space articles
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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!
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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?
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?
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
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?
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
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!
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
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
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.
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
written by ben turner, on may 21st, 2022
who: pentagon officialswhat: release footage of hypersonic metallic ufowhere: at historic hearingwhen: may 17, 2022how: captured ...
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
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?
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?
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!
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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.
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)
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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?
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.
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!
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.
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?
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!
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.
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!
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!
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
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?
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!
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!
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
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
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!
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?
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
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!
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!
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!
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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.
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!
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!
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.
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?
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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?
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!
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!
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!
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
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
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.
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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!
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
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
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
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.
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?
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
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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!
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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!
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!
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?
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!
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?
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!
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.
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.
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
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
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
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?
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
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?
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
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
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!
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?
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!
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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?
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?
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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.
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!
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?
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
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.
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
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!
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
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
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?
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
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?
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!
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
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.
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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!
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
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!
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
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!
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?
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!
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
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
have we already found planet 9? or is it still evading our search?
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