In its first year on the job, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has performed in ways that can only been described as stellar.
Launching at the tail end of 2021 after years...
In the early 1990s, as NASA was beginning to plan for missions beyond low Earth orbit following the end of the Apollo program, the need for a super heavy-lift launch vehicle became apparent. One...
In the complex and high-stakes world of spaceflight, launching a rocket is an immensely challenging undertaking that demands meticulous planning, rigorous testing, and flawless execution. Among the most crucial pre-launch activities is the...
Astronomers have proposed a new theory to explain the origin of phosphorus, one of the elements important for life on Earth. The theory suggests a type of stellar explosion known as ONe novae as...
Satellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space Weather.
Researchers investigating the space...
This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air...
SpaceX's next Starship megarocket officially has a license to fly. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday (June 4) issued a launch license to SpaceX...
The discovery of Gliese 12 b, a planet similar to Venus and only 40 light-years away, offers new prospects for understanding life-supporting conditions in...
Just like the moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the sun, galaxies orbit each other according to the predictions of cosmology.
For example,...