Jaw-Dropping Report Reveals Causes of Arecibo Telescope Collapse (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed due to a combination of decayed zinc in the telescope’s cable sockets and previous damage from Hurricane Maria, according to a report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The massive radio telescope’s […]
Europe’s bold ‘Explore 2040’ campaign aims to get astronauts to the moon and Mars (Image Credit: Space.com) The European Space Agency (ESA) is charting a bold course for the future, aiming to solidify Europe’s position in space exploration through the “Explore 2040” initiative. Josef Aschbacher, director-general of ESA, emphasized the need for Europe to increase […]
China wants to make its Tiangong space station bigger and better (Image Credit: Space.com) China has been operating its completed Tiangong orbital outpost for almost two years now — and is looking to expand its capabilities with new modules and spacecraft. The three-module, T-shaped Tiangong space station was fully assembled in November 2022, with the […]
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) [embedded content] SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday evening (Oct. 26). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 GMT). (Image […]
‘Cosmic Dandelion’: A Mysterious 900-Year-Old Nebula Gets Mapped in Stunning Detail (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Somewhere out in deep space, there’s a beautiful cosmic weed, blasting its metaphorical pollen away from its core at ludicrous speeds. For almost 900 years, the massive space explosion that caused this weed to bloom was a mystery. Now, a cutting […]
Earth from space: Bizarre ‘pet cloud’ reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand (Image Credit: Space.com) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Otago region, New Zealand [-45.39649095, 170.20379599] What’s in the photo? An elongated lenticular cloud known as the “Taieri Pet” Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8 When was it taken? Sept. 7, 2024 […]
New study of Apollo 16 moon samples reveals hidden lunar history (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists continue to piece together the moon’s complex history using lunar samples collected during NASA’s Apollo missions over half a century ago. A fresh analysis of lunar dust collected by Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972 offers a clearer picture of the […]
What next for NASA’s Europa Clipper? The long road to Jupiter and its moons (Image Credit: Space.com) On Oct. 14, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft began a vital mission. It will be investigating the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa — but first, it has to get there. Though not on an “alien hunting” […]
NASA still working to ‘correct and rectify’ Boeing Starliner issues after 1st test flight with astronauts (Image Credit: Space.com) Nearly two months after Boeing’s Starliner returned to Earth without its astronauts, NASA is still working on the issues that complicated the spacecraft’s first crewed test flight, agency officials said on Friday (Oct. 25). Starliner‘s Crew […]
Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists propose intriguing possibility (Image Credit: Space.com) What if we dropped the “terrestrial” from “extraterrestrial”? Scientists recently explored the intriguing possibility that alien life may not need a planet to support itself. At first glance, planets seem like the ideal locations to find life. After all, the […]
