Artist’s illustration of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626, which astronomers have spotted eating up gas and dust at a record rate of 6 billion tons a second. Image via ESO/
Artist’s illustration of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626, which astronomers have spotted eating up gas and dust at a record rate of 6 billion tons a second. Image via ESO/
Astronomers have identified an enormous “growth spurt” in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike the planets in our solar system, these objects do not orbit stars, free-floating on their own instead.
SYDNEY — Preparations for the second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, carrying a NASA Mars mission, remain on track for liftoff in the next few weeks. Speaking at
In August, United States Space Force procurement chief Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy toured Blue Origin’s Alabama factory, where BE-4 rocket engines are being built for next-generation launch vehicles. He also
Artist’s concept of auroras on rogue planet SIMP 0136. The auroras are near the north pole, similar to Earth’s northern lights. Image via Dr. Evert Nasedkin/ Trinity College Dublin. SIMP
Complex organic molecules that form part of the chain of chemical reactions that can result in life’s building blocks have been found in the watery geysers of Enceladus, almost twenty
The World Space Week Association (WSWA) official poster for World Space Week 2025, celebrated October 4–10 under the theme Living in Space. Image via WSWA. World Space Week dates back
SYDNEY, Australia – The University of Western Australia (UWA) announced the completion Oct. 2 of TeraNet, which it calls “the first operational optical ground station network in the Southern Hemisphere.”
SYDNEY — The Exploration Company, a European startup developing a cargo spacecraft, is still studying what happened in the final phases of a test flight three months ago that resulted
SYDNEY, Australia – Yesterday, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) contacted NASA about a potential on-orbit collision. The CNSA message read, “We would like to recommend you hold still and






