Space News
How Japanese scientists sent a real-life Transformer to the moon
SPACE.com - 13 Jun 2026 10:00
An autonomous rolling rover that was able to transform from a sphere into a robot successfully explored a small part of the moon in 2024.
JWST Finds Exoplanets Choked by Diesel Smog
Universe Today - 13 Jun 2026 21:18
Its 2134, and humanity has finally embraced green technologies while ridding the Earth of harmful fossil-burning technologies, most notably gasoline, wood, coal, and oil. As a result, soot has been rendered obsolete, and...
South African telescope detects recordbreaking signal from the early universe
Phys.org - 13 Jun 2026 20:30
Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected, opening a new radio astronomy frontier. A hydroxyl megamaser is a natural space laser, and ...
Revised Artemis lunar lander plans take shape
Space News - 13 Jun 2026 17:19
NASA has provided more details about the revised approaches that Blue Origin and SpaceX are taking to accelerate work on Artemis lunar landers. The post Revised Artemis lunar lander plans take shape appeared first on Spa...
TRACERS spacecraft maps solar energy's route into Earth using cusp electrons
Phys.org - 13 Jun 2026 16:00
Physicists led by the University of Iowa have documented in the finest detail to date how energy from the sun interacts with Earth's magnetic field, which could yield greater insight into solar effects on Earth that ...
Q&A: Tracing the origins of supermassive black holes
Phys.org - 13 Jun 2026 14:30
Sarah Pappert is a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics at the TUM School of Natural Sciences and conducts research at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics. She is supervised by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel and ...
Millions could see a rare sunset during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's where to look
SPACE.com - 13 Jun 2026 14:00
Plan now to be in the right place at the right time for an unforgettable show.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 214 - Moon Man
SPACE.com - 13 Jun 2026 13:52
On Episode 214 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about his past and the space agency's future.
Closer every day: A spectacular 30-day collage of the Venus-Jupiter conjunction (photo)
SPACE.com - 13 Jun 2026 13:00
Venus appeared to move closer to Jupiter in Earth's sky, as the two planets drifted farther apart in space.
SpaceX: Five key moments, from first launch to Starship megarocket
Phys.org - 13 Jun 2026 06:14
More than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX made history Friday with its record-high stock market debut, crowning a unique journey marked by dazzling successes but also catastrophic failures and unfulfilled promises.