Imagine being nudged again and again by thousands of tiny shoves, each one barely perceptible alone, until they add up to a steady drift in one direction. That is roughly the fate of a star like our Sun as it nears the end of its life. A new model from Caltech astrophysicist Jim Fuller suggests…
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Editor’s note: This release was updated on June 30, 2026, to clarify the engineering development version for the PROMISE rover. NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will deliver…
Science & Exploration 17/06/2026 2866 views 44 likes The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured part of Mars’s Mamers Valles: a fascinating valley system speckled with brief, tornado-like whirlwinds known as dust devils. Dust devils form as parts of Mars warm in the Sun, causing the air just above the surface to swirl upwards…
More than 4.5 billion years ago, a huge world, potentially as large as the moon or even Mars, traveled around the young Sun before a violent collision shattered it into pieces. Scientists now say they have found the first direct evidence that this long-lost planetary embryo, known as a protoplanet, once existed. The discovery, described…
I’m always interested in how work on interstellar concepts gets funded. After all, although the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is now ready to fly, with a launch some time this fall, there was a real chance the project might get canceled along the way. Trying to predict what will happen to NASA’s budget is harder…
On 26th June, satellite data was published that confirmed damage to key facilities at Russia’s Vladimir Space Communications Center. The exposure and extent of the harm were documented through imagery shared by the Exilenova+ community, and appeared to confirm the Ukrainian General Staff’s report of a 22nd June strike. A central point of impact was…
A conjunction of Venus and Regulus easily catches the eye to the right of center in this 2020 photo. A similar conjunction occurs this month, with their positions swapped. Credit: Alan Dyer Venus and Jupiter remain visible in the evening sky soon after sunset early in July, although Jupiter fairly quickly drops out of sight….
On 26th June, NASA reported on progress with a new device designed to support refueling in space before deep-space missions. The goal is to enable spacecraft to connect with orbital propellant depots, effectively serving as fueling stations in orbit rather than only on Earth. This approach requires a cryocoupler that can safely transfer ultra-cold liquids…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released four stunning images of cosmic wonders, depicted in red, white and blue to coincide with the United States’ 250th anniversary on July 4. The four images reveal superheated gas in a distant galaxy cluster, the swirling spiral galaxy known as Messier 94, a glowing nebula found in our own…