Space News
Astrobotic says sale to Voyager will allow it to scale up
Space News - 20 Jun 2026 19:51
Lunar lander developer Astrobotic decided to sell to Voyager Technologies so it could quickly scale up to meet the projected demands of NASAs lunar base initiative. The post Astrobotic says sale to Voyager will allow it ...
Sonic booms from meteors can release the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT. Here's how they work
Phys.org - 20 Jun 2026 17:30
As humans, we live out our lives on a planet that is constantly sweeping through a cosmic ocean littered with ancient debris from the formation of the solar system. For the most part, our world glides silently through sp...
Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet
Phys.org - 20 Jun 2026 15:40
The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to be completely natural and free of any alien tech.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 215 - Disclosure Day
SPACE.com - 20 Jun 2026 15:16
On Episode 215 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Susan Karlin talk with bestselling sci-fi/sci-fact author Dr. David Brin.
Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new 'echo map' technique suggests
SPACE.com - 20 Jun 2026 14:00
A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid
SPACE.com - 20 Jun 2026 10:00
An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.
Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?
SPACE.com - 20 Jun 2026 10:00
As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code.