A Secretive US Space Plane Will Soon Test Quantum Navigation Technology
The space plane’s test flight will advance development of a new navigation technology based on electromagnetic wave interference.
This Star System Contains 5 Potentially Habitable Planets
Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that may be habitable 35 light-years from Earth. Named L 98-59 f, it joins four other worlds in the temperate zone of an intriguing planetary system.
South Korea Plans to Build a Base on the Moon
The country’s newly formed space agency wants to establish a lunar base by 2045.
A Top NASA Official Is Among Thousands of Staff Leaving the Agency
Makenzie Lystrup’s departure from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.
Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed
This collision of two galaxies could demonstrate that theorized “direct collapse black holes” exist.
The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both
Long thought to be completely disordered, space ice appears to have some crystallized regions, new research suggests.
Everything We Know About the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
A team of astronomers recently discovered the traveling space object, just the third of its kind to pass through our solar system.
China Has Attempted What Might Be the First-Ever Orbital Refueling of a Satellite
The SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites “merged” on July 2 and have remained together since then.
A Giant Planet and a Small Star Are Shaking Up Conventional Cosmological Theory
A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of conventional astronomy theory, and is making experts reconsider conventional notions of planet formation.
The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race
The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level the playing field, and help European companies expand into new markets.