ALMA Finds a Galaxy Like Our Own in the Early Universe

SPACE 08.12.2020 22:20 PM

After pouring through data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/ submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of astronomers has found a distant galaxy similar to our own Milky Way.

Spacepower is a New Military Might, According to the US Space Force Doctrine

08.11.2020 11:45 AM

The United States Space Force (USSF) has officially rolled out its capstone doctrine, titled "Spacepower," on Monday, August 10.

After 50 Years, Earth Receives Laser Signals From the Moon

08.11.2020 07:30 AM

50 years after the first glass panel was installed on the Moon, laser beam signals were picked up at a station in France. Scientists can now measure the precise and changing distance between the Moon and Earth amongst other measurements.

UK's First Commercial Rocket Launch Is Set to Lift off From the Shetland Islands in 2021

08.11.2020 06:20 AM

Lockheed Martin is moving its $30.7 million (£23.5 million) grant to the island of Unst as a location of a space port for the UK's first commercial rocket launch in 2021.

Dwarf Planet Ceres May Have Been an Ocean World

08.11.2020 06:00 AM

NASA scientists confirm the presence of liquid water on the icy, Pluto-like dwarf planet Ceres. The planet's craters have bright spots full of evidence that water evaporated from beneath the surface, leaving salt residues.

NASA to Remove “Insensitive” and “Harmful” Names

08.08.2020 22:53 PM

NASA has announced that it will drop nicknames that are "insensitive" and "harmful" for space objects in a move to address systemic discrimination and inequality.

The Perseid Meteor Shower's Peak Is Just Days Away!

08.08.2020 06:30 AM

Although the Northern hemisphere will get the best view of the Perseids, the Southern hemisphere can still enjoy the show a few hours later. Here are a few things to keep in mind when getting ready for this year's celestial show.

Gigantic Wave of Poisonous Tsunami Captured Crossing Across Venus

08.06.2020 22:55 PM

Japanese Venus orbiter Akatsuki captured a photo of a never before seen huge atmospheric wave in Venus that extends to 4,660 miles and has been occurring since 1983.

China Launches Two New Satellites From The Gobi Desert

08.06.2020 11:20 AM

China is taking no breaks in its space program as it recently launched a pair of satellites on Thursday, August 6.

Space Junk May Now Be Monitored, Even During the Day

08.05.2020 11:26 AM

Scientists have found a new way to monitor space junk surrounding earth, even in daylight. Scientists have found a new way to monitor space junk surrounding earth, even in daylight.

Other Stars Can Support Up To Seven Habitable Planets

08.05.2020 08:40 AM

One of the goals of exoplanetary science is detecting other habitable planets similar to our own Earth. A new study provides insight into the rate of these "new Earths" occurring around other stars - with some of them supporting up to seven of these planets.

SpaceX Starship SN5 Completes Its 150m Hop

08.05.2020 07:40 AM

SpaceX has just completed a 150-meter hop for its Starship SN5, the prototype for its Mars spacecraft, on Tuesday afternoon, August 4.

Sending Something to Space? Book Your Launch Now in Spaceflight Inc. and Avail Their Latest Offers

08.05.2020 07:00 AM

The leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider has announced its latest programs to provide greater flexibility for a more frequent, reliable, and cost-effective ways to get spacecraft on orbit.

British CEO Richard Branson Is Set to Leave Earth in 2021

08.04.2020 23:00 PM

Sir Richard Branson, the English business magnate behind the Virgin Group, is set to go to space. He's travelling using his space company's maiden voyage, igniting another avenue for commercial space travel.

Ice Sheets Created Mars Valleys, Not Rivers

08.04.2020 10:00 AM

A new study published Monday, August 3, on Nature Geoscience suggests that it was ice sheets that carved Mars valleys and not rivers.