Astronomers now believe there is at least one planet for every star in the Milky Way but new research has revealed a deeply unsettling twist in that picture. The most
Astronomers now believe there is at least one planet for every star in the Milky Way but new research has revealed a deeply unsettling twist in that picture. The most
An international team of astrophysicists has just released one of the largest cosmological datasets ever assembled. A mouthwatering 2.5 petabytes of simulated universe, freely available to researchers anywhere in the
The United States Space Force has created a new program to develop space-based missile interceptors, with the goal of being able to demonstrate their capability within two years. The U.S.
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite, which was launched in November of last year, is now fully operational after successfully completing its critical commissioning phase in orbit. With this development, all four
Russia successfully launched its new Soyuz-5 rocket on a suborbital demonstration mission from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, marking the craft’s inaugural flight and the first new rocket to debut
With evidence increasingly showing that volcanism is active on the surface of Venus today, a team of geologists have shown how satellite data intended to help scientists better understand volcanic
TAMPA, Fla. — While European space startups are attracting more venture capital, their private-led growth rounds remain anchored by U.S. investors rather than regional investment firms. The amount of venture
The planetary nebula Tc 1, as observed by JWST’s MIRI mid-infrared instrument, uses a combination of nine filters covering wavelengths from 5.6 to 25.5 microns, well beyond what the human
Representative anchoring mechanisms for small-body sampling robots. (a) Mechanical penetration. (i) Philae lander and its harpoon. Reproduced with permission Copyright 2009, Elsevier. Reproduced with permission . Copyright 2016, Elsevier.
Laser sail propulsion is an idea that won’t go away. By aiming powerful Earth-based lasers at tiny spacecraft with light sails, tiny spacecraft can be accelerated to near-relativistic speeds without






