How and When to See the 2023 Meteor Shower from Halley’s Comet
The annual Orionid meteor shower, known for its bright and swift meteors, is set to peak on October 22, 2023. These meteors create a celestial display that you won’t want…
NASA’s Plan to Trim SLS Moon Rocket Costs Not Good Enough, According to Report
NASA’s goal to reduce costs on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket by switching to a commercial service contract was dismissed in the latest audit of the space agency’s ongoing…
Designer Spacesuits: Axiom Space Partners With Prada for Upcoming Lunar Mission Fits
Astronauts traveling to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program will go there in style as Axiom Space taps luxury brand Prada to assist in the design of its…
Quasi-Planets Called JuMBOs Are Bopping Around in Space
A team of astronomers have detected over 500 planet-like objects in the inner Orion Nebula and the Trapezium Cluster that they believe could shake up the very definition of a…
Lower Decks Is Making More Room for Its Underused Characters
Even four seasons in, it’s not a difficult argument to make that for all its aims of being a show with four primary characters, Lower Decks has been most focused,…
SpaceX’s Vacuum Raptor Engine Aces Cold Space Test for Artemis Moon Missions
In preparation of landing humans on the Moon as part of the ongoing Artemis program, SpaceX recently ran a test of one of its lunar lander engines while simulating the…
After Spending Billions of Dollars on SLS, NASA Admits Its Moon Rocket Is ‘Unaffordable’
NASA has come under heat for the increasing cost of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which space agency officials have finally admitted to being unsustainable and unaffordable, a new…
NASA’s Main Hotline to Space Is in Jeopardy Due to Increasing Demand
In order to contact its interplanetary spacecraft, NASA relies on an array of giant radio antennas spread across different parts of the world. The trusty communications network has been transferring…
Webb Space Telescope Drops Two Spellbinding Shots of the Ring Nebula
The Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Ring Nebula with its two primary imagers, revealing the gaseous formation in never-before-seen detail. Webb Telescope Images the Pillars of Creation Off English…
Orion’s Heat Shield Remains ‘Biggest Open Issue’ Ahead of NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission
NASA is working to resolve a lingering issue with the Orion capsule’s heat shield, which is designed to protect the astronauts on board the spacecraft during its return to Earth…