All the major structures that will form the core stage for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the agency’s Artemis III mission are structurally complete. Technicians finished welding the…
Category: Planetary Science
Japanese space debris inspection probe launched
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels A Japanese firm said Monday it had successfully launched a spacecraft tasked with inspecting potentially dangerous man-made junk floating around the Earth. The European Space Agency…
Hubble views a massive star forming
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a relatively close star-forming region known as IRAS 16562-3959. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Fedriani, J. Tan This image from the…
Newborn gas planets may be surprisingly flat, says new research
An artist’s concept of a “Hot Jupiter” extrasolar planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A new planet starts its life in a rotating circle of gas and dust, a cradle known as a…
NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble
This photo provided by NASA on Jan. 22, 2024 shows a view of eight sample trays containing the final material from asteroid Bennu. NASA reported Thursday, Feb. 15, that the…
Spot the king of planets: Observe Jupiter
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is close to the size of Earth. Credit: NASA Jupiter is our solar system’s undisputed king of the planets. Jupiter is bright and easy to spot…
Russia launches supply rocket to ISS
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Russia on Thursday launched a supply rocket to the International Space Station, one of the rare Russia-US projects kept alive since Russia’s offensive against Ukraine. A…
Another overnight sonic boom possible from SpaceX launch of moon-bound lander
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Another commercial company is trying to become the first to land on the moon with a planned overnight launch atop a SpaceX rocket that could bring…
Measuring distances in the universe with fast radio bursts
FAST catches a real pulse from FRB 121102. Credit: NAOC Now and then there is a bright radio flash somewhere in the sky. It can last anywhere from a few…
Astronauts from NASA’s Expedition 71 to conduct research aboard space station
Brain organoid cells from the previous investigation Cosmic Brain Organoids are made of cells from people with Parkinson’s Disease and primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Credit: New York Stem Cell Research…
