NASA has developed and patented a groundbreaking trajectory that enables faster, more cost-effective access to the Moon. Private companies and agencies seeking to use it must license the technology. Major lunar missions, such as the Apollo program or upcoming Artemis flights, typically follow a dire

China has successfully launched a secretive reusable experimental spacecraft into orbit, with limited details released. This mission bears striking similarities to the U.S. Air Forces X-37B spaceplane, which has conducted multiple covert operations. On Friday, September 4, Chinese authorities launch

Australian Murchison Widefield Array telescope searched a vast sky region for low-frequency extraterrestrial radio signals—but found none. The SETI program has long used radio telescopes to hunt for signs of extraterrestrial civilizations. In a prior Breakthrough Listen effort, astronomers employed

Geophysicists from Evolution Mining, Australias third-largest gold producer, have identified one of the worlds largest known impact craters while prospecting in Western Australia. Dated to approximately 100 million years ago with a diameter of nearly five kilometers, it ranks among the most signific

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory experts have tested the worlds most powerful digital camera at Chiles Vera C. Rubin Observatory, successfully capturing its inaugural 3.2-gigapixel images. Since 2015, researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have been developing this unprecedented dig

NASA has finalized the primary mirror for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, enabling observations with a field of view 100 times greater than Hubbles. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (previously known as WFIRST) stands alongside the James Webb Space Telescope as one of NASAs most eagerly

NASA has issued a groundbreaking solicitation, inviting private companies to collect lunar regolith samples from the Moon in exchange for payment. This strategic move accelerates the development of commercial resource utilization in space. Proving Technology and Reducing Costs On September 10, 2020,

In the era of early spaceflight, Soviet cosmonauts carried a unique three-barreled firearm into orbit—not for cosmic battles, but for protection during emergency landings on Earth. The 1960s space race prompted the United Nations Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which banned nuclear weapons and weapons o

NASAs groundbreaking Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is set to return invaluable samples to Earth, joining an elite collection of extraterrestrial materials. But how are these delicate specimens stored and preserved? Returning Martian Rocks to Earth Since late July 2020, NASAs Perseverance rover has

The Royal Astronomical Society has announced a potentially groundbreaking discovery: astronomers have detected phosphine gas in Venus clouds—a molecule produced on Earth by anaerobic bacteria. Venus, once considered Earths twin, is now the solar systems most inhospitable world. Surface temperatures

Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), researchers at the Jackson Laboratory have conducted groundbreaking studies on mutant mice to understand microgravitys impact on muscle and bone mass—key to combating astronaut muscle atrophy. Genetically Enhanced Mice In December 2019, forty female mice

How many moons orbit Jupiter? Currently, astronomers have confirmed 79. Yet, research from three University of British Columbia astronomers suggests hundreds more may exist.Moons in our solar system are being discovered regularly. In October 2019, scientists announced 20 new moons around Saturn. Sho

For over a decade, NASA has been sending laser signals to its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) without success—until now. Researchers captured the first returning signals just months ago. Since the LRO entered lunar orbit in 2009, NASA scientists have targeted its compact, book-sized retroreflecto

Researchers from Kobe University have identified what may be the largest impact crater in the Solar System on Ganymede, Jupiters largest moon. Simulations suggest it was formed by a 150-km-radius asteroid striking at 20 km/s, creating a ring of furrows with a 7,800-km radius.Giant Impact Traces on G

Recent research proposes that the heliosphere—the Suns protective bubble—resembles a deflated crescent, challenging earlier comet-tail models.The heliosphere, shaped by solar wind particles, extends beyond Plutos orbit before fading into interstellar space. It shields our Solar System from cosmic ra

Engineers at the Idaho National Laboratory, under the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), have designed a compact nuclear fission reactor aimed at powering future lunar bases—with a test deployment targeted for the Moon by 2026. This innovative technology addresses key energy challenges for long-term h

Researchers have unveiled the first magnetic map of the solar corona—the outermost layer of the Suns atmosphere—offering a breakthrough for predicting solar storms that can disrupt Earth. Challenges in Mapping the Solar Corona The Sun constantly releases solar winds of varying intensity. Powerful er

Astronomers have spotted a star orbiting the Milky Ways supermassive black hole at over 24,000 kilometers per second—roughly 8% the speed of light. And this cosmic speed demon is just the start. Though the supermassive black hole at our galaxys core is relatively calm compared to more active ones, i

NASAs Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the worthy successor to the Kepler Space Telescope, has successfully completed its two-year primary mission, delivering numerous landmark exoplanet discoveries. Now entering an extended two-year phase, TESS promises even more additions to our catal

NASA engineers have successfully powered up the Ingenuity helicopter, the experimental rotorcraft hitchhiking to Mars aboard the Perseverance rover. This marks the first activation of its systems in the vacuum of space.Launched on July 30 as part of the Mars 2020 mission, Perseverance aims to explor