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Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The vice chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, Gen. Michael Guetlein, issued a stark warning this weekend about China’s accelerating advances in space technology and its growing capacity to challenge the United […]
The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell (Image Credit: Space.com) For sure, it was a far-reaching recommendation: The planet Uranus and its moons should be NASA’s highest-priority new flagship mission for startup in the decade 2023-2032. The proposed mission, known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP), would […]
NASA’s stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go (Image Credit: Phys.org) NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on the […]
How big can ‘ultramassive’ black holes get? Scientists may have the answer (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists believe that at the heart of all large galaxies lurk supermassive black holes, cosmic titans with masses equivalent to that of millions or even billions of suns. Yet some black holes exceed even these monstrous masses […]
‘Ominous milestone for the planet’: Arctic Ocean’s 1st ice-free day could be just 3 years away, alarming study finds (Image Credit: Space.com) The Arctic Ocean could have its first ice free day as soon as 2027, an alarming new study reveals. Arctic sea ice has been melting at an unprecedented rate of […]
We are fast approaching the sun’s ‘battle zone’ — and it could be even worse than solar maximum, experts warn (Image Credit: Space.com) Solar maximum has only just officially begun. But now, some scientists are warning that the sun’s activity won’t actually peak until after this explosive phase is over and we […]
The strange new worlds scientists discovered in 2024 (Image Credit: Mashable) Astronomers detected hundreds more new worlds beyond the solar system this year and worked to better understand what makes them tick. The number of confirmed exoplanets — planets that don’t orbit the sun — is up to 5,788, according to NASA, […]
Evidence of a black hole visiting Earth may be hiding in your house (Image Credit: Mashable) Bang! Astronomers suspect that in the first second after the universe formed, the very first black holes also formed. These tiny though profoundly dense objects — think of an atom-sized particle wielding the mass of a […]
Europe’s troubled Vega-C rocket to launch after delays (Image Credit: Phys.org) The Vega-C rocket was grounded for two years while the nozzle of the Zefiro 40 rocket motor — which caused the failure — was redesigned. The first launch of Europe’s new Vega-C rocket since a failed flight two years ago has […]
China plans to retrieve Mars samples by 2031 (Image Credit: Phys.org) The launch of the Tianwen-1 mission, Wenchang City, south China’s Hainan Province, July 23, 2020. Credit: CFP China’s growing presence in space has been undeniable since the turn of the century. Between sending the first “taikonaut” to space in 2003 (Yang […]
