This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Impact craters are formed when an object from space such
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Impact craters are formed when an object from space such
It’s 2017, and a thunderstorm shoots off a lightning bolt. What’s so special about that, you ask? Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles (829 kilometers) long. Using archival
What do you get when you stare at the same dead star for more than 20 years? Insight into the weirdest physics in the universe. The star PSR J0922+0638 is
Tucked inside President Donald Trump’s flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate the iconic space shuttle Discovery from a museum outside Washington to Houston.
WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon races to define the future of missile defense under its ambitious Golden Dome initiative, industry leaders point to what could be the most daunting obstacle
NASA’s TRACERS mission is set to blast off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday (July 23), after a 24-hour delay caused by an airspace closure. TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection
WASHINGTON — A Crew Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with a new crew, but how long they will stay at the station remains unclear.
SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours.
WASHINGTON — Several senators are demanding details from NASA on claims that the agency is withholding funding already appropriated for the current fiscal year and plans to enact proposed cuts