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Japan's Interstellar Technologies aims to launch 1st orbital rocket in 2025
Interstellar Technologies Inc. says it is now aiming to launch its Zero Rocket in 2025, with static fire tests due later this year as part of its test program.
Hubble telescope captures a 'ghostly' galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a ghostly haze some 44 million light-years from Earth in the Pavo, or "peacock" constellation.
Fly along with Virgin Galactic's 1st private astronauts on landmark mission (video)
A recently released video gives us an astronaut's-eye view of Virgin Galactic's second-ever commercial spaceflight, which the company aced last week.
Comets
Comets are celestial objects that consist of a nucleus made of ice, dust, and gas, surrounded by a glowing coma and often a tail. They are often referred to as "dirty snowballs" because of their composition. Comets are intriguing astronomical phenomena that have captured human fascination for centuries. Here are some key facts about comets:
Mars Society begins simulated Red Planet mission in Canadian Arctic
The Mars Society continues its series of simulated Red Planet analog missions in the remote Canadian Arctic with its 15th expedition to the remote Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station.
How ordinary spacecraft sensors could improve our understanding of space weather
"It's why we never throw anything away – you don't know what secrets are being stored in the data beamed down from space."
Space mining company developing nuclear reactor and more for moon projects
NASA astronaut Drew Feustel just joined a Canadian space mining company to map out strategy. It's the richest time we've seen in decades for space projects, he says.
A Robot With Expandable Appendages Could Explore Martian Caves And Cliffs
Plenty of areas in the solar system are interesting for scientific purposes but hard to access by traditional rovers. Some of the most prominent are the caves and cliffs of Mars – where exposed strata could hold clues to whether life ever existed on the Red Planet. So far, none of the missions sent there has been able to explore those difficult-to-reach places. But a mission concept from a team at Stanford hopes to change that.
What 1st Canadian astronaut on moon mission is learning from his crewmates (exclusive)
Canada's Jeremy Hansen is gearing up for his first spaceflight — the Artemis 2 moon mission. Here's what he's learning from his three veteran NASA crewmates.
Chandrayaan-3 vs. Luna-25: Are India and Russia racing to the moon’s south pole?
On one hand, this so-called race has no discernable prize — but on the other, it could set the stage for a rich future of lunar exploration.
100-year 'megastorms' on Saturn shower the ringed planet in ammonia rain
Megastorms that rage across Saturn and last for centuries, shaking up the gas giant's deep atmosphere and driving ammonia rains that enrich lower layers.
'Star Trek' creature designer Neville Page on designing aliens and his new book (exclusive)
Space.com spoke with veteran Hollywood creature designer Neville Page on his legacy designing "Star Trek" aliens and Titan's new tribute book to his work.
The August new moon is ideal for spotting stunning deep sky objects tonight
The new moon on Aug. 15 will offer dark skies perfect for skywatchers to hunt out stunning Messier objects like the globular cluster M2, the Butterfly Cluster and the Wild Duck Cluster.
Supersonic tsunamis 3 times as tall as our sun are breaking on a distant 'heartbreak star'
The enormous waves are the result of gravitational tides dragging around stellar material.
New Muon g-2 Result Improves the Measurement by a Factor of 2
At the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (aka. Fermilab), an international team of scientists is conducting some of the most sensitive tests of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The experiment, known as Muon g-2, measures the anomalous magnetic dipole moment of muons, a fundamental particle that is negatively charged (like electrons) but over 200 times as massive. In a recent breakthrough, scientists at Fermilab made the world’s most precise measurement of the muon’s anomalous magnetic moment, improving the precision of their previous measurements by a factor of 2.
Researchers dig deep underground in hopes of finally observing dark matter
Physicists like me don't fully understand what makes up "dark matter." Deep beneath South Dakota, we're trying to change that.
July 2023 was the hottest month since at least 1880, NASA says
In the wake of Hawaii's tragic wildfires, NASA experts discuss our planet's critically rising temperatures.
August Super Blue Moon guide 2023: The biggest and brightest moon of the year snuggles up to Saturn
The Blue Moon of August 2023 rises on Aug. 30, offering skywatchers a second chance to catch a supermoon alongside Saturn in the night sky.
First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history
How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here's what we can learn from history.
'Strange New Worlds' season 2 finale brings back those alien antagonists, the Gorn
The finale of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 2 feels like a lazy lurch over the finishing line after an intriguing, if mixed order, season.
