A massive meteor appears to have recently crashed into Jupiter — and it was big enough to be seen by an amateur astronomer here on Earth. Ethan Chappel captured the rare moment with nothing more than a backyard telescope. Chappel recorded a bright, unexpected flash on the surface of the gas …
IN BRIEF The Facts:The picture here comes from a long time NASA scientist, one of many photos covered-up and hid from the public from the Voyager mission in 1980. That mission was tasked with photographing Saturn, its rings and its moons.Reflect On:What does this mean for …
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is "warped and twisted" and not flat as previously thought, new research shows. Analysis of the brightest stars in the galaxy shows that they do not lie on a flat plane as shown in academic texts and popular science books. Astronomers from …
Elon Musk says SpaceX may land cargo on the moon in two years, then people a year or two after that, using the company's forthcoming Starship rocket system.Meanwhile, the Trump administration wants NASA to land astronauts on the lunar surface in 2024 with its Artemis program.Jeff DeWit, NASA's chief financial officer, told Business …
Musk promises roller-coaster feel to rocket flights around the world Elon Musk, no stranger to outlandish pledges, just teased around-the-world flights aboard one of his rockets. The chief executive of Tesla Inc. TSLA, +1.83% and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. was tweeting about SpaceX’s latest mission when he veered toward the …
A partial lunar eclipse could be visible from the UK on Tuesday, 50 years to the day since the US mission to put men on the Moon lifted off. Up to 60% of the Moon's surface will appear red or dark grey at the height of …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed his forces shot down a low-earth satellite in a pre-planned test. Such capabilities raise fears of a weaponization of space at a time of rising tension with Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that his …
Senator Ted Cruz wants Congress to approve the formation of a ‘space force’ tasked with protecting ‘the nation’ against space pirates. Naturally, the people of Twitter responded in an appropriately dramatic fashion. Cruz made the comments during a senate committee hearing on aviation and space on Tuesday. Cruz, …
Oh, to have a good night’s sleep! Indeed, many of us are sleep deprived; trudging around the workplace, lumbering the kids to-and-from school, like zombies auto piloted by coffee. In fact, according to the American Sleep Association, sleep deprivation is a significant issue. 35 percent of adults surveyed …
The fact that the Defense Innovation Unit is even considering the idea of a space station in orbit is a pretty big deal -- and an even bigger deal if it grows over time to accommodate a human crew. WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit wants options for …
SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is trying to launch an internet revolution. SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Crammed inside the nosecone will be 60 tabletop-size satellites designed to test an internet network called Starlink. The launch was originally scheduled for …
Jeff Bezos revealed Blue Origin's lunar lander, Blue Moon on Thursday afternoon during a secretive eventThe lander has been in development for three years, putting it on track for a 2024 landing, Bezos said Company also developing a new rocket engine for the system, which could …
It looks like Starfleet is literally embedded on the planet next door: A dune in the shape of the famous logo from "Star Trek" appears prominently in a new picture from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Even Captain Kirk himself (actor William Shatner) has weighed in. Don't expect …
