The past day has been a whirlwind for space fans. Six different rockets launched toward orbit in a dizzying stretch of 18 hours, topping by two the previous record for
The past day has been a whirlwind for space fans. Six different rockets launched toward orbit in a dizzying stretch of 18 hours, topping by two the previous record for
A meteorite entering Earth’s atmosphere — Grok via Astrobiology.com An international team of researchers may have answered one of space science’s long-running questions – and it could change our understanding
Petzl has been making headlamps since 1973, so you might say they know what they are doing! A lamp body, a battery pack, and an elastic headband is what make
A miniature black smoker – The syringe injects the sulfidic fluid into the iron-rich solution in the vial. This precipitates a black iron-sulfide membrane. © Vanessa Helmbrecht The very first
As the space industry continues to evolve at Cape Canaveral, the bustling activity at various launch sites reflects a significant paradigm shift in the technological capabilities and ambitions of launch
The space industry is entering a new era. No longer defined solely by national agencies and defense contractors, it now includes a fast-growing field of private innovators, venture-backed startups and
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we’re at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs where we’ll record an episode Monday through Thursday.
Computer simulation of a one-sided magnetic field on early Mars based on data from a study led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. The study could explain the
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) characterization of the micrometeorites. (A-C) SEM images of the micrometeorites. (D-F) close up SEM images corresponding to (A-C). A: Porphyritic
On 12 March 2025, ESA’s Hera spacecraft soared just 5000 km above Mars and passed within 300 km of its distant moon, Deimos. Captured by Hera’s 1020×1020 pixel Asteroid Framing