The European Proba-3 spacecraft pair has created its first artificial solar eclipse. Total solar eclipses are not only awe-inspiring celestial phenomena — they are also crucial scientific opportunities. These rare events allow researchers to investigate the solar corona, the Sun’s … Read More
A startup’s $70M rocket could turn the solar system into a shipping lane. Here’s what’s behind the bold plan. A U.K.-based space propulsion startup has revealed an ambitious new vision for a nuclear fusion rocket that could significantly reduce the … Read More
So far, there hasn’t been a recorded case of falling space debris hitting an airplane, but if it were to occur, the consequences would likely be disastrous. And according to a recent study, the threat to aircraft is only increasing. … Read More
As humanity’s silent envoy to the cosmos, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft continues its lonely voyage into the vast expanse of interstellar space. Recently, this iconic probe reached yet another extraordinary milestone: it officially surpassed the 25 billion kilometer mark—a distance … Read More
Expert who has written a book on how to defend Earth against asteroids suggested the possible way to protect ourselves is to let it hit us. Within just two months, we’ve learned that a ‘city-destroying’ asteroid, roughly the size of … Read More
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been offering us a breathtaking new perspective on the Universe since its launch. This latest image of the protostar HH30 reveals stunning new details, thanks to JWST. Originally discovered with the Hubble Space … Read More