File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing for its 50th Falcon 9 rocket
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing for its 50th Falcon 9 rocket
Impacts of microgravity on plants (A) At the phenotypic level, plants exhibit random root growth direction, larger branch and silique angles, delayed flowering, and smaller seed size. (B) At the
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Aug. 30), sending 24 of them up from California’s central coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink craft lifted
For Melissa John, protecting the environment is her way of contributing to space exploration while preserving the Earth we call home. As the sustainability program lead at NASA’s White Sands
GAFs for exoplanet classification. The upper two frames represent GAFs for “planet” cases, characterized by distinct periodic patterns indicative of planetary transits. The lower two frames show GAFs for “not-planet”
LAS VEGAS — Industry officials issued a stark warning that proposed NASA budget cuts to the International Space Station could jeopardize both the operation of the station and the transition
Black holes are massive, strange and incredibly powerful astronomical objects. Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The head of U.S. Space Command is pushing for a fundamental shift in how America thinks about its satellites, arguing that the military’s orbital assets need the
Among the hundreds of billions of galaxies that stretch across the known universe, even the smallest members can reveal secrets about our cosmic history. But even as we discover new
Earth biosignatures through time and their reflected light spectra. The left subplot shows estimates of Earth’s bulk atmospheric composition through time (advancing from top to bottom), and the figures on






