Rocket Report: Firefly Delivers for NASA; Polaris Dawn launches this month
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Companies prepare the next generation of space stations for orbit
NASA is working with at least three companies that are designing space stations to replace the International Space Station before
July 2024 New Moon: Dark skies tonight as Earth is furthest from the sun today
The July 2024 new moon occurs today when the Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion.
Rare ‘polar rain’ aurora seen from Earth for first time
An unusually quiet and uneventful Christmas Day aurora observed over the Arctic in 2022 was the result of a ‘rainstorm’
Webb captures a stunning quasar-galaxy merger in the distant universe
Map of the hydrogen (in red and blue) and oxygen (in green) emission lines in the PJ308-21 system, shown after
Researchers solve the mystery of the Antikythera mechanism with modern methods
Last year, Graham Woan knew how he wanted to spend his Christmas break: trying to solve the 2,200-year-old mystery of
‘If it happens, we’re all gone’: An asteroid hitting Earth is a real possibility, needs to be prepared, ISRO chief tells News18
Space agencies across the world are working towards building planetary defense capabilities to protect the Earth from asteroids and ISRO
Ex-NASA scientist reveals they discovered life on Mars in 1970s, but dismissed it
NASA’s Viking was the first American spacecraft to land on Mars and returned images of craters, large volcanoes and giant
Webb Space Telescope captures stunning quasar-galaxy merger in distant universe
An international research team, led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), has used the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe makes 20th closest approach to the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 20th close approach to the sun, reaching an important milestone in its