Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...
Portal’s heat exchanger thruster, known as Flare, fires up during a test in a vacuum chamber. (Portal Space Systems Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its ...
A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of the solar system as we thought. A team of astronomers led by Julio Fernández ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has inaugurated its most advanced deep-space antenna in the remote town of New Norcia, Western Australia, marking a major milestone in Europe’s space communication ...
The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July. The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at ...
Titan, the second largest moon in the Solar System—indeed, it is even larger than the planet Mercury—draws attention not only because of its size, but also due to its dense, hazy atmosphere, an ...
In 1977, the Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio telescope received an unusually strong narrowband radio signal, leading to widespread excitement about the possibility of having encountered evidence ...
San Diego Community Power announced Wednesday a $55 million initiative that will offer rebates and incentives to encourage its customers to install solar-plus-battery systems in their homes. “This is ...
Yeimy J. Rivera receives funding from NASA's Parker Solar Probe project through the SAO/SWEAP subcontract 975569. Tatiana Niembro receives funding from NASA's Parker Solar Probe project through the ...
Editor's note: Wow! The eclipse put on a fantastic show for those lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Read our partial eclipse wrap story here and enjoy some marvelous eclipse ...
Several groups and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power ...
Space Delta 2 members observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: U.S. Space Force The U.S. Space Force has accepted the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System ...