Satellite operator Intelsat files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Satellite operator Intelsat, which launched the world’s first communications satellite in 1965, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to ease…
Source: Space.com
General
A sun-watching spacecraft just might fly through tail of Comet ATLAS in rare encounter
Last month, Comet ATLAS shattered skywatchers’ hopes of a brilliant display when it began crumbling — but scientists have spotted…
Source: Space.com
'What Stars Are Made Of' tells the life story of the woman behind a stellar science
It was a major scientific scandal as established astronomers and a female graduate student butted heads over the composition of…
Source: Space.com
Book excerpt: 'What Stars Are Made Of' (Harvard University Press, 2020)
In his new book, “What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin,” author Donovan Moore tells the story…
Source: Space.com
Exploring new tools in string theory
String theorists are shifting focus to solve some rather sticky problems in physics.
Source: Space.com
Pluto's wispy atmosphere may be surprisingly robust
Pluto’s thin, blue-tinged air may not collapse when the dwarf planet is far from the sun.
Source: Space.com
The space game 'Stellaris' is free to play on Steam this week for its 4th anniversary
The expansive space sandbox game “Stellaris” just hit its fourth anniversary this week and to celebrate, the game’s makers Paradox…
Source: Space.com
Video from space: Companies sign deal to launch 1st 'EarthTV' satellite in 2021
Sen, a British company that plans to provide ultra-high definition video of Earth, has signed a deal with California-based Momentus…
Source: Space.com
Air pollution levels will bounce back as COVID-19 restrictions loosen, scientists say
Smog has cleared as people stay inside and factory production is halted, but it won’t last.
Source: Space.com
Scientists looked back in time to find new evidence for Europa plumes
Scientists looked back in time to offer new evidence suggesting that plumes of water vapor shoot out from Jupiter’s moon…
Source: Space.com
Newfound Comet SWAN could soon fizzle out of view
During the next couple of weeks we’ll have a chance of seeing a new comet as it sweeps past the…
Source: Space.com
Your kids can join a free class with an astronaut (and more) in these virtual school days
Want to study space exploration with an astronaut? Now’s your chance.
Source: Space.com
These lava tubes could be the safest place for explorers to live on Mars
The Martian surface is a radiation hot zone. But ancient lava tubes might offer explorers safety from the cosmic bombardment
Source: Space.com
Saturn's weird hexagon has 'sandwich-like' layers of hazy mists
There’s an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found.
Source: Space.com
Massive piece of Chinese space junk slams uncontrolled into Earth's atmosphere
The 19.6 ton (17,800 kilogram) body of a Chinese rocket slammed into the planet’s atmosphere today (May 11). It was…
Source: Space.com
Mars may be wetter than we thought (but still not that habitable)
Mars is wetter than previously thought, but not in a way that boosts its life-hosting potential, a new study suggests.
Source: Space.com
Scientists spot super-Earth planet in Earth-like orbit
Scientists suspect they have identified an intriguing new alien planet in a particularly roundabout way.
Source: Space.com
Mars orbiter finds evidence of ancient, long-lived rivers on the Red Planet
Rivers could have been raging on ancient Mars for hundreds of thousands of years, a new study finds.
Source: Space.com
Cygnus cargo ship leaves space station for free-flying fire mission
A robotic Cygnus cargo ship cast off from the International Space Station on Monday (May 11) to begin a brief,…
Source: Space.com
See the moon near Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky Tuesday
The moon will make a close approach to Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
Source: Space.com
Space technologies can help solve Earth's challenges (op-ed)
Space exploration technologies have already helped benefit Earth in many ways, especially when it comes to communications, Earth observation and…
Source: Space.com
'A truly dark night sky can change someone's life forever': Q&A with 'The World at Night' photobook author Babak Tafreshi
In the photo book “The World at Night” (White Lion Publishing, 2019), astrophotographer and science journalist Babak Tafreshi takes readers…
Source: Space.com
In photos: The dazzling 'Super Flower Moon' of May 2020
Space.com readers not only enjoyed the spectacle but snapped some truly incredible photos of the full moon.
Source: Space.com
