SpaceX called off the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket for the second day in a row on Monday (Aug. 25), this time because Mother Nature wouldn’t cooperate.
SpaceX called off the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket for the second day in a row on Monday (Aug. 25), this time because Mother Nature wouldn’t cooperate.
All (or at least most) astronomical eyes are on 3I/ATLAS, our most recent interstellar visitor that was discovered in early July. Given its relatively short observational window in our solar
In the heart of summer, the Iberian Peninsula transforms into a landscape of stark contrasts, where vibrant flora and fauna are threatened by the relentless advance of wildfires. The interplay
White dwarf stars, like this one shown shrouded by a planetary nebula, are much smaller than stars like our sun. But can there be life around white dwarfs? Image via
Two four-legged robots recently explored a practice Mars yard, with a little help from an astronaut in space and several robot buddies. The robot team, along with the “Neal AI”
Global atmospheric C/O values for directly-imaged (blue) and transiting (purple) planets as a function of semi-major axis (left) and planet mass (right). This plot is reproduced using the data compiled
Astronomers sometimes find conflicting data when trying to answer a question. This is a normal part of the scientific process, and it simply means that more data is needed to
Part of the Gibson Desert in Western Australia is featured in this image, captured by the Φsat-2 mission in June 2025. Covering an area of over 150 000 sq km, the
WASHINGTON — SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its Starship vehicle Aug. 26, putting the vehicle’s development program back on track after a series of failures earlier this
Amit Kshatriya, a veteran of NASA’s Moon to Mars Program, has been named associate administrator, the agency’s top civil-service role. “Amit has spent more than two decades as a dedicated






