Blue Origin accelerates LC-36 recovery via hybrid plan
NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will spend one year living and working in interplanetary environments at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, operating under isolated conditions expected during crewed missions to the Moon or Red Planet. Insights from this…
Scientists at the University of Glasgow are celebrating the release of a massive new catalog of gravitational wave detections that marks another major step forward for gravitational wave astronomy. The newly published Gravitational Wave Transient Catalogue-5.0 (GWTC-5) has been released online, with companion research papers submitted to Astrophysical Journal and Astrophysical Journal Letters. The latest…
Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day, has finally hit cinemas worldwide. It’s been eight years since the iconic director released a movie in this genre, re-entering his UFO era with a twisted alien thriller. To mark his momentous return to sci-fi cinema, we’ve taken time to gaze across his entire sci-fi slate, ranking them…
HELSINKI — SSC Space and Firefly have set a 2028 target for the first orbital launch from Esrange, with key infrastructure and regulatory pieces falling into place. The companies announced the timeline during a press briefing in Stockholm, June 30, following a string of milestones that include construction progress at Launch Complex 3C, a new…
It’s safe to say that our existence wouldn’t be possible without molecules. Even beyond all the matter on Earth, molecules are what shaped the Universe into what it is today. But what was the first molecule to lay the foundation? It all started with a helium hydride ion (HeH+), which researchers investigated in a new…
The three-planet evening show that graced June’s twilight sky has now dwindled to one lone survivor. Mercury and Jupiter are now swinging behind the sun and are lost in the bright solar glare. Only Venus remains evident after sunset, and even here the dazzling evening star itself is showing subtle signs of slowly dropping down…