Rocket Lab says there is still much to learn from the Moon 50 years after humans last stepped foot on it. Rocket Lab's Capstone mission Photo: YouTube / Rocket Lab The company launched Nasa's Capst… [+2705 chars]
Proprietary space-grade cameras are expensive, limited, and a pain to develop. Smallsat manufacturer NanoAvionics recently sidestepped any development issues and opted for something off the shelf ins… [+2949 chars]
A stream of supercharged particles from the sun recently crashed into Earth with no prior warning. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in new tab)Scientists were recently left scratching their heads… [+3682 chars]
Interview NASA has set late August as the launch window for its much-delayed Artemis I rocket. Already perched atop the booster is the first flight-ready European Service Module (ESM). Five more are … [+4708 chars]
The thing with black holes is they're hard to see. Typically we can only detect their presence when we can detect their gravitational pull. And if there are rogue black holes simply traveling through… [+4055 chars]
Interview NASA has set late August as the launch window for its much-delayed Artemis I rocket. Already perched atop the booster is the first flight-ready European Service Module (ESM). Five more are … [+4708 chars]
The age of the noctilucent cloud is upon us. Night-shining clouds are historically rare, beautiful formations of shimmering ice crystals hanging in the upper atmosphere that were only visible in the … [+3402 chars]
Kiwi-founded aerospace company Rocket Lab has successfully launched a NASA satellite headed to the moon. The first ever lunar launch on New Zealand soil was launched from Mahia Peninsula at 9.55pm o… [+344 chars]
Scientists are abuzz with anticipation for the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the biggest and most powerful infrared space-based telescope, which will be revealed in Jul… [+9365 chars]
In 2012, a shriveled white star in a nearby galaxy reached the end of its life and exploded in a violent, thermonuclear supernova. Such explosions — known as type 1a supernovas — are a common end for… [+4058 chars]
ByEuropean Space Agency (ESA)June 28, 2022 The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured this view of Mercury on June 23, 2022, as the spacecraft flew past the planet for its second of si… [+6442 chars]
A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic filmsa finding that has implications for a wide range of technologies… [+3380 chars]
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