NASA and Roscosmos plan to fly two more Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX missions this year and in 2024.
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The big reveal: What's ahead in returning samples from Mars?
The Mars Sample Return mission is an ambitious endeavor that could see Martian geological specimens returned to Earth to search for signs of life on the Red Planet.
A Tadpole-Shaped Cloud of Gas is Whirling Around a Black Hole
In the 1930s, astrophysicists theorized that at the end of their life cycle, particularly massive stars would collapse, leaving behind remnants of infinite mass and density. As a proposed resolution to Einstein’s field equations (for his Theory of General Relativity), these objects came to be known as “black holes” because nothing (even light) could escape them. By the 1960s, astronomers began to infer the existence of these objects based on the observable effects they have on neighboring objects and their surrounding environment.
The Neutron Star That Thinks It’s a Black Hole
Black holes and neutron stars are among the odder denizens of the cosmic zoo. They’re both dense collections of matter and, except for supermassive black holes, are the end states of massive stars. Fundamentally, they’re two different types of objects that are detectable via the activity in the accretion disks that form around them. Astronomers recently observed an object that acted like a black hole but turned out to be a neutron star. The clues lay in the accretion disk surrounding it.
Carina Nebula twinkles in gorgeous new view from Hubble (photo)
Twinkling stars blanket this new view of the Carina Nebula, a vast cloud of dust and gas that lies 7,500 light-years from Earth.
UAE's 1st long-duration astronaut sets sights on moon and Mars
Sultan Al Neyadi blasted off March 2 as part of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission, and says his International Space Station mission will get the UAE ready for the moon and Mars.
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity sees dazzling 'sun rays' over Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity Rover has caught its first image of the sunset on Mars as it began a new campaign observing clouds over the Red Planet at twilight.
China builds huge propellant tank for massive future rocket (photos)
China has produced a 33-foot-wide (10 meters) class propellant tank as it works toward building a super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
Nikon Travelite EX 8x25 binoculars review
Though too small for serious skywatching, these compact binoculars provide pleasing night sky views for the casual stargazer.
Are There Better Ways to Communicate with Mars?
Mars is a long way from Earth, making it challenging to communicate with. That difficult communication is becoming ever more important as we launch more and more craft to the Red Planet. It will become absolutely critical when we send actual people there. So what can be done to increase the speed of communications between our solar system’s blue and red planets? A paper from researchers primarily based in Spain looks at different networking topologies that could help solve some of the communication problems.
Bring historic NASA missions to your fingertips with new ORLY nail polishes
ORLY has introduced a new line of polishes and wrap sets that aims at putting some of NASA's greatest missions not only at, but on your fingertips.
Space Ambition now interactive!
The interactive version of the Space Ambition book is now online, featuring all the content and images included in the hardcover edition.
Watch the Milky Way’s Black Hole Spaghettify a Cloud
Two decades of observations show a dusty gas cloud elongating as it approaches our galaxy's supermassive black hole.
Dark energy could lead to a second (and third, and fourth) Big Bang, new research suggests
Scientists have proposed a way that the universe could stop expanding, ending in a 'Big Crunch' that resets space and time as we know it.
Make the Kessel Run for $100 less with this Lego UCS Millennium Falcon deal
This ultimate collector series Lego Millennium Falcon can be yours in less than 12 parsecs for a price we've not seen in a long, long time.
Alien & Star Trek fandoms forged the world of new space game Scars Above
Scars Above pits a scientist against numerous, mysterious aliens on a rich world.
Russia's war on Ukraine has caused lasting damage to international spaceflight cooperation
Russia's invasion of Ukraine over a year ago has caused serious damage to Russia's ability to participate in international space ventures.
Don't miss March's Full Worm Moon in the sky tonight
March's full moon, often referred to as the "Worm Moon," rises after sunset on Monday and reaches its peak, shining its brightest in the early hours of Tuesday (March 7).
Galileo, how you’ve grown!
Today Galileo is the world’s most precise satellite navigation system, delivering metre-level accuracy, and if you are a modern smartphone owner then you – like nearly four billion others around the world – are among its users. This week we are celebrating that almost exactly a decade ago, on 12 March 2013, Europe for the first time ever was able to determine a position on the ground using only its own independent navigation system, Galileo.
Japan’s flagship H3 rocket fails on first test flight
Japan’s first H3 rocket lifts off on an ill-fated test flight with the ALOS 3 Earth observation satellite. Credit: JAXA
Japan’s first H3 rocket, designed to launch satellites and resupply space stations, fell back to Earth Monday (U.S. time) after its second stage engine failed to ignite five minutes into the new launcher’s inaugural test flight, destroying the rocket and a three-ton Earth observation spacecraft.
