Defying Space Odds: CryoSat Overcomes Fuel Leak to Monitor Polar Ice
ESA’s CryoSat satellite switched to its backup propulsion system in November 2023 to overcome a fuel leak, potentially extending its mission by 5-10 years. This…
ESA’s CryoSat satellite switched to its backup propulsion system in November 2023 to overcome a fuel leak, potentially extending its mission by 5-10 years. This…
A U.S. cargo spacecraft is poised to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) and return to Earth as mission managers monitor weather conditions at…
Simulations of binary neutron star mergers suggest that future detectors will distinguish between different models of hot nuclear matter. Researchers used supercomputer simulations to explore…
Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting valuable samples along the way. Marking its 1,000th…
The Expedition 70 crew continues packing the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft while also keeping up microgravity research for NASA and its partners to advance humanity…
NASA’s MAVEN detected a unique solar event that drastically affected Mars’ atmosphere, offering vital insights into the planet’s interaction with solar phenomena. In December 2022,…
Voyager 1 faces a communication glitch in its flight data system, complicating data transmission to Earth and challenging engineers due to the spacecraft’s age and…
The Expedition 70 crew members are picking up the pace as they load a U.S. cargo craft for its upcoming departure. The seven International Space…
NASA’s Starling mission overcomes early challenges, with its spacecraft now in formation and gearing up for advanced swarm technology experiments. NASA’s Starling spacecraft are getting…
NASA and SpaceX are postponing the Thursday, December 14, undocking of a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) due to…
A novel method of simulating supernovae could shed light on our cosmic origins. Supernovae, which are exploding stars, play a pivotal role in galaxy formation…
The Geminid meteor shower is active for much of December, but the peak occurs from the night of the 13th into the morning of the…
NASA’s IXPE telescope has unveiled groundbreaking images of SN 1006’s magnetic fields, offering new insights into particle acceleration in supernovas and enhancing our understanding of…
Space physics, aging research, and science hardware filled the schedule at the beginning of the week for the Expedition 70 crew. The International Space Station…
The central question in the ongoing hunt for dark matter is: what is it made of? One possible answer is that dark matter consists of…
IXPE, an X-ray astronomy mission launched in 2021, has revolutionized our understanding of cosmic phenomena like blazars and supernova remnants. On December 9, astronomers and…
Mysterious Features Hide in Near-Infrared Light Objects in space reveal different aspects of their composition and behavior at different wavelengths of light. Supernova remnant Cassiopeia…
Arp-Madore 2105-332, 200 million light-years away, comprises peculiar, emission-line galaxies active in star formation, as revealed by Hubble. This image features an interacting galaxy system…