Starship engine 'crisis' poses possible bankruptcy risk for SpaceX, Elon Musk says: report By Mike Wall 01 December 2021 Elon Musk thinks that problems with SpaceX's Raptor engine production pose potentially dire consequences for the company, according to media reports.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on track for Dec. 22 launch By Elizabeth Howell 01 December 2021 The generational observatory is nearly ready for space after years of delays.
This pair of merging black holes is the closest to Earth we've ever found By Tereza Pultarova 01 December 2021 A pair of supermassive black holes that will soon become one has been discovered hiding in a nearby galaxy.
Watch a black hole rip 4 stars to shreds in epic new NASA simulation By Brandon Specktor 30 November 2021 NASA astronomers flung 8 stars into a black hole's path in a new simulation that tests the limits of stellar survival in the face of space's most destructive objects
This doomed alien planet has a year that lasts just 16 hours — and it's getting faster By Meghan Bartels 30 November 2021 Astronomers spotted a new gas giant with the shortest known orbit. The world takes just 16 hours to circle its star — but someday, the dance may come to an abrupt end.
Earth's earliest water may have come from solar wind and space rocks By Tereza Pultarova 30 November 2021 Samples from asteroid Itokawa collected by a Japanese space probe suggest that Earth's water may have come from the sun.
This hot 'stream' of star gas will collide with our galaxy sooner than we thought By Brandon Specktor 29 November 2021 Researchers rewound the history of the Magellanic Stream, and found it is 5 times closer to Earth that previously thought
NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030 — and you can help By Brandon Specktor 29 November 2021 NASA and the Department of Energy hope to put a nuclear fission reactor on the moon by 2030, and they need your help.
How would we give aliens directions to Earth? By Joanna Thompson 27 November 2021 Giving aliens directions to Earth might be tricky, but scientists have some ideas for how to do it.
Hubble telescope captures stunning image of the star-forming Prawn Nebula By Samantha Mathewson 26 November 2021 The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Prawn Nebula floating through deep space.
TRAPPIST-1 solar system that's home to potentially habitable planets was not bombarded by rocks like early Earth By Tereza Pultarova 26 November 2021 Earthlike planets that dance in sync around a nearby dim star couldn't have been bombarded by space rocks in their early formative years like our planet was, a study suggests.
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Never-before-seen rocks found in these exoplanet graveyards By Harry Baker 24 November 2021 Researchers studying the atmospheres of white dwarfs have discovered previously unknown rock types which made up the exoplanets that once surrounded the stellar remnants.
Alien organisms could hitch a ride on our spacecraft and contaminate Earth, scientists warn By Patrick Pester 24 November 2021 Scientists warn that increased space exploration raises the risk that alien organisms will invade Earth and that Earth organisms will invade other planets.
NASA's asteroid-deflecting DART mission just launched on a one-way trip to collide with a space rock By Mindy Weisberger 24 November 2021 The DART spacecraft launched this morning on its mission to the binary asteroid Didymos, where it will collide with the space rock for science.
Russian anti-satellite missile test draws condemnation from space companies and countries By Chelsea Gohd 23 November 2021 Across the globe, nations and space companies alike are speaking out about Russia's anti-satellite (ASAT) test that forced astronauts in space to take cover.
'False fossils' littered across Mars may complicate the search for life on Red Planet By Harry Baker 22 November 2021 Researchers warn that there are dozens of potential false biosignatures on Mars that could hinder the search for alien life.
The James Webb Space Telescope: Origins, design and mission objectives By Andrew May 22 November 2021 Reference NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be the most powerful in history, giving us the deepest ever view into space.
How many black holes are there in the universe? By Paul Sutter 22 November 2021 In a recent study, researchers determined that about 1% of all the "normal" (that is, not dark) matter in the universe is bound up inside black holes.
Watch the entire Beaver Moon lunar eclipse in 1 minute time-lapse By Elizabeth Howell 22 November 2021 It was the longest partial eclipse in 580 years.
