What’s in the sky this month? The Moon occults Mars and the Pleiades, plus Mars reaches opposition
A composite shows the Dec. 7, 2022, occultation of Mars by the Moon. Although the time-lapse image makes it look...
Space Exploration
FCC allocates additional spectrum for commercial launches
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission has formally allocated additional spectrum for launch applications, fulfilling a provision in a bill...
Red and Green Aurora Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere
Peering through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image on Oct. 7,...
‘Ambitious climate action is more urgent than ever:’ 3 Climate records broken in 2024
The year 2024 has been another challenging one for Earth's climate, marked by record temperatures, extreme weather events, and urgent...
The most exciting space missions coming in 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in May 2020. Credit:...
Auroras, solar eclipse, Starship – 3 space stories make Google’s Breakout Searches of 2024 (video)
Google — Year in Search 2024 - YouTube Watch On Need ideas for what to wear to a holiday party...
Lunar Trailblazer will make macro-measurements of the lunar surface in 2025
Lunar Trailblazer will make macro-measurements of the lunar surface in 2025 by Cesar Leon | Ph.D. Student of Planetary Geology,...
JWST reveals surprising surface chemistry is occurring on Pluto’s moon Charon
Back to Article List The space telescope spotted both carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of this distant...
Will 2025 be the year of Starship? SpaceX’s megarocket is growing up.
SpaceX's Starship megarocket may come into its own in 2025.The 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship is the biggest and most powerful...
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