A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the vertical launch position ahead of the NROL-172 mission. Image: SpaceX Updated May 11, 9:21 p.m. EDT (0121 UTC): Updated following booster change
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Will Pluto become a planet again? The ongoing debate
Is Pluto a planet? Scientists and the public have debated this question since its reclassification as a dwarf planet in 2006. In this livestream, astronomer Alan Stern of NASA’s New
Brown dwarf population doubles to more than 6,000
Artist’s concept of a brown dwarf, larger than planets such as Jupiter, but not massive enough to become a star. The known brown dwarf population doubled after citizen scientists scoured
Varda to collaborate with United Therapeutics on microgravity drug research
WASHINGTON — Varda Space Industries has signed its first major agreement with a pharmaceutical company to develop improved drugs in microgravity. Varda announced May 13 an agreement with United Therapeutics
Waterworn chaos on Mars
Science & Exploration 13/05/2026 162 views 6 likes This month, ESA’s Mars Express takes us to Shalbatana Vallis: a fascinating martian valley surrounded by signs of water, lava, craters and
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Lyrid meteors blaze alongside the glow of the Milky Way. (Image credit: Josh Dury) Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured a stunning view of the Milky Way arcing through the night sky
The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to livestream the launch of the European-Chinese Smile mission on May 19, 2026, at 04:52 BST (05:52 CEST, 00:52 local time). The mission
Life on Earth depends on a critical dance of elements throughout the biosphere. One of these elements is Molybdenum, a transition metal that speeds up important biochemical reactions in cells.
In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne about AI’s role in the imagery sector, how international partners are thinking about sovereignty and
A freighter carrying nearly seven tons of supplies has made its way to China’s Tiangong space station. The robotic Tianzhou 10 cargo ship lifted off atop a Long March 7
WARSAW, Poland — Polish space technology company Creotech Instruments has announced plans for a $118 million fundraise that will allow the company to open a new satellite production facility in
Snowball Earth — Grok via Astrobiology.com A new study by Earth scientists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) offers an explanation for one
Life on Early Earth — Grok via Astrobiology.com The “NASA definition” enjoys broad popularity among scientists, particularly in the astrobiology community: life is “a self-sustained chemical system capable of Darwinian
SpaceX will launch a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government this evening (May 11), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to
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