On Friday, July 10th, China achieved a major milestone in its race to become a space power comparable to NASA. During its maiden flight on Friday, mission controllers successfully landed and recovered the
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer and the oldest woman ever to go to space, died this past week. She was 87. She passed away on Wednesday, June 8th, at her apartment in an
An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) recently made a first-ever discovery when observing SDSS J110546.07+145202.4, a spiral galaxy located about 1.8 billion light-years from
A batch of 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites seen orbiting above the Earth prior to deployment during the Starlink 17-48 mission on July 10, 2026. Image: SpaceX Update July 11, 12:21 a.m. EDT
For roughly a century, scientists have known that our Universe is in a constant state of expansion. Known as the Hubble-Lemaitre Constant, in honor of the two astronomers who demonstrated it, this law
Supernova explosions occur when massive stars reach the end of their lives. The outward force of their fusion can no longer support their mass against their gravity, and they collapse and explode. These
How do you capture the mood of the 1960s space race in a fictional universe where the Soviets beat the Americans to the moon? The American side of the story was told in
There’s a bit of a historical mystery surrounding the star Theta Eridani. Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD and al-Sufi in 964 AD both recorded Theta Eridani as one of the thirteen brightest
There’s no doubt about it: the skies are filling up with satellites that regularly pass overhead, creating light trails that can interfere with stargazing, backyard astronomy, astronomical research, and pose a significant threat
Shielding astronauts from the killer radiation they face is a central challenge facing any designer of a deep-space crewed mission. Even relatively low levels of exposure for long periods of time can lead
