Space News
October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 00:00
Drought conditions expanded to record-breaking levels across the US during the month of October as temperatures also climbed to record highs.
Scientists construct first complete energy spectrum of solar high-energy protons in Martian space
Phys.org - 22 Nov 2024 15:58
Scientists have constructed the first complete proton energy spectrum observed during an eruptive solar event in Martian space, deepening our understanding of the radiation environment around Mars.
NASA Leadership to Visit, Strengthen Cooperation with Mexico
NASA Breaking news - 22 Nov 2024 23:39
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, will travel to Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 24, for a multi-day trip to build on previous engagements an...
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket rises on the pad ahead of 1st launch (photo)
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 23:00
The new rocket's maiden flight may be in late 2024.
NASA Marshall Thermal Engineering Lab Provides Key Insight to Human Landing System
NASA Breaking news - 22 Nov 2024 22:43
NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) will transport the next astronauts that land on the Moon, including the first woman and first person of color, beginning with Artemis III. For safety and mission success, the landers and...
Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missions
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 22:00
The age of Mare Orientale could act like a lunar Rosetta stone for dating the age of the moon's other giant impact basins.
Oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars found
Phys.org - 22 Nov 2024 21:00
New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past.
Did alien life exist in hot water on Mars billions of years ago?
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 21:00
Was alien life in "hot water" on Mars billions of years ago? New evidence from the Martian meteorite "Black Beauty" suggests so.
This Dinosaur's Cry Could Have Sounded Like a Huge Trumpet
Discover - 22 Nov 2024 21:00
Researcher draws on Parasaurolophus skull structure to build a device that emulates how the ancient creatures sounded.
A Six-Course Citizen Science Feast for the Holidays!
Discover - 22 Nov 2024 20:00
Satisfy your exploration appetite with this cornucopia of discovery!
The solar fire up close: Newly analyzed data offers first high-resolution view of the entire solar disk
Phys.org - 22 Nov 2024 19:45
The entire solar disk in unprecedented detail--this is shown by images of the visible surface of the sun, which researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research have now created from 25 individual images...
Niagara fireball event leads to discovery of tiniest known asteroid
Phys.org - 22 Nov 2024 19:45
In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative approach for studying near-Earth asteroids based largely on a November 2022 fireball event that dr...
Lunar Google Doodle celebrates half-lit third quarter moon each month with interactive card game
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 19:38
Google's Rise of the Half Moon November Google Doodle celebrates the lunar cycle with an interactive and educational card game challenging players to match cards according to different phases of the moon.
New Supercomputer Simulation Explains How Mars Got Its Moons
Universe Today - 22 Nov 2024 19:31
One mystery in planetary science is a satisfying origin story for Mars's moons, Phobos and Deimos. Were they chunks of Mars blasted into space by a meteor impact? Were they captured asteroids from the belt? A new superco...
The beginner-friendly DJI Mini 3 drone is $90 off this Black Friday
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 18:55
In this Black Friday drone deal, the DJI Mini 3 is $90 off and we rate it as the best beginner drone out there.
Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control
Phys.org - 22 Nov 2024 18:40
Panspermia is the hypothesis that life can survive the transfer between planetary bodies as a secondary path for life to get started on planets throughout a solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial life on asteroi...
The Pococo Galaxy star projector is 33% off this Black Friday
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 18:20
This Black Friday star projector deal sees $40 off the Pococo Galaxy star projector: we tested it and we love it.
Blue Origin launches ninth crewed New Shepard suborbital mission
Space News - 22 Nov 2024 18:11
Blue Origin flew six people, including a pair of repeat customers and a science communicator, on the latest New Shepard suborbital spaceflight mission Nov. 22. The post Blue Origin launches ninth crewed New Shepard subor...
Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video)
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 18:03
"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).
Flight suit worn on 1st all-private astronaut mission to ISS debuts on display
SPACE.com - 22 Nov 2024 18:00
When Michael Lopez-Alegria commanded the first privately funded crewed mission to visit the International Space Station, he traded his NASA "blues" for a "Deep Space" and "Mesosphere" flight suit.
DirecTV calls time on plans to merge with Dish
Space News - 22 Nov 2024 18:00
DirecTV is walking away from plans to buy Dish Network over a failed debt-exchange offer, although some analysts expect the satellite TV providers will return to the deal table given the potential for billions of dollars...
2 million mph galaxy smash-up seen in unprecedented detail
Phys.org - 22 Nov 2024 17:10
A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one traveling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been seen in unprecedented detail by one of Earth's most powerful telescopes.