Space

The orbit boost strat flopped, so NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is locked in for atmospheric reentry later this year. That failed attempt to extend its operational life just sealed the mission…

Carl Sagan points out that the nitrogen in our DNA, calcium in our teeth, iron in our blood, and carbon in our apple pies all come from collapsing stars. The author asserts we are made of material for…

NASA mapped the whole ocean floor using gravity data from space

A nuclear-powered ride to Mars is apparently in the works, with NASA and DARPA backing it and Trump making the call. The target year for that trip is 2028, and the idea is that hopping between planets…

Trump signed an executive order establishing the U.S. Space Academy, a new institution designed to train service members, engineers, and civilians for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

A startup is constructing space mirrors to reflect sunlight onto Earth during nighttime.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is building a $100,000,000,000 spaceport in Louisiana with plans to launch dozens of spaceflights daily starting in the near future right?

Mars is at night with no lights or noise under the Milky Way #NatureScenery

The Five Sisters is formally known as Stephan's Quintet

NASA just shared a look at Mars from 250 million miles away. The shot captures real clouds, but not the usual kind. These are extremely rare Iridescent clouds. It marks the first time this phenomenon …

Earth and the Moon share a stunning bond etched into the cosmos. One sustains life while the other illuminates the dark hours. It is a view that highlights the sheer scale of the universe and undersco…

SpaceX $SPCX just revealed plans for a $100 billion spaceport called "Starbase, Louisiana". The facility is designed to handle thousands of Starship flights annually #ElonMusk

SpaceX is converting a marsh in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, into Starbase. The new Starship factory will feature multiple launch pads and on-site propellant production. This infrastructure aims to su…

Real shots from the surface of Mars courtesy of Perseverance

Phobos takes a bite out of the Sun above Mars in this rover-style recording of one of the planet's rarest sky events. Solar eclipses viewed from the Martian surface are fast, strange, and incomplete a…

How nights on MARS might look

NASA credit for this ISS view of Earth at night

NASA's rover spotted a hidden rock pattern on Mars while exploring the surface. The camera caught an unusual alignment that only revealed itself after a slow zoom, bringing a subtle geological design …

Bro India's ISRO is locked in on a major strat shift. they plan to stop rocket production and transfer the tech straight to private companies instead. this is the kind of industrial planning update th…

Bro China's Chang'e-7 mission is locked in with a hopping robot to explore permanently shadowed lunar craters and search for accessible water ice near the Moon's South Pole

That face-like rock on the Martian surface is a classic case of pareidolia. This phenomenon refers to the human brain's tendency to recognize familiar shapes in random patterns. Low-angle sunlight hit…

Solar eclipse view from space is incredible

NASA just dropped sharper images of Mars

We are voyaging to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

60 Years ago today the first photo of Earth from the Moon was taken. A black and white shot shows a crescent rising over the lunar horizon with the cratered surface in the foreground. #Space

Elon Musk says SpaceX could eventually wind down Falcon once Starship becomes reliable enough to fly several times per week.

Taiwan's first test of a locally developed satellite launch vehicle veered off course shortly after liftoff. The rocket turned away from the sea and crashed into an uninhabited mountain area, causing …

Taiwan's domestically built satellite launch vehicle blew up on its first test. it flew toward the mountains instead of the ocean and triggered the self-destruct system #Taiwan

Earth's orbit is getting crowded fast. Around 18,562 operational satellites are now circling the planet. Add dead satellites and tracked debris to that count and more than 29,000 objects are being mon…

We are outside the Space Station #NatureScenery