Tag: Space
Spectacular aurora photos: Skies dazzle in vivid colors around the world
The aurora put on a spectacular celestial show Friday night. Bright pink, swirling greens, and splashes of purple lit up the night skies...
In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in
This article was originally featured on Undark. In April 2023, a satellite the size of a microwave launched to space. Its goal: to get...
How ‘safe mode’ protects space telescopes like Hubble and TESS
What could bears and space telescopes possibly have in common? Last month, both the Hubble Space Telescope and the Transiting Exoplanet...
SpaceX reveals new sleek spacesuits ahead of upcoming historic mission
SpaceX has revealed its new Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits that could make their low-Earth orbital debut by summer’s end. The new...
Why Venus is so dry
Despite being Earth’s sister planet in terms of size, Venus is pretty parched compared to our watery world. New computer simulations may...
China is en route to collect first-ever samples from the far side of the moon
China launched its uncrewed Chang’e-6 lunar spacecraft at 5:27 PM local time (5:27 PM EST) on Friday from the southern island province of...
‘Lucy’s baby’ asteroid is only about 2 to 3 million years old
A newly discovered asteroid is a toddler–in space years. The moonlet circling the small asteroid Dinkinesh named Selam is about 2 to 3...
NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample...
Space Force finds a dead Cold War-era satellite missing for 25 years
The US Space Force located a tiny experimental satellite after it spent two-and-a–half decades missing in orbit. Hopefully, they’ll be...
China compiled the most detailed moon atlas ever mapped
If we want to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, we need more detailed maps than the existing options, some of which date...
