As we usher in the New Year, the European Space Agency is poised for an exciting array of missions and exploratory endeavors scheduled for 2026. This forthcoming year promises to
As we usher in the New Year, the European Space Agency is poised for an exciting array of missions and exploratory endeavors scheduled for 2026. This forthcoming year promises to
Keith’s note: I got this update by text from Dale early this morning: Hi Keith, We arrived 6pm UTC Tuesday evening to a bright, sunny windless day with air temps
NASA/Nichole Ayers NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy on July 1, 2025. Storm
Comparison of the star properties of “K dwarfs” to Sun-like “G dwarfs” (third and fourth from left). Reproduced through CC-licensing from the work by J.-V. Harre and R. Heller (2021,
(A) Beta diversity of ISS surface microbiota using phylo-RPCA. Each point represents one sample, colored by module of origin. Distances between samples reflect microbial composition similarity, with vectors indicating features
SpaceX is ramping up its production efforts for the next iteration of its Starship vehicles at the Starfactory facility located in Starbase, Texas. Currently, the company is working on various
Europa’s possible ocean composition — NASA The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and space scientists quite like
It shimmers and sparkles in the deep sea: Under the protruding flange of the hydrothermal vent on the Knipovich Ridge, hot fluids reflect the light due to their optical properties.
Black smoker in 2,980 meters of water on the Mid-Alantic Ridge. Some hypotheses suggest that deep-sea hydrothermal vents may have provided favorable conditions for the emergence of early life. In
Lake Eyre –NASA Editor’s note: As we begin to study worlds in our own solar system that might have life we use our home world as a testbed for the






