Category: Space
A time capsule of materials bearing witness to its origin and transformation over billions of years
A scanning electron microscope image of a micrometeorite impact crater in a particle of asteroid Bennu material. Credit: NASA Asteroid Bennu—the target of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, led by…
NASA astronaut marks his 400th day in space | On the International Space Station Aug. 18-22, 2025
The Expedition 73 astronauts and cosmonauts focused on medical and physiological data collection, as well as Earth observations and servicing spacesuit cameras this week aboard the International Space Station. Orbital…
Secretive mini space shuttle set for Space Coast launch; late-night sonic boom possible
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It won’t have any crew, but the U.S. Space Force is set to send the Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft—which looks like a miniature space shuttle—back for a…
Reining in the sun: Venus, Earth and Jupiter may work together to reduce the risk of extreme solar storms
A new study suggests that the planets in our solar system may be helping to keep the sun calmer than other sun-like stars, potentially lowering the risk of powerful solar…
XRISM reveals slow-moving hot gas near black hole during faint X-ray phase
Conceptual illustration of a black hole X-ray binary. The strong gravity of the black hole (shown as a small black dot at the center of the disk on the right)…
South Korea’s K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission
South Korea’s K-RadCube satellite has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida ahead of its launch toward the moon next year. The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) announced the…
Where are the interstellar objects 1I/’Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/Atlas headed now?
Artist’s impression of ʻOumuamua. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser In the past decade, astronomers have witnessed three interstellar objects (ISOs) passing through the solar system. These include the enigmatic ‘Oumuamua in 2017,…
Wheelie smart? Take our Mars rover quiz to prove it!
From the pioneering Sojourner to the tenacious Perseverance, rovers have become our eyes and ears on Mars. Designed to survive extreme conditions and send back breathtaking images and vital data,…
Rapid-response protocol promises to reveal supernovae only hours after they explode
Example of observations used in the study. Credit: Albany et al, JCAP, 2025 Example of observations used in the study. Credit: Albany et al, JCAP, 2025 Example of observations used…
