SpaceX's new direct-to-cell Starlink satellites relay their 1st text messages SpaceX just broke in its newly launched direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, using them to send text messages for the first time. Space · Jan 11, 2024
See the elusive planet Mercury at its best and brightest on Friday The elusive planet Mercury reaches its furthest point from the sun on Friday (Jan. 12), with this separation allowing skywatchers a rare chance to spot the tiny planet. Space · Jan 11, 2024
Private Peregrine moon lander powers up lunar payloads despite propulsion anomaly Astrobotic's latest mission update on its Peregrine moon lander indicates that, despite a crippling propulsion system anomaly, the mission's payloads are working as planned. Space · Jan 11, 2024
January's new moon welcomes Mercury as a 'morning star' The first new moon of 2024 occurs on January 11, leaving the skies dark for stargazers to find Mercury at its most visible during its greatest separation from the sun. Space · Jan 11, 2024
Lunar Radio Telescope Could Reveal Early Universe Secrets Detecting radio waves emitted by hydrogen gas from the cosmic dark ages could lead to new info about the building blocks of space. Zenger · Jan 11, 2024
Nearby exoplanet may be rich in life-giving water, study finds Researchers have just come a step closer to uncovering the secrets of an alien planet that may be the most likely of all known extrasolar worlds to host life. Space · Jan 11, 2024
‘Overmassive’ Black Holes Dominated Early Galaxies, Study Finds Compared to the mass of stars in their host galaxies, the black holes in early universe galaxies almost seem too big. Inverse · Jan 11, 2024
'Missing link' supernova connects star's death to birth of black hole or neutron star Astronomers have discovered a "missing link" supernova that directly connects the death of a massive star to the birth of a black hole or a neutron star. Space · Jan 11, 2024
Massive Mars dust storm spotted by China's Tianwen-1 probe (photos) China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter spotted a massive dust storm near Olympus Mons, the biggest mountain in the solar system. Space · Jan 11, 2024
A Decade Later, Visionary Helps Bring Images of Earth from Outer Space. Here's How Visionary’s PacketTV IPTV encoders have help bring high-definition images of Earth aboard the ISS. AVNetwork · Jan 11, 2024
Axiom astronaut Peggy Whitson hangs up her flight suit — on public display The most experienced U.S. astronaut has hung up her flight suit. Peggy Whitson came to Space Center Houston for the reveal of her Axiom Space flight suit as it was placed on public display. Space · Jan 11, 2024
These Seven Galaxies Snuggled Together Is the Birthplace of the Most Powerful Fast Radio Burst A septet of galaxies — huddled closely together — is unlike any other known fast radio burst origin site. Inverse · Jan 11, 2024
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On astronauts in space Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On astronauts in space The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024
Should we redefine habitable planets? When astronomers search for exoplanets, are they missing potential habitable ones? Salon · Jan 11, 2024
The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024 How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. A new study has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar shades of greenish blue.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 Doomed Peregrine moon lander snaps another selfie as it zooms away from Earth (photo) Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander snapped another in-space selfie as it cruised away from Earth, toward a date with lunar destiny that it can no longer keep.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 UAE to provide airlock for NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station The United Arab Emirates will build an airlock for NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station, and will get to send an astronaut to the outpost for the contribution.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 Hubble Telescope finds surprising source of brightest fast radio burst ever The brightest fast radio burst ever observed flashed from a group of ancient galaxies, the Hubble Space Telescope has found, and astronomers are surprised.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 SpaceX targeting February for Starship's 3rd flight test SpaceX's massive, reusable Starship rocket made two test flights in 2023, and company representatives now say the third flight test could come as soon as February 2024.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 China's 1st launch of 2024 puts 4 small weather satellites into orbit (video) A Kuaizhou 1A solid rocket launched four Tianmu-1 weather satellites on Jan. 5, on the first of what will be many Chinese missions in 2024.
Inverse · Jan 10, 2024 Astronomers Captured A Supposedly Dead Star Feasting On Its Cosmic Neighbor A pair of new studies out recently report something novel to science: A dead star acting like its alive.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 Private Peregrine moon lander failure won't stop NASA's ambitious commercial lunar program Despite anomalies experienced by the Peregrine lunar lander scientists are looking ahead to upcoming missions under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 The mystery of vast 'cosmic ORCs' — odd radio circles that encompass entire galaxies — may be solved Mysterious "odd radio circles" or ORCs that compass entire galaxies may have finally been explained, with astronomers pointing the finger at winds from bursts of supernova star explosions.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 Mystery solved! 1st close-up images of giant star explain its bizarre dimming The first close-up images of the gigantic star RW Cephei explain why it appeared to mysteriously grow dimmer in recent years before brightening once more.
Space · Jan 10, 2024 How giant impacts shaped the formation of the solar system's planets Astronomers still aren't exactly sure how planets get their start.