In the last decade, we’ve become remarkably good at identifying exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. In fact, we recently passed an impressive milestone of over 5,000 confirmed exoplanets… [+3098 chars]
After developing a system that captures solar energy that can be stored for up to 18 years, scientists at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have recently come up with an innovative solu… [+2762 chars]
Sometimes it takes an animation on Twitter to truly comprehend or at least begin to comprehend the amazing diversity of worlds making up our Solar System. Enter planetary astronomer James O'Donoghu… [+1711 chars]
SpaceX just set a new record for its fastest Dragon astronaut trip yet. Elon Musk's spaceflight company launched four Crew-4 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA in less than 16 h… [+2782 chars]
99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous asteroid with almost 1210 feet in diameter. Discovered in 2004, the asteroid was thought to hit Earth. It had a 2.7% chance of hitting… [+2906 chars]
Even astronauts have bedtime routines. In a new video, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer shares what it's like getting ready for bed while living in space aboard the International Spac… [+2584 chars]
<ul><li>Venus and Jupiter will be visible tonight.</li><li>While they are 430 million miles apart, they will appear to almost touch each other.</li><li>Peak time to view begins after 09:00pm PST till… [+1522 chars]
Roscosmos cosmonauts (from left) Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev are pictured working outside the stations Russian segment during the first spacewalk on April 18, 2022, to outfit Nauka and configure … [+1002 chars]
<table><tr><th>Lift Off Time </th><td>April 29, 2022 – 21:27 UTC | 17:27 EDT</td></tr><tr><th>Mission Name </th><td>Starlink Group 4-16; the thirteenth launch to Starlink Shell 4</td></tr><tr><th>L… [+14445 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope, located 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, has completed the alignment phase of its science instruments, which are now operational, NASA announced. Its four powerful… [+1460 chars]
NASA intends to send a team of astronauts to the moon in 2025, with the goal of constructing the first-ever lunar scientific facility. Its a lofty ambition born of the agencys larger Artemis objectiv… [+4266 chars]
Its not difficult to keep track of NASAs big-ticket itemsthe high-profile spacecraft that usually come with hefty price tags and garner a lot of attention. Theres the $150 billion International Space… [+3106 chars]
