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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to launch AST SpaceMobile’s huge BlueBird smartphone satellites (Image Credit: Space.com) AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin to launch some of its next-gen satellites. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket — which is currently undergoing preparations in Florida […]
Donald Trump’s approach to US space policy could throw up some surprises, especially with Elon Musk on board (Image Credit: Space.com) What can be expected of a second Trump administration on space policy? In short, a mixture of continuity and change. There will be much continuity across military, civil and industrial space […]
Humanoid robot may fly on China’s Chang’e 8 moon mission in 2028 (Image Credit: Space.com) A Chinese mission to test resource technologies at the moon’s south pole is taking shape — and may even include a humanoid form. Wang Qiong, chief designer of the Chang’e 8 lunar mission, recently presented an update […]
Lava could light up the James Webb Space Telescope’s search for watery exoplanets (Image Credit: Space.com) One way to find water worlds beyond our solar system could be to look for minerals — or more specifically, to study minerals mixed with cool lava on exoplanet surfaces. This is because if water comes […]
UFOs ‘not attributable to foreign adversaries,” new Pentagon report says (Image Credit: Space.com) A release today of the Department of Defense annual report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) comes one day after a witness-based Congressional hearing on the topic. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office’s Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena is required […]
The ISS Is Leaking Air—And NASA and Russia Can’t Agree Why (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) For the past five years, air has been escaping through a Russian section of the International Space Station (ISS) at an increasing rate. NASA and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, are still in disagreement over the root cause of […]
First-Ever ‘Einstein Zig-Zag’ Found in Space Could Help Solve the Universe’s Expansion Mystery (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A light source in space originally believed to be a galaxy bending light from a distant active galactic core is actually an extremely rare and first-of-its-kind gravitational lens, according to a team of researchers that studied […]
The Leonid meteor shower peaks as the supermoon wanes (Image Credit: Phys.org) Leonid meteors are seen streaking across the sky over snow-capped Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain, in this 7-minute exposure photo taken, Nov. 19, 2001. Credit: AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File It’s a treat to see a supermoon. But that bright glowing […]
Student-led study reveals extraterrestrial explosions may blow hot and cold (Image Credit: Phys.org) Titan’s thick atmosphere blocks views of its surface, creating images like the view of Titan in the center. Instead, astronomers use infrared technology to create visual approximations of its appearance. Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech/Space Science Institute/University of Nantes/University of Arizona Mount […]
Mapping changes in the ionosphere with smartphones (Image Credit: Phys.org) Ionospheric TEC features seen by phones and comparisons with other instruments. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08072-x Aggregated measurements from millions of smartphones could be used to create a comprehensive map of the Earth’s ionosphere, leading to better global positioning systems, according to […]
