NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies. Rocket Lab’s Electron will launch Aspera, a
NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch its Aspera smallsat mission, which will study gases in the vast regions of space between galaxies. Rocket Lab’s Electron will launch Aspera, a
A simplified (HhH)2-Fold protein binding to natural and mirror-image dsDNA. The binding surface between the two binding modes is partially overlapping — Credit Liam M. Longo A new study led
India now plans to launch astronauts to space no sooner than 2027, shifting the goal post for the country’s first human spaceflight yet again. Indian space minister Jitendra Singh announced
Greece-based entrepreneur has a unique idea for moon-bound deliveries: using a giant net to catch packages launched from lunar orbit. Although there are still many hurdles to clear, the system
X-ray Imaging Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) The X-ray Imaging Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) provides the best spectral resolution with which to study Sulfur (S) K-shell photoabsorption features from the interstellar medium (ISM).
A Crystals in a cuvette with a 60 mg/ml protein concentration. The image was obtained by the camera installed in the bioassembler “Organ.Aut” on the ISS. B, C Typical crystals selected
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS — ESA / Las Cumbres Observatory Astronomers from ESA’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre (NEOCC), part of the Agency’s Planetary Defence Office, made these observations of the newly
In this week’s episode of Space Minds former Navy Captain, shuttle astronaut and current president of the Space operating group for ASRC Federal Scooter Altman reflects on his
NASA satellites looked down on huge cracks forming in sea ice in Canada’s far north. What is it? The Amundsen Gulf is named after Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer who,
Schematic depiction of an atmospheric temperature profile (dotted line) showing convective regions (blue) and radiative regions (orange). The profile illustrates a detached convective region in the middle atmosphere, separated from




