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James Webb Space Telescope instrument gets ready to probe the universe's chemistry
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is preparing for a deep-space chemistry experiment.
These 3 Lego 'Star Wars' sets are discounted on Amazon UK
These are some of the best Lego 'Star Wars' sets on the market right now, and they're on sale.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in satellite photos
Russian military forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 and have been carrying out deadly attacks across the country ever since. See satellite images of the buildup to Russia's invasion and the resulting destruction in this Space.com gallery.
Space Force plans to send a patrol probe out past the moon
The U.S. military is planning to extend its reach in space to one day patrol the area around the moon.
Gurney Halleck vows revenge in Boom! Studios' new 'Dune: The Waters of Kanly' comic series
Boom! Studios delivers a new "Dune" comic book series from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Francesco Mortarino
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 4 – 12
Evenings see a crescent Moon join Sirius, the brightest start (other than the Sun) in northern skies. For planets, look to the dawn.
Earth from Space: Snowy Pyrenees
Today, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Pyrenees Mountains in southwest Europe. The mountain range forms a natural border between France and Spain with the small, landlocked country of Andorra sandwiched in between.
Moon and Mars superoxides for oxygen farming
The dusty faces of the Moon and Mars conceal unseen hazards for future explorers. Areas of highly oxidising material could be sufficiently reactive that they would produce chemical burns on astronauts’ unprotected skin or lungs. Taking inspiration from a pioneering search for Martian life, a Greek team is developing a device to detect these ‘reactive oxygen species’ – as well as harvest sufficient oxygen from them to keep astronauts breathing indefinitely.
Rogue 3-ton rocket will collide with the moon today
The space junk will strike the moon's far side at 7:25 a.m. EST (1225 GMT) on Friday (March 4), setting off a hunt for the crater left behind.
It Turns out, the “Closest Black Hole” System Doesn’t Contain a Black Hole At All
One thousand light-years away is pretty close for a black hole. When researchers discovered a black hole at that distance in 2019, it caught the attention of other astronomers and other interested people. It was the first black hole-hosting stellar system to be seen with the naked eye.
How to Search for Life as we Don’t Know it
The fields of extrasolar planet studies and astrobiology have come a long way in recent years. To date, astronomers have confirmed the existence of 4,935 exoplanets in 3,706 star systems, with another 8,709 candidates awaiting confirmation. With so many planets to study, next-generation instruments, and improved data analysis, the focus is transitioning from discovery to characterization. With the James Webb Space Telescope now deployed, these fields are about to advance much farther!
Russia stops rocket engine sales to US as space cooperation frays
The decades-old space partnership between Russia and the West may be going up in smoke, another victim of the invasion of Ukraine.
Neutron stars release warm winds as they devour companion stars
Neutron stars release powerful warm winds after chowing down on a nearby stellar companion, new research shows.
'Star Trek: Picard' won't 'press forward' with the synthetic storyline, producer Akiva Goldsman says
"Star Trek: Picard" executive producer Akiva Goldsman comments a potentially game-changing transformation from season 1.
Seven of Nine grapples with her humanity in 'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2, SFX reveals
SFX Magazine sits down with "Star Trek: Picard's" Jeri Ryan to learn what’s on tap for Seven of Nine in the new season.
NASA Wants Your Ideas on How to Keep Trash-Burning Reactors Working for Future Missions to Mars!
In 2033, NASA hopes to make the next great leap in space exploration by sending the first crewed mission to Mars. Additional missions will launch every two years, coinciding with when Mars is in “Opposition” (closest to Earth), to establish a research outpost on the Martian surface. Naturally, many challenges need to be dealt with first, such as logistics, radiation protection, and ensuring enough food, water, and air for the astronauts.
After another Starlink mission, SpaceX on pace for one launch per week this year
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exceeds the speed of sound Thursday, about minute after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center with 47 Starlink internet satellites. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
Another batch of 47 internet satellites launched Thursday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, heading into the sky to join SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network on the company’s ninth mission in nine weeks, keeping pace with a goal of around 50 Falcon flights this year.
How a future gravitational wave detector in space will reveal more about the universe
Europe's gravitational wave detector is expected to launch in 2037 to push forward a rapidly growing science field.
Mars Explorers are Going to Need air, and Lots of it. Here’s a Technology That Might Help Them Breath Easy
In situ resource utilization (ISRU) is still a very early science. Therefore, the technology utilized in it could be improved upon. One such technology that created one of the most useful materials for ISRU (oxygen) is MOXIE – the Mars OXygen In-situ Resource Utilization Experiment. A small-scale model of a MOXIE was recently tested on the Perseverance last year. Its primary goal is to create oxygen out of the Martian atmosphere.
British rocket startup's staff helping defend Dnipro, Ukraine's space city
Ukrainian employees of the U.K.-headquartered rocket company Skyrora are helping to defend the space city of Dnipro as it braces for Russian air strikes.
