The Eye of Sauron is a striking image of the plasma jet in the blazar PKS 1424+240, seen head-on. A nearly perfect toroidal magnetic field (in orange) threads the jet.
The Eye of Sauron is a striking image of the plasma jet in the blazar PKS 1424+240, seen head-on. A nearly perfect toroidal magnetic field (in orange) threads the jet.
The textbook picture of how planets form—serene, flat disks of cosmic dust—has just received a significant cosmic twist.
TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile shares rose more than 8% to $49.76 Aug. 12 after the direct-to-smartphone operator said it has secured all the funding needed to deploy 45–60 satellites,
Scientists are calling attention to an extremely common health problem that’s been making astronauts uncomfortable: sinus issues. Researchers from Houston Methodist hospital’s Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the sun. The UH-led team has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that
CARLSBAD, Calif., August 11, 2025 – Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today introduced its HaloNet™ portfolio—a modular set of capabilities with next-generation connectivity architecture that unifies space and
Images of dust continuum emission of the HL Tau disk. An arcsinh stretch is applied to the color scale. — astro-ph.EP We present a comprehensive analysis of the HL Tau
In this episode of Space Minds, host Sandra Erwin sits down with former NASA astronaut and Space Force leader Brig. Gen. Nick Hague for a wide-ranging conversation on
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Dec. 21 in the final flight of a record-setting year for the company. An Electron rocket lifted off at
The Starship megarocket passed its latest launch trial with flying colors, according to SpaceX. Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, launched from SpaceX’s Starbase site in South






