This unusual view of the horizon of Mars was captured by NASA’s Odyssey orbiter using its THEMIS camera, in an operation that took engineers three months to plan. It’s taken…
Category: Planetary Science
Next-generation space telescopes could use deformable mirrors to image Earth-sized worlds
The Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph during assembly of the static optics at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: Dr. Eduardo Bendek Observing distant objects is no easy task, thanks to our…
Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon
The far side of the moon, with distant Earth in the background, is visible in this photo taken by the moon-orbiting module of the Chang’e 5-T1 mission. Credit: Chinese National…
Does spaceflight increase men’s risk of erectile dysfunction?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain During missions into space, astronauts are exposed to high levels of galactic cosmic radiation and weightlessness. Simulation experiments in male rats indicated that these aspects of…
A radically new view on dwarf galaxies surrounding the Milky Way
Dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC Commonly thought to be long-lived satellites of our galaxy, a new study now finds indications that most dwarf galaxies might, in fact,…
In 2024, Space Coast gears up for most astronaut launches since ’09
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The business of sending humans into space has not yet risen to the levels seen during the space shuttle program, but 2024 could see the most…
Progress in Starship test launch, but ship and booster explode
SpaceX’s Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023. SpaceX on Saturday made progress in the second test launch of…
SpaceX launches its giant new rocket but a pair of explosions ends the second test flight
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but…
Hubble images NGC 941, a spiral galaxy with an explosive past
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the spiral galaxy NGC 941. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC…
