Sep 15, 2026 | Metals, Space
Scientists have used an X-ray detector on a sounding rocket, a type of research rocket that flies to the edge of space, then returns to Earth within minutes, to document metal dendrites—the branching structures that form as liquid metal cools—forming in microgravity...
Sep 10, 2026 | Featured, Space
NASA’s long-distance spacecraft-calling network just got a boost. The Deep Space Network (DSN), best known for communicating with distant spacecraft such as Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and New Horizons, added a 114-foot (34-meter) radio-frequency antenna in California,...
Sep 3, 2026 | Dark Matter, Engineering, Space
An analysis from what is known as the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment has recorded a particle interaction that might be bringing scientists just one step closer to answers on the matter of dark matter. As Northwestern explained, researchers said the particle interaction cannot...
Aug 31, 2026 | Featured, Space
Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the...
Aug 27, 2026 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Flight, Space
NASA has revealed a first glimpse of what its next generation of Martian helicopters could look like in action. A new artist’s impression shows three SkyFall aircraft sweeping across the Red Planet as they search for hidden ice beneath the surface. The helicopters are...
Aug 5, 2026 | Featured, Space
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage hit the moon early on Wednesday, creating a fresh impact crater and adding to the growing amount of human-made debris scattered across the lunar surface. The 45-foot (13.8-meter) upper stage struck the moon at around 5,400 mph...
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