NASA’s DART Impact Changed Asteroid’s Shape and Orbit
NASA’s DART spacecraft is due to collide with the smaller body of the Didymos binary asteroid system in October 2022....
Next-Gen Refueling Spacecraft to Revitalize Satellites in Geostationary Orbit
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space...
Peering Into the Magnetic Soul of the Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, which produced the first-ever image of our Milky Way black hole released in 2022,...
Unlocking the Building Blocks of Life With NASA’s Bennu Samples
A top-down view of one of the containers holding rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu, with hardware scale marked in...
Total Solar Eclipse, Mars and Saturn Rising, Slim Lunar Crescent, Comet 12P
In April 2024, skywatchers can enjoy a total solar eclipse visible across the U.S., with Mars and Saturn rising together...
Unlocking Cosmic Secrets With Carruthers’ Ultraviolet Eye
The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, featuring an integrated UV spectrometer, is set to launch in 2025 and will be stationed at...
Floating Crystal Phenomenon Challenges Textbook Definition of White Dwarf Stars
New research has clarified why some white dwarfs halt their cooling, revealing that crystal formation within these stars can disrupt...
Decoding Earth’s Cosmic Shields in Groundbreaking Study
The University of Birmingham spearheads research to redefine understanding of near-Earth space particles, questioning traditional models and aiming to enhance...
“Cosmic Lighthouses” – Webb Unlocks the Secrets of the Universe’s First Light
Utilizing data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have unveiled the earliest starlight spectra, revealing low-mass galaxies’ central role...
Webb’s Infrared Insight Into NGC 604
This image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) of the star-forming region NGC 604 shows how stellar...
