december 16th, 2021 what: water on mars when: study published november 19th, 2021, revised december 10th, 2021 who/where: physicist igor ...
does size determine impact? maybe not.

does size determine impact? maybe not.

written by tessa koumoundouros, on december 16th, 2021 what: the size of meteors and the impact they have when: unknown study publish date who/where: university of liverpool ...
the ‘dragon’ star mirrors our own, but much younger and much more violent

the ‘dragon’ star mirrors our own, but much younger and much more violent

written by matt williams, universe today, on december 16th, 2021 what: eruption from star that could be a warning about our star when: study published on december 9th, ...
a mineral from our mantle can tell us a lot about how we got here

a mineral from our mantle can tell us a lot about how we got here

written by becky oskin, uc davis, on december 15th, 2021 what: krypton can tell a lot about the history of the solar system when: study published december 15th, ...
touching the sun, a dream for man made objects just became reality

touching the sun, a dream for man made objects just became reality

written by michelle starr, on december 15th, 2021 what: space probe parker touches the corona of the sun when: research published december 14th, 2021  who/where: ...
where is the martian water? could it be far beneath the surface?

where is the martian water? could it be far beneath the surface?

written by stacy liberatore, on december 14th, 2021 what: clay found 18 miles under the martian soil when: unknown study publish date who/where: researchers at binghamton ...
war of the stars

war of the stars

written by evan gough, on unknown date what: star crashes through the planetary disk of another star when: study published december 14th, 2021 who/where: co-author associate ...
what caused ‘the cow’ explosion?

what caused ‘the cow’ explosion?

written by michelle starr, on december 14th, 2021 what: an explosion named 'the cow' when: study published on december 13th, 2021 who/where:astronomer dheeraj pasham of mit's ...
the legendary videos of the probe that touched the sun

the legendary videos of the probe that touched the sun

written by nasa, released on december 14th, 2021 who: nasawhat: touches the sun for the first time in historywhen: december 14, 2021how: with the parker solar probewhere: by ...
black hole birth creates massive explosion

black hole birth creates massive explosion

written by robert lea, on december 14th, 2021 what: black hole birth when: study published december 13th, 2021 who/where: team of scientists led by researchers from the ...
the best way to prepare for life on mars? trek across antarctica!

the best way to prepare for life on mars? trek across antarctica!

written by ben turner, on december 13th, 2021 what: two explorers going across antarctica, while being tracked for nasa, to prepare for mars. when: unknown study release ...
new test for the theory of relativity, will it pass?

new test for the theory of relativity, will it pass?

written by mike wall, on ecember 13th, 2021 when: study published december 13, 2021who: robert ferdman and dick manchesterwhat: published a 6 year studywhere: in the journal ...
Is einstein still right? these extreme stars think so!

Is einstein still right? these extreme stars think so!

written by michelle starr, on december 13th, 2021 what: extreme stars that have been studied for 16 years, prove einstein right when: study published on december 13th, ...
supermassive black hole, hiccups when it eats

supermassive black hole, hiccups when it eats

written by robert lea, on december 13th, 2021 what: we have a leaky black hole in our galaxy when: unknown study publish date  who/ where: hubble space telescope, the team, ...
does the sun have a twin?

does the sun have a twin?

written by mike mcray, on december 9th, 2021 what: our sun may have been born with a trouble-making twin called 'nemesis' when: study published may 3rd, 2017  who/where: two ...
planets and pastries, is the solar system a croissant?

planets and pastries, is the solar system a croissant?

written by michelle starr, on december 6, 2021 what: astronomers have discovered why the solar system might be shaped like a croissant when: unknown study publish ...
nasa extends spacex iss contract to 3 more missions

nasa extends spacex iss contract to 3 more missions

written by elizabeth howell, on december 6th, 2021 what: nasa extends spacex iss contract to 3 more missionswhen: announced december 6th, 2021why: boeing progress is ...
china gaining ground in the space race

china gaining ground in the space race

written by kristin fisher, on december 5th, 2021 what: china speeding up the development of space tech when: reagan national defense forum on december 4th, 2021 who/where: ...
the moons above the clouds: how perseverance saw through the clouds on mars to see its moons

the moons above the clouds: how perseverance saw through the clouds on mars to see its moons

written by alana spivack, on december 3rd, 2021 what: "look: nasa perseverance rover spots something remarkable above the clouds on mars" title of article when: post ...
an outer space surprise

an outer space surprise

written by david nield, on december 2nd, 2021 what: "the largest comet we've ever seen just delivered a curious surprise when: unknown study publish date who/where: ...
the iron planet and its story

the iron planet and its story

written by nell greenfieldboyce, on december 2nd, 2021 what: astronomers find a new planet that's mostly made of iron when: study published december 2nd, 2021 who/where: ...
discovery of new kind of binary star!

