The story behind Pluto’s huge moon bodes well for distant ocean worlds (Image Credit: Mashable) Unlike how scientists believe Earth’s moon formed billions of years ago, Pluto and its biggest moon, Charon, didn’t have a messy breakup. New computer simulations show the primitive dwarf planet and the object that struck it likely […]
Stunning new images of Mercury show the scorched planet’s north pole (Image Credit: Mashable) New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched world in fascinating up-close detail. SEE ALSO: Is Mercury in retrograde? Yes, but there’s a catch. The […]
Space calendar 2025: Here are the moments you won’t want to miss (Image Credit: Mashable) Though 2025 won’t mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon. How many of these moon […]
NASA asked for cheaper ways to get Mars samples. It had one all along. (Image Credit: Mashable) NASA will investigate two new approaches to bring its Mars samples to Earth through a mission proposal that is less expensive and technically complicated. The space agency will flesh out options that could either involve […]
Ovzon participates in major initiative on future mobile communication solutions (Image Credit: Sat News) Ovzon, together with a range of other leading companies, authorities, and organizations, will participate in a major initiative focusing on mobile communication solutions expected to be in use during the 2030s. The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) […]
SpaceX’s first of 2025 Starlink Group 6-71 smallsats launched on Monday (Image Credit: Sat News) On Monday, January 6 at 3:43 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit to add to the constellation, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos […]
SpaceX’s busy week with launch of Starlink’s Group 12-11 smallsats on Wednesday (Image Credit: Sat News) Internet from Space for Humans on EarthCelebrating people using Starlink in interesting ways — epic and everyday. SpaceX is ready for another launch on Wednesday, January 8 at 7:24 am – 11:55 am PST, 3:24 PM […]
Elon Musk Trying to Scrap NASA’s Moon Program (Image Credit: futurism-com) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for NASA to ditch its Artemis program, arguing that the “Moon is a distraction” and that “we’re going straight to Mars” instead in a recent tweet — and directly contradicting the agency’s long-established plans. In a […]
Scientists predicted this star would explode. It’s bucked expectations. (Image Credit: Mashable) For centuries, stargazers have watched a new star light up in the sky. Just days later, it vanishes. Today we call the star system responsible T Coronae Borealis, “T CrB” for short, or the “Blaze Star.” It fires up around […]
Carter’s UFO hounded him for years. Few knew his expertise in astronomy. (Image Credit: Mashable) After calls with foreign leaders, rap sessions with lawmakers, and long classified briefings with advisers, President Jimmy Carter would often escape to the roof of the White House. There his son Jeffrey had set up a tracking […]
