Why interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua and Borisov may hold clues to exoplanets
Two celestial interlopers in Solar System have scientists eagerly anticipating more.
Space
Rocket Report: SpaceX at the service of a rival; Endeavour goes vertical
The US military appears interested in owning and operating its own fleet of Starships.
Starlab—with half the volume of the ISS—will fit inside Starship’s payload bay
"Building and integrating in space is very expensive."
For the first time NASA has asked industry about private missions to Mars
"I'm curious to see if this request brings many new players to the table."
Daily Telescope: Webb telescope reveals breathtaking structure of galaxies
"These holes may have been created by one or more stars that exploded."
Daily Telescope: Two large galaxies swimming in a sea of interstellar dust
"I think of the civilizations in those galaxies looking back at the Milky Way."
It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew
Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions combined.
Rocket Report: Iran reaches orbit; Chinese firm achieves impressive landing test
"Our investors’ continued support is a recognition of our 18 months of hard work."
LIGO goes to space: ESA to proceed with LISA gravitational wave detector
A gravitational wave detector in space will be sensitive to unexplored phenomena.
The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more
Ingenuity has spent more than two hours flying above Mars since April 2021.
A Japanese spacecraft faceplanted on the Moon and lived to tell the tale
Despite engine failure, SLIM managed to achieve the most precise Moon landing ever.
Daily Telescope: A stunning image of a star cluster in a nearby galaxy
A bright young star within a colorful nebula.
Secret military space programs can be a little less secret, Pentagon says
Many defense officials argue that less secrecy will lead to better security.
Daily Telescope: Shooting a laser into the sky from Antarctica
"The camera is looking roughly south across McMurdo Sound and the Ross Ice Shelf."
Sierra Space is blowing up stuff to prove inflatable habitats are safe
"We are well on our way to having our habitats ready for launch in 2026.”
