Astrovan Needs New Design for Artemis Mission, and NASA is Open for Suggestions

Medicine & Technology Oct 04, 2021

A new challenge was put up by NASA, encouraging experts to develop a next-gen design of the Astrovan for the Artemis mission's trip to the moon.

BepiColombo Spacecraft Shares Rare Images of Mercury Craters After a ‘Flawless’ Flyby

Oct 02, 2021

In a flyby, the European Space Agency's BepiColombo probe obtained its first close-up view of Mercury, revealing a rocky world riddled with craters.

Mercury Mission: Japan and Europe's BepiColombo Will Attempt Flyby at the Nearest Point Tonight

Oct 01, 2021

A new spacecraft bound to Mercury called BepiColombo is expected to reach the nearest point to the planet tonight.

James Webb Space Telescope Will Finally Take-Off on December After Decade-Long Delay; NASA and ESA Sets Sun-Earth Lagrange Point as First Stop

Sep 08, 2021

NASA and ESA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope will finally launch in December 18, 2021 after a decade-long delay.

Sword and Heart: Hubble Space Telescope's WFC3 Captures Herbig-Haro Object HH111

Aug 31, 2021

A discovery by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the image from a rare Herbig-Haro object charted at the great constellation of Orion. The phenomenon was dubbed a 'blue sword' piercing through a 'celestial heart.'

Not the Glutton That You Think: Black Holes Do Not Swallow Everything in Space

Aug 16, 2021

Researchers said that black holes can have a bending light around them. They coincidentally proved that Einstein's theory of general relativity is real and that not everything in space cannot escape a black hole.

ESA's Juice Spacecraft Arrives in Toulouse Before Departing to Jupiter With Scientific Instruments

Aug 13, 2021

The European Space Agency will conduct the Juice probe's final testing and assembly in Toulouse before sending it to Jupiter for a nine-year mission.

Venus Flyby: ESA's Solar Orbiter Visits Earth's Hottest Neighbor for the Second Time But Fails to Capture Images of the Planet

Aug 10, 2021

Solar Orbiter successfully completed its second Venus flyby 33 hours before BepiColombo's flyby. The spacecraft is 5,000 miles from Venus and will now head to its main mission, the Sun.

Double Venus Flyby Offers New Opportunity to Study Earth's Hottest Neighbor At Two Different Locations

Aug 08, 2021

All eyes set on Venus as two flybys by Solar Orbiter and BeopiColombo are set to happen this week as a bonus before the two probes reach their main missions in the Solar System.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Releases New Images of Dazzling Spiral Galaxy

Aug 07, 2021

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has recently released new images of a spiral galaxy that allows astronomers to better understand how stars manifest from clouds of dust and cold gas.

Blob: Brainless Single-Cell Slime Mold Sent to Space to be Observed in Microgravity

Aug 05, 2021

A brainless slime mold named Blob will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the investigation of how microgravity will affect life. It will be carried into space aboard an uncrewed spaceship alongside other science experiments.

Scientists Identify Bending Lights Around Supermassive Black Hole; Study Accidentally Proves Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

Aug 02, 2021

A new study captures a black hole bending light around it. The findings on the research paper coincidentally prove Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Carbon Fiber Based Rocket Tanks the Future of Space Travel, Says ESA

Jul 29, 2021

Novel research headed by MT Aerospace, Germany, developed a lightweight material that is leak-proof and can sustain cryogenic pressure that would lead to more cost-efficient rocket tank materials.

Is European Robotic Arm Ready for Space? Astronomers Explain How This Feature Works

Jul 07, 2021

Engineers installed ESA’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) onto the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and it is now ready for its flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA Human Landing System Rents Crafts and Gears for Upcoming Moon Landing, Commercial Services Bid

Jul 05, 2021

Commercial biddings are now at hand as a senate bill requires two potential landing services to cater spaceships and suits to the upcoming lunar mission, Artemis.