discovery of new kind of binary star!

written by harvard-smithsonian center for astrophysics, on december 1st, 2021 what: astronomers observe a new type of binary star long predicted to exist when: unknown study ...
is europa leaking?

is europa leaking?

written by richard arghiris, on an unknown date what: "nasa discovered mysterious plumes rising from one of jupiter’s moons" title of article when: study published in ...
what happens when two black holes collide?

what happens when two black holes collide?

written by isaac schultz, on november 30th, 2021 what: "astronomers spot two supermassive black holes on a collision course" title of article when: news release november ...
new subatomic particle detected, neutrinos!

new subatomic particle detected, neutrinos!

written by michelle starr, on november 29th, 2021 what: "physicists detect elusive ghost particles in the lhc for the very first time" (title of article) when: published ...
shredding isn’t just for cheese and snow, it’s for stars too

shredding isn’t just for cheese and snow, it’s for stars too

written by michelle starr, on november 29th, 2021 what: "jaw-dropping simulation shows stars shredded as they get too close to a black hole" title of article when: unknown ...
the star that ate its neighbor

the star that ate its neighbor

written by michelle starr, on november 26th, 2021 what: "the hottest white dwarf we know of is up to something ghoulish with Its neighbor" title of article when: unknown ...
the milky way is losing its satellite galaxies

the milky way is losing its satellite galaxies

written by michelle starr, on november 25th, 2021 what: satellite galaxies and the milky way when: unknown study publish date who/where: astrophysicist françois hammer of the ...
an extraordinary doomed gas giant

an extraordinary doomed gas giant

written by michelle starr, on november 25th, 2021 what: record-breaking exoplanet with insanely extreme orbit Is totally doomed when: unknown study publish date who/where: ...
ancient lava found on Mars

ancient lava found on Mars

written by ed browne, on november 24th, 2021 what: scientists peer hundreds of feet beneath the surface of mars, find ancient lava when: study published november 23rd, ...
running man nebula emitting heated shock waves

running man nebula emitting heated shock waves

written by ed browne, on november 24th, 2021 what: hubble spots superheat shockwave coming from running man nebula when: unknown study publish date  who/where: nasa assorted ...
this is a gorgeous image taken of  mars by curiosity

this is a gorgeous image taken of mars by curiosity

written by michelle starr, on november 24th, 2021 what: this picture of mars taken by the curiosity rover is so beautiful we could cry when: image taken november 16th, ...
webb telescope transforming our search for life

webb telescope transforming our search for life

written by david nield, on november 24th, 2021 what: nasa's powerful new telescope could transform how we search for life on exoplanets when: launch estimate december 22nd, ...
beautiful outer planetary images

beautiful outer planetary images

written by neil v. patel, on november 24th, 2021 what: "get lost in these new hubble photos of the solar system’s gas giants" title of the article when: unknown who/where: ...
will there be trash rings around earth? that is for us to decide

will there be trash rings around earth? that is for us to decide

written by shirin ali, on november 23rd, 2021 what: scientist predicts earth will develop rings like saturn when: report published october 20th, 2021 who/where: jake abbott a ...
birds aren’t the only ones with feathers, one was found on the milky way!

birds aren’t the only ones with feathers, one was found on the milky way!

written by lisa grossman, on november 23rd, 2021 what: astronomers have found the milky way's first known 'feather' when: unknown study publish date  who/where: veena v.s. of ...
fastest spinning white dwarf ever found

fastest spinning white dwarf ever found

written by michelle starr, on november 23rd, 2021 what: wild 'propeller' star smashes the record for fastest-spinning white dwarf when: study published november 22nd, ...
meteorites lower magnetism, evidence found in new mexico

meteorites lower magnetism, evidence found in new mexico

written by jacinta bowler, on november 23rd, 2021 what: magnetic anomaly in new mexico reveals an invisible signature of meteorite impacts when: study published on november ...
the magellanic clouds are on a collision course with our galaxy, and they could be 5 times closer than we thought

the magellanic clouds are on a collision course with our galaxy, and they could be 5 times closer than we thought

written by michelle starr, on november 23rd, 2021 what: the magellanic stream may be 5 times closer to us than we ever realized when: unknown study publish date who/where: ...
will mars be the new earth? a false magnetic field could better the odds.

will mars be the new earth? a false magnetic field could better the odds.

written by brian koberlein, on november 23rd, 2021 what: scientists reveal crazy plan to terraform mars with an artificial magnetic field when: final revision of the study ...
mission to hit an astroid from its course set to launch!

mission to hit an astroid from its course set to launch!

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
did the big bang happen faster than the speed of light?

did the big bang happen faster than the speed of light?

