The night sky offered lucky skywatchers an unexpected double feature on May 17 — a surprise geomagnetic storm and a mysterious white plume slicing through the auroras. The moderate (G2…
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National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 28
From John Glenn’s Friendship 7 to Blue Origin’s New Shepard, space capsules and more are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five “reimagined” galleries…
Indian space agency’s satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicle
This photo released by Indian Space Research Organization shows the EOS-09 Earth observation satellite on board the PSLV-C61 launch vehicle at Sriharikota space center in southern India, Saturday, May 17,…
Twin spacecraft mission reveals there might be a ‘hot’ side of the moon
This two-faced mosaic from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the near side (left) and the far side (right) of the moon. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University The moon’s nearside (that is,…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 161 — The TWiS Comedy Hour!
The TWiS Comedy Hour! – With Starship, Voyager, Artemis, and more! – YouTube Watch On On Episode 161 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik catch up…
Tracking down ‘annihilation photons’ could lead to unique binary systems
Artist’s impression of a MSP binary system. Credit: ESA & Francesco Ferraro (Bologna Astronomical Observatory) Tracking the sources of photons is a hobby of many astrophysicists. Some types of photons…
Solar storms and cyberattacks can both cause blackouts. Knowing the difference could save billions of dollars
Space weather and cyberattacks can cause similar disruption to our civilization’s indispensable technology systems. Telling one from the other swiftly and reliably can make billions of dollars’ worth of difference…
First ultraviolet data collected from NASA’s Europa Clipper mission
This “first-light” image from the Europa-UVS instrument shows data at far-ultraviolet wavelengths, photons more energetic than the UV light that gives us sunburns on Earth. Light passes from its telescope…
Observations detect a perfectly shaped supernova remnant
ASKAP 943.5 MHz radio-continuum image of Teleios and the surrounding environment showing the Galactic plane (top) with a zoomed-in inset of the same image (middle right). The Hα optical images…
The latest ‘Superman’ trailer looks fantastic, but beware if spoilers are your kryptonite (video)
Superman | Official Trailer – YouTube Watch On Warner Bros has revealed another Superman trailer that shows off more about the movie’s main players and what David Corenswet’s Kal-El stands…
