Hycean planets may be able to host life even though they’re outside what scientists consider the regular habitable zone. Their thick atmospheres can trap enough heat to keep the oceans warm even though they’re not close to their stars.
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Trio of mini moon rovers pass key tests ahead of upcoming lunar launch (photos)
The CADRE rovers, destined for the next Intuitive Machines mission to the moon, are able to work together thanks to cooperative software.
Starship Reaches Orbit on SpaceX’s Third Test but Breaks Up on Re-Entry
After falling short in its first two attempts, SpaceX got its Starship super-rocket to an orbital altitude today during the launch system’s third integrated flight test. Now it just has to work on the landing.
NASA enlists citizen scientists to help solve solar mysteries during the total solar eclipse 2024
The Eclipse Megamovie Project 2024 will enlist citizen scientists to photograph the total solar eclipse and solve the mystery of solar jets and plumes.
Taking Earth’s temperature from space
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Climate change exacerbates droughts by making them more frequent, longer, and more severe. This can have a wide range of impacts on the environment, agriculture, ecosystems and communities including water scarcity, crop failure and food shortages.
'Like planning a giant wedding:' How NASA astronaut Anil Menon helped SpaceX with 1st U.S. splashdown in 45 years (exclusive)
In 2020, while COVID was at its height, two NASA astronauts splashed down in a SpaceX Crew Dragon for the first time ever. New agency astronaut Anil Menon was on the medical team.
Shoebox-sized Milani CubeSat joining Hera asteroid mission
The shoebox-sized Milani CubeSat, which will perform close-up mineral prospecting of the Dimorphos asteroid, is ready for delivery to ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence. The spacecraft will carry Milani and a second CubeSat, the Juventas radar imaging spacecraft for probing into the target asteroid, which together will be ESA’s first CubeSats to operate in deep space.
Webb Telescope Reveals Worlds in the Farthest Reaches of the Solar System
James Webb Space Telescope data on distant worlds confirm some solar system formation hypotheses and confuse others.
Can you solve NASA's Pi Day challenge?
Hungry for Pi? Check out NASA's Pi Day challenge and put your wits to the test solving problems just like NASA scientists and engineers.
Arctic Weather Satellite tested for life in orbit
ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite has passed its environmental test campaign with flying colours – meaning that the satellite has been declared fit for liftoff and its life in the harsh environment of space.
From Munich to the Moon
The European mission control centre near Munich, Germany, is set to undergo a transformation into a Moon mission control centre, tasked with supporting operations for missions to a lunar space station, the lunar surface and beyond.
Live coverage: SpaceX prepares for third flight test of its Starship rocket from southern Texas
SpaceX Starship rocket stands ready to launch on its third integrated flight test from southern Texas. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now
SpaceX’s Starship rocket is poised to take to the skies over Texas for a third time Thursday morning. The launch is moving forward thanks to the final approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, which issued its supporting documents Wednesday afternoon.
NASA and Boeing Release New Rendering of their X-66 Sustainable Experimental Airliner
Climate change is arguably the single greatest threat facing the world today. According to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), average global temperatures are set to increase between 1.5 and 2 °C (2.7 to 3.6 °F) by mid-century. To restrict global temperatures to an increase of 1.5 C and avoid the worst-case scenarios, the nations of the world need to achieve net zero emissions by then. Otherwise, things will get a lot worse before they get better, assuming they ever do.
FAA grants license for SpaceX's March 14 Starship launch
The FAA has awarded a license for the third-ever launch of SpaceX's Starship megarocket, which is scheduled for 8 a.m. ET on Thursday (March 14).
Webb Sees a Star-Forming Region Blowing Vast Bubbles
Star birth is a messy and chaotic event. Some of the process remains well hidden behind clouds of gas and dust that make up star-forming regions. However, part of it happens in wavelengths of light we can detect, such as visible light and infrared. It’s an intricate process that the Webb telescope (JWST) can study in detail.
Canon EOS R8 vs Sony A7C II: Which should you buy?
Each marketed as its brand's 'smallest full-frame camera', we're comparing the Sony A7C II with the Canon EOS R8 to find out which one is worth investing in.
What Can We Learn Flying Through the Plumes at Enceladus?
In the next decade, space agencies will expand the search for extraterrestrial life beyond Mars, where all of our astrobiology efforts are currently focused. This includes the ESA’s JUpiter ICy moon’s Explorer (JUICE) and NASA’s Europa Clipper, which will fly past Europa and Ganymede repeatedly to study their surfaces and interiors. There’s also NASA’s proposed Dragonfly mission that will fly to Titan and study its atmosphere, methane lakes, and the rich organic chemistry happening on its surface. But perhaps the most compelling destination is Enceladus and the lovely plumes emanating from its southern polar region.
Dark Energy Camera captures record-breaking image of a dead star's scattered remains
The Vela supernova remnant looks breathtaking in this image from the powerful DECam, revealing intricacies in debris that resulted from the destruction of a massive star 11,000 years ago.
What Will the Weather Be on the Day of the Total Solar Eclipse?
Eclipse weather expert Jay Anderson shares the long-range outlook for eclipse day as well as instructions on how to look at weather forecasts closer to April 8th.
Sky-Watcher 200P EQ5 telescope review
The Sky-Watcher 200P (with EQ5 mount) is a quality telescope to capture affordable, quality views of the universe.
