Space News
NASA and DOE to collaborate on lunar nuclear reactor development
Space News - 25 Jan 2026 02:24
NASA and the Department of Energy have agreed to work together on development of nuclear reactors for the moon as industry awaits the release of a final call for proposals. The post NASA and DOE to collaborate on lunar n...
Amazon's internet-beaming satellites are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, study finds
SPACE.com - 25 Jan 2026 13:00
The satellites in Amazon's new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, a study has found.
Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics
Space News - 25 Jan 2026 17:47
Gen. Michael Guetlein says deterrence hinges less on exquisite technology than on cost, production scale and industrial execution The post Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics appeare...
Chandra catalog now contains 1.3 million X-ray detections across the sky
Phys.org - 25 Jan 2026 16:00
Like a recording artist who has had a long career, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has a "back catalog" of cosmic recordings that is impossible to replicate. To access these X-ray tracks, or observations, th...
Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy - telescopes in schools can help
SPACE.com - 25 Jan 2026 16:00
Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they may not have considered before.
3 stunning lunar craters to explore during the half-lit first quarter moon tonight
SPACE.com - 25 Jan 2026 15:00
The craters bear the names of astronomers who revolutionized our understanding of the night sky.
A new study of lunar rocks suggests Earth's water might not have come from meteorites
Phys.org - 25 Jan 2026 14:50
For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a period when pla...