Get ready stargazers! The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week overnight on Oct. 20-21, bringing with it a flurry of spectacular ‘shooting stars’ to brighten a blissfully dark moonless sky.
Get ready stargazers! The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week overnight on Oct. 20-21, bringing with it a flurry of spectacular ‘shooting stars’ to brighten a blissfully dark moonless sky.
HELSINKI — China reached 90 orbital launches in 2025 with consecutive Long March missions deploying Guowang megaconstellation satellites and the advanced Fengyun-4C weather spacecraft. A Long March 8A lifted off
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars away from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 11-14 mission on Nov. 6, 2025. Image: SpaceX
An artist’s rendering of a Rocket Lab Neutron rocket during stage separation. Illustration: Rocket Lab The inaugural flight of Rocket Lab’s reusable, medium-lift Neutron rocket is now set for 2026,
Phosphorus is one of six key elements necessary for life on Earth. When combined with hydrogen, phosphorus forms the molecule phosphine (PH3), an explosive, highly toxic gas.
Professional Development Webinars Time: October 3rd, 2025 at 3 p.m. ETCareers in Planetary Science and Astrobiology These multi-disciplinary fields include a variety of career options, ranging from academic to government,
Map depicting the shallow-water hydrothermal vents sampled. A – Regional map of Italy (red square indicating the sampled locations). B – Map of the Gulf of Naples. Coloured points represent
HELSINKI — A first launch of the Long March 12A Chinese state-owned reusable rocket reached orbit late Monday, but attempted recovery of the first stage downrange failed. The Long March
In November, a key gathering of the European Space Agency (ESA) will take place, bringing together Member States, Associate States, and Cooperating States. This Council at Ministerial Level is not
In February 2023, a United States Air Force fighter jet shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon flying at about 60,000-65,000 feet (18-20 km) altitude in sovereign U.S. airspace. After the






