NASA just hailed its Voyager 2 probe in interstellar space for the first time in more than seven months.
Astronomers trace mysterious space radio waves to a source within our galaxy
In April, a group of astronomers spotted a short, powerful blast of radio waves coming from outer space and then successfully found where it was coming from: a powerful object within our own galaxy. It’s the first time scientists have been able to pinpoint these mysterious radio waves coming from […]
Mars Might Have Abducted Our Moon’s Twin
101429, you’re old enough to know this… You’re adopted!
NASA’s Juno spacecraft spots ‘sprites’ and ‘elves’ dancing in Jupiter’s atmosphere
Just in time for Halloween, NASA announced results from the space agency’s Juno mission that suggest “sprites” or “elves” could be frolicking in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere.
Distant alien planets could be turned into dark matter detectors
Dark matter could be detected on alien worlds orbiting distant suns, a new study suggests.
An Extreme Simulation of the Universe’s First Stars
For astronomers, astrophysicists, and cosmologists, the ability to spot the first stars that formed in our Universe has always been just beyond reach. On the one hand, there are the limits of our current telescopes and observatories, which can only see so far. The farthest object ever observed was MACS […]
New initiative to promote satellite servicing and in-space assembly technologies
Air Force opens new laboratory to test satellite components
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate will use the new facility to test advanced composite materials and structures.