During an event at 10 a.m. EDT Friday, May 19, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, the agency will announce the company selected to develop a sustainable human landing system for the Artemis V Moon mission. The human landing system will take astronauts to and from Gateway in lunar orbit to […]
Bold proposal aims to bring NASA’s deep-space Spitzer telescope back to life
A division of the U.S. Space Force wants to bring NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope back, three years after the observatory was shut down to help free up resources for the James Webb Space Telescope.
Make eyes at Messier 64, the Black Eye Galaxy
There are so many bright galaxies to choose from in springtime, but one you definitely shouldn’t miss is the marvellous ‘Black Eye Galaxy’, or Messier 64.
Watch Nick Fury return in this ‘Secret Invasion’ behind-the-scenes featurette from Marvel Studios (video)
Marvel Studios has dropped a fresh behind-the-scenes trailer for June’s “Secret Invasion” series, offering a glimpse as Nick Fury’s return.
Overnight launch adds 56 more satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink fleet
Fifty-six more Starlink internet satellites lifted off early Sunday atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on SpaceX’s 32nd launch of the year.
50 years ago, Skylab launched into orbit. See what it meant to an astronaut on a space station now.
Stephen Bowen remembers seeing Skylab fly overhead. At eight years old, Bowen’s experience fueled his interest in spaceflight. Little did he know where that would take him 50 years later.
Globular cluster mystery may be explained by short-lived ultra-massive suns
Webb telescope observations indicate super-massive stars in an infant galaxy that may explain the elemental abundances in globular clusters.
Media, Public Invited to Meet Solvers in NASA Space Food Challenge
NASA will announce the second phase winners of its Deep Space Food Challenge, a global competition to help develop innovative food systems for future spacefarers on long-term exploration missions, on Friday, May 19.
Carl Sagan film ‘Voyagers’ casts Andrew Garfield of ‘Spider-Man’ fame to play beloved astronomer
Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star as Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan in the upcoming film “Voyagers” about the legendary astronomer.
The Sky This Week: Ceres stands still
Spy the asteroid belt’s largest member and watch the Moon cover Jupiter from May 12 to 19.