Hypersonic Reentry: How OSIRIS-REx Transformed Space Science

The OSIRIS-REx mission achieved a significant milestone by returning the first U.S. asteroid sample, accompanied by groundbreaking research. A large-scale observation campaign, involving over 80 collaborators and 400 sensors, provided…

MIT Unveils Breakthrough in Detecting Tiny Asteroids, Boosting Planetary Defense

An artist’s illustration of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealing, in the infrared, a population of small main-belt asteroids. Credit: Ella Maru and Julien de Wit Researchers at MIT have developed a…

Illuminating the Abyss: Photon Rings and the Future of Black Hole Imaging

Using a global array of radio telescopes, astronomers captured the first-ever image of a black hole. Future plans involve moving part of the telescope into space and using advanced laser…

Disturbing simulation shows what happens to your head if you end up in space without a suit

The video gives a gruesome yet fascinating insight into the human body’s response to the extreme conditions of space A chilling simulation is making waves online, revealing the horrifying reality…

Hubble Telescope sees ‘weird things’ in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

A Hubble Space Telescope image of the core of quasar 3C 273. A coronagraph on Hubble blocks out the glare coming from the supermassive black hole at the heart of…

Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars

An asteroid hitting a neutron star could release enough energy to power humanity for 100 million years, more than enough to explain fast radio bursts! a large space rock slams…

Falcon 9 reaches a flight rate 30 times higher than shuttle at 1/100th the cost

The Falcon 9 rocket is truly delivering on the promise of rapid, reusable launch. A Falcon 9 rocket launches its 400th successful mission on Nov. 26, 2024. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX…