Planetary science has managed to grip the public yet again after a video comparing the planets by size went viral on social media. Shared by planetary scientist James O'Donoghue, the video on Twitter… [+2245 chars]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another big batch of Starlink internet satellites and land on a ship at sea Friday (April 29), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 topped with 53 Sta… [+2427 chars]
The enormous Saturn V rocket is one of humanity's most impressive and important technological achievements. In the history of human achievement and scientific progress, few moments are as singularly… [+11094 chars]
A Falcon 9 spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. About 8.5 minutes later, the rocket's first stage returned to Earth and landed on the SpaceX drone ship, which was … [+430 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Catch a falling rocket with a helicopter? Yes, that's the plan Small rocket builder Rocket Lab USA Inc is gearing up for a mission that seems … [+3815 chars]
NASAs SOFIA telescope on a plane will make its final observations by 30 September.Credit: Joshua Fisher/NASA NASA and the German Aerospace Center are permanently shutting down the Stratospheric Obse… [+5404 chars]
Researchers from the University of Stuttgart have developed a new, reliable method of coating 3D printed lenses with anti-reflective coatings. Dubbed low-temperature thermal atomic layer deposition … [+5343 chars]
Welcome back to This Week in Space! After a hiatus, we’re pleased to once again bring you our Friday morning digest of all things space-related. Let’s start with NASA news. Mission: Unstoppable NAS… [+9561 chars]
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have detected two rocky alien worlds orbiting a nearby M dwarf star known as HD 260655. The newly found exoplanets are larger an… [+3464 chars]
Engineers recently completed a series of Mars Sample Return Earth Entry System (EES) drop tests, which will help bring samples from the Red Planet back to Earth safely and securely. For the unversed… [+1891 chars]
Harbour seals may sound different than expected from their body size. Is this ability related to their vocal talents or is it the result of an anatomical adaptation? An international team of research… [+2018 chars]
NASA: There has always been that one question in the corner of our mind, how did life begin on Earth? It is quite similar to the question of who came first, chicken or the egg, in a laymans eye. Perh… [+2557 chars]
