Cartoon showing different components of a protostellar system. The ices are thought to form in layers with different molecules at different temperatures and densities (see review by Herbst and van
Cartoon showing different components of a protostellar system. The ices are thought to form in layers with different molecules at different temperatures and densities (see review by Herbst and van
California-based Astranis is helping drive a shift in the satellite industry as compact platforms gain ground in a geostationary market long challenged by the rise of low Earth orbit (LEO)
Blue Origin plans to launch its 35th New Shepard mission on Saturday (Aug. 23), and you can watch live. The commercial spaceflight company, which was founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos,
Call For Virtual Reviewers NASA is seeking virtual panelists and/or external (email) reviewers for the Solar System Science Program (ROSES C.2). The Solar System Science program solicits proposals for research,
Hurricane Erin might not have made landfall in the United States, but it’s still been pretty impactful along the East Coast. The storm might not be the strongest, spinning and
A new theoretical study by University of Virginia astrophysicist Jonathan Tan, a research professor with the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Astronomy, proposes a comprehensive
In 2022, astronomers announced the discovery of GJ 3929b. It’s a rocky planet, similar to Earth in both mass and size. Astronomers have examined the planet with the JWST and
Comets are like the archeological sites of the solar system. They formed early on, and their composition helps us understand what the area around the early Sun was like, potentially
A set of instruments shut off almost 50 years ago are still producing useful results. It’s the seismometers left by the Apollo missions to monitor moonquakes, which as the name
Using stem cells from mice, researchers from Kyoto University tested the potential damage spaceflight can have on spermatazoa stem cells and the resulting offspring. After six months aboard the ISS,