How climate change could make Earth’s space junk problem even worse?

Growing concentrations of greenhouse gases are making the upper atmosphere thinner, decreasing its ability to pull space junk out of orbit. As a result, far fewer satellites will be able…

Sunita Williams return LIVE: Astronauts pack up for Earth, prepare to undock from ISS

Sunita Williams’ Return: After a nine-month-long overstay, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to return to Earth tomorrow, with the crew preparing to undock from the International…

Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore’s return – What happens to astronauts back on earth?

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her crewmate Butch Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth after spending nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their return has been…

Here’s how much Sunita Williams may get paid for 9-month overtime in space

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally returning to Earth after having overstayed at the International Space Station (ISS) for quite a bit.…

NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map entire sky, millions of galaxies

NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX postpones flight to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts following launch pad problem

SpaceX on Wednesday scrubbed the planned launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), delaying the long-awaited return of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and…

128 New Moons Found On Saturn, Total 274; Planet Surpasses Jupiter To Become ‘Moon King’

A total of 128 new moons have been found orbiting Saturn, bringing the total to 274 moons on the planet. According to a report with The Guardian, with the new…

NASA, SpaceX’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions delayed due to weather, data-flow issue; Check next launch attempt

NASA and SpaceX’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions’ launch was delayed on Tuesday due to weather at the site and a ground data-flow issue. This was the second time the space…

Chandrayaan-3 data hints at hidden water-ice beyond moon’s polar regions

New findings based on data from India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission suggest that water-ice on the Moon may be present beyond its polar regions. A recent study, conducted by scientists at the…

On this day in 1977, an accidental discovery changed our understanding of space

On March 10, 1977, astronomers James Elliot, Edward Dunham, and Jessica Mink were conducting routine observations of Uranus when they stumbled upon an extraordinary finding. Using the Kuiper Airborne Observatory,…