A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Credit: AP…
Category: Planetary Science
Seismic activity on the moon could pose risk to long-term lunar infrastructure
Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt samples the boulder at Station 7 located at the base of North Massif in the Taurus-Littrow valley. This large boulder was dislodged by a…
First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight in a failed attempt to reach orbit
In this photo provided by Gilmour Space Technologies an Eris rocket is launched on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, near Bowen, Australia. Credit: Gilmour Space Technologies The first Australian -made rocket…
Boil, freeze, bubble, crack, repeat! Scientists simulate the solar system’s ‘ice volcanoes’ in the lab
The Large Dirty Mars Chamber, housed at the Open University. Credit: Petr Brož Scientists have been able to recreate the extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space—and revealed…
Lunar dust mitigation requires collaboration and lots of tests
Drs. Zhei, Dove, and Elgohary examine the test chamber to be used for the testing. Credit: University of Central Florida / Antoine Hart Collaboration has always been a hallmark of…
NASA says it will lose about 20 percent of its workforce
NASA is making deep cuts in its workforce. The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump’s sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce—at the same…
European Vega C rocket ferries satellites into orbit
Credit: ESA – M. Pedoussaut A rocket carrying carbon dioxide- and Earth-observing satellites successfully blasted off from South America late Friday. The Vega C rocket, operated by French firm Arianespace,…
How to watch two meteor showers peak together in late July
This image provided by NASA shows comet 96P Machholz which orbits the Sun about every 6 years, and is suspected to cause the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor showers. Credit: NASA/ESA/SOHO…
The future of construction on Earth is extraterrestrial
Texas A&M Professor Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg plants a flag for the new Texas A&M University Space Institute during a groundbreaking ceremony last fall. The facility in Houston is set for…
