Though the Northern Taurid Meteor Shower doesn’t peak until 3 days later, the best chance to catch its renowned shooting stars is Monday the 9th, when the New Moon guarantees the least amount of light pollution. That will be key to enjoying…
Alison earned her bachelor’s degree in physics and master’s degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…
Alison earned her bachelor’s degree in physics and master’s degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…
NASA’s Swift space telescope, which spent 22 years hunting cosmic explosions, is expected to fall out of orbit and burn up on or around Friday, after a rescue mission failed. The U.S. Space Force is tracking the one-and-a-half-ton Swift Observatory as…
A region of Mars lying on the northern flanks of the Alba Mons volcano. The white spots may be caused by deposition around vents where magmatic gases may be escaping from Mars’s interior. The image, taken on 3 February 2023, is approximately…
SES, in collaboration with leading space technology partners, has successfully demonstrated a bi-directional optical communications link between ground and space through its meoSphere Pathfinder 1 mission, marking an important milestone in the development of the company's next-generation meoSphere network. The achievement…
NASA has selected three companies to perform work to develop Ka-band space relay capability concepts that are compatible with current missions in space, ensuring service continuity for existing spacecraft without requiring modifications to their onboard systems. Through this work, NASA…
For the first time, data from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) is revealing signs of young volcanism on present-day Mars. Europe’s long-serving spacecraft detected a steady release of hydrogen chloride in the martian atmosphere, an igneous gas commonly found…
The Beaver Moon reaches its exact full phase during daylight on Nov. 24. The best time to see it will be at moonrise — just after sunset — on the evening of Nov. 24. November’s full moon is traditionally known as the Beaver Moon,…
New “smoking gun” evidence of volcanic activity on Mars suggests there could be life on the red planet, say scientists. They believe gas seeping above volcanic rifts, detected by a European Space Agency (ESA) orbiter, suggests Mars is not geologically…
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