A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft into space from its Florida launch pad. Credit: SpaceX The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft is on its…
Category: Space
4 futuristic space technologies — and when they might happen
World Space Week this year, which runs between Oct. 4 and Oct. 10,is celebrating how space technology is aiding us in our fight against climate change on Earth — but…
Curiosity rover provides new insights into how Mars became uninhabitable
This is an artist’s concept of an early Mars with liquid water (blue areas) on its surface. Ancient regions on Mars bear signs of abundant water – such as features…
Astronomers use Webb to probe a ‘steam world’ in the constellation Pisces
The study found that the planet’s atmosphere contains a high concentration of heavier molecules, including a significant amount of water vapor. Credit: NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STSCI), Ralf Crawford (STSCI)…
Save 10% on this BlissLights Sky Lite Evolve star projector this Prime Day
Want to bring the cosmos closer, make your meditation a little more magical or just spruce up a boring room? The BlissLights Sky Light Evolve star projector, now 10% off…
Astronomers detect multiple extended tidal tails in an old globular cluster
High-probability members of NGC 288’s tidal tails. The green points show stars lying along the trailing tail, the cyan points designate candidate stars in the inner leading tail, and yellow…
Earth is a spaceship like the ISS — let me explain
Imagine living in a place where your survival depends upon living within your limits, not consuming more food and energy than you produce, creating enough fresh water and air to…
See Venus rendezvous with the crescent moon in the night sky tonight (Oct. 5)
On Saturday evening (Oct. 5) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau formed by…
The sun unleashes its strongest flare this cycle
Image of the October 3, 2024 X9 flare seen in extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO Yesterday the sun released a huge solar flare, and it’s heading toward Earth. It’s nothing…
