X-ray: NASA/SAO/CXC; Optical: John Stone (Astrobin); Image Processing: NASA/SAO/CXC/L. Frattre, N. Wolk The Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula, is a supernova remnant – the remains of the
X-ray: NASA/SAO/CXC; Optical: John Stone (Astrobin); Image Processing: NASA/SAO/CXC/L. Frattre, N. Wolk The Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula, is a supernova remnant – the remains of the
HELSINKI — Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services. InfinAstro, officially Beijing Infinity Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., has
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Katalyst Space, an Arizona-based startup, partnered with the European startup
Laminations interpreted as microbial mat remains. A. Outcrop image of microbial mat laminations (dark layers) interbedded with medium- to coarse grained sandstone of the 3.22 Ga Moodies Group, South Africa
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The years-long political tug-of-war over the permanent home of U.S.
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Why do we grow plants in space? Plants are such versatile organisms that they can fulfill many roles in
The Sun hangs low on the horizon above solidified pancake ice in the Arctic Ocean. (Photograph courtesy Andy Mahoney, NSIDC.) The moons of Jupiter and Saturn, such as Europa and
Dragonfly — NASA NASA’s Dragonfly, the first rotorcraft designed for science exploration on another planet, has passed its Critical Design Review. The mission to Saturn’s icy moon Titan will investigate
This is an animation of the January 2017 Jupiter heatwave. Scientists used spectroscopic data from the Keck II Telescope at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, to create the heat map. It is
View larger. | Artist’s concept of what’s thought to be the 1st-ever recorded incident wherein a star swallows its planet. The planet lies in a hot accretion disk surrounding the