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
the birth of a brand new star

the birth of a brand new star

 written by michelle starr, on november 22nd, 2021 what: this new hubble pic reveals a dramatic cosmic phenomenon in all its gory detail when: no listed source publication ...
a reactor on the moon? what are the odds? apparently higher than we thought.

a reactor on the moon? what are the odds? apparently higher than we thought.

written by peter dockrill, on november 22nd, 2021 what: nasa reveals bold plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon within 10 years when: return to the moon projected for ...
webb telescope incident

webb telescope incident

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
solar probe only 4 miles from the sun, the closest a manmade object has ever come to our star!

solar probe only 4 miles from the sun, the closest a manmade object has ever come to our star!

written by robert lea, on november 22nd, 2021 what: nasa probe, fastest object built by humans, passes sun at record-breaking 364,621 mph when: probe launched in 2018 will ...
space lasers and communication

space lasers and communication

written by elizabeth howell, on november 20th, 2021 who: nasawhat: prepares new laser testwhy: to speed up space communicationswhere: cape canaveral space force stationwhen: ...
the andromeda galaxy and it’s missing link black hole

the andromeda galaxy and it’s missing link black hole

written by michelle starr, on november 19th, 2021 what: astronomers may have detected a rare 'missing link' black hole in our closest neighbor when: study submitted november ...
why is the earth so dense?

why is the earth so dense?

written by ethan siegel, on november 19th, 2022 what: earth is the solar system's densest planet, but it shouldn't be when: unknown source publish date who/where: unknown ...
meteorite from largest volcano in the solar system

meteorite from largest volcano in the solar system

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
power plants on the moon, is it possible?

power plants on the moon, is it possible?

written by lora korpar, on november 19th, 2021 what: "nasa wants to build sustainable power plant on moon, then mars" title of article when: unknown estimated launch ...
new electric powered propulsion tested in orbit!

new electric powered propulsion tested in orbit!

written by david nield, on november 18th, 2021 what: new electric propulsion engine for spacecraft test-fired in orbit for first time when: study published november 17th, ...
we should be looking for life in brine not just fresh water

we should be looking for life in brine not just fresh water

written by marina koren, on november 24th, 2021 what: the solar system is full of brines, and they're crucial to the search for extraterrestrial life when: unknown source ...
massive stars make more carbon than we think, and that’s a good thing.

massive stars make more carbon than we think, and that’s a good thing.

written by ken croswell, on november 18th, 2021 what: how massive stars in binary systems turn into carbon factories when: study submitted for publication october 8th, ...
europa; the most likely to have life, and the least inviting

europa; the most likely to have life, and the least inviting

written by marina koren, on october 15th, 2018 what: jupiter's frozen moon is studded with 50-foot blades of ice when: unknown study publish date who/where: daniel hobley, a ...
we get a boost in the search of life around the star alpha centauri

we get a boost in the search of life around the star alpha centauri

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
superionic ice created

superionic ice created

written by ben turner, on november 18th, 2021 who: vitali prakapenka and 3 other scientistswhat: new experiment marks the first time that scientists have created stable ...
can we accidentally bring aliens home when we go to space?

can we accidentally bring aliens home when we go to space?

written by patrick pester, on november 24th, 2021 what: "alien organisms could hitch a ride on our spacecraft and contaminate earth, scientists warn" title of article when: ...
the pictures of astronaut wang yaping

the pictures of astronaut wang yaping

written by andrew jones, on november 27th, 2021 what: "astronaut wang yaping snaps earth photos and more from chinese space station" title of the article when: images taken ...
a planet with the smoothest surface found

a planet with the smoothest surface found

written by charles q. choi, on november 29th, 2021 what: "strange 'eggshell' exoplanets may have ultra-smooth surfaces" title of article when: study published october 20th, ...
new minerals found on other planets!

new minerals found on other planets!

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
rianespace vega rocket launches 3 satellites for french military

rianespace vega rocket launches 3 satellites for french military

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
gold making black holes are floating around in outer space and we just found some!

gold making black holes are floating around in outer space and we just found some!

written by michelle starr, on november 16th, 2021 what: black holes could be making gold, astrophysicists say when: study published october 8th, 2021 who/where: oliver just ...
russia asat test endangers iss

russia asat test endangers iss

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
water found on sub-neptunian planet, there may be life there!

water found on sub-neptunian planet, there may be life there!

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
why do rocks keep hitting jupiter?

why do rocks keep hitting jupiter?

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet
new incredible find on mars!

new incredible find on mars!

written by amanda kooser, on november 13th, 2022 what: mars rover finds something no one's ever seen when looking at martian rocks when: tweet from the mars rover posted ...
earth’s second moon

earth’s second moon

what: Astronomers find sub-neptune planet that may have liquid water, vital ingredient for life when: 15th of November who/where: by Robert Leainteresting fact: living organisms could be living in the clouds of the planet