Use cases for smart materials in space exploration keep cropping up everywhere. They are used in everything from antenna deployments on satellites to rover deformation and reformation. One of the
Use cases for smart materials in space exploration keep cropping up everywhere. They are used in everything from antenna deployments on satellites to rover deformation and reformation. One of the
The first crewed moon landing in more than half a century may not be pulled off by SpaceX after all. In April 2021, NASA awarded Elon Musk’s company a $2.9
Dark matter, one of the universe’s best kept secrets, may have been quietly painting the cosmos in faint, detectable hues of red and blue all along, a new study suggests.
In the constellation Cepheus lies the barred spiral galaxy NGC 6951. Due to its stellar activity, the galaxy has become a favorite for astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope. What
Roscosmos Spacewalk 64 – YouTube Watch On Two cosmonauts will conduct a spacewalk today (Oct. 16), and you can watch the action live. Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy of the
If you’re looking for a lightweight pair of binoculars that are ideal for skywatching on the move and a wide range of other pursuits, Celestron’s TrailSeeker 8×42 are a brilliant
Many more rockets may lift off from California next year. On Oct. 10, the Department of the Air Force approved SpaceX‘s proposal to launch up to 100 missions annually from
China’s first reusable rocket just took a big step toward flight. The Chinese company LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its stainless steel Zhuque-3 launcher on Monday (Oct. 20), keeping
(A) Spectral variation of the benzene:CO mixture before and after photon exposure. The dark blue line corresponds to the IR spectra before photon exposure, and the lighter blue corresponds to
Figure adapted from M. MacLeod et al. (2025) and compiled using PWMorphology. Colored circles represent confirmed exoplanets with radii greater than 1.6R⊕ from the sunset catalog shown as a function




