Astronomers Find the Oldest Planetary Nebula
Planetary nebulae are short-lived “leftovers” of sun-like stars. Most of these “star ghosts” only last—at most—about 25,000 years. Usually, their clouds of debris disperse...
The Geology at Jezero Crater is Even More Complex Than Scientists Were Expecting
On February 18th, 2021, the Perseverance rover landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars. Since then, Perseverance has been exploring the region in search...
Problem Solved! Voyager 1 is no Longer Sending Home Garbled Data!
Earlier this year, the teams attached to the Voyager 1 mission noticed that the venerable spacecraft was sending weird readouts about its attitude articulation...
A Merger Completely Shut Down Star Formation
What’s the recipe for forming stars? Yep, lots of gas and dust. Galaxies rich in these materials get to make a lot of stars....
NASA Will Try Again on September 3 For First Launch of Artemis
After reviewing the data from Monday’s scrubbed launch attempt for the Space Launch System/Artemis- 1 test flight, NASA’s Mission Management Team feels the rocket...
What is ISRU, and How Will it Help Human Space Exploration?
As Artemis 1 prepares for its maiden launch with the goal of putting astronauts back on the Moon’s surface within the next few years,...
Science Fiction was an Inspiration for Many Professional Astronomers
What do MINBAR, TARDIS, Cardassian Expansion, BoRG, DS9, Tatooines, and ACBAR all have in common? They’re names of astronomical surveys and software created by...
New Perseverance Rock Samples Were Altered by Water. They’ll be Coming Back to Earth in the Sample Return Mission
The Perseverance rover is enjoying a bit of a winning streak lately! For the past year and a half, the rover has been exploring...
SpaceX nails 150th Falcon recovery attempt on Starlink Group 3-4
SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on their Starlink Group 3-4 mission. Launching from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E)...
NASA calls off first attempt at launching its mega Moon rocket
Artemis 1 shortly after its first launch attempt was scrubbed. A small storm system moved in shortly thereafter. Credit: Derek Richarson / Spaceflight Insider...