Latest articles by Tereza Pultarova
UK government proposes 30% budget cut to astronomy and physics research: 'It's pretty disastrous'
The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics in a move branded as disastrous for the field and likely to affect a generation of researchers.
Astronomers relieved as industrial plant threatening Earth's darkest sky gets cancelled
A light-polluting green hydrogen plant project that would seriously affect one of the world's most important astronomical observatories has been scrapped by the company behind it.
Amazon's internet-beaming satellites are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, study finds
The satellites in Amazon's new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, a study has found.
Earthquake sensors can track space junk that crashes back to Earth
Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous objects in near real time.
Cyberthieves hit European Space Agency, stealing hundreds of gigabytes of data
A recent string of cyberattacks against the European Space Agency is just the tip of the iceberg, a researcher said, claiming that email credentials of ESA employees are regularly leaked online.
Perihelion: What is it and when does it occur?
Reference Perihelion is the point at which an orbiting body is closest to the sun. The word comes from Greek and literally means around (peri) the sun (helios).
This company is taking $1 million reservations for hotel rooms on the moon
A California-based start-up wants to open a hotel on the moon by 2032 and is now accepting bookings for the out-of-this world travel experience.
Will budget cuts force NASA to withdraw from Europe's next Venus mission?
"We are in constant contact with NASA."
'A completely new manufacturing frontier': Space Forge fires up 1st commercial semiconductor factory in space
Such experiments have previously only been conducted aboard the International Space Station.
Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center
Bitcoin-mining mega data center seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite
Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.
'Crash Clock' reveals how soon satellite collisions would occur after a severe solar storm — and it's pretty scary
Satellites would likely begin colliding with each other or space junk in less than three days if they were to lose the ability to maneuver, for example due to an intense solar storm.
An industrial project in Chile threatens Earth's darkest sky. 28 leading astronomers signed an open letter urging to move it
"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see details of exoplanet atmospheres, but if the sky gets brighter, we may not be able to see those details anymore."
NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days
An AI start-up has found a vulnerability in security software protecting NASA's ground control communications with satellites in space.
Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth's atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say
Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to a two-decade high in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.
Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing
A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent a packed passenger jet into free fall in late October, forcing an emergency landing.
Europe passes record-breaking space budget while NASA hit with deep cuts
The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the next three years, including increased funding for science exploration.
1st European to fly to the moon will be German
A German astronaut will be the first European to fly to the moon with a future NASA-led Artemis mission.
NASA renews commitment to Europe's life-hunting Mars rover despite Trump budget cuts
"These confirmations have been given to us in writing, so this is a very important step."
Could satellite-beaming planes and airships make SpaceX's Starlink obsolete?
"When the Stratomast is flying, all these old satellites are going to be in museums."
Will Europe's flagship space science missions survive NASA's budget cuts?
NASA budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump will cause a significant funding shortfall to Europe's space science missions. But the European Space Agency hopes it can save them.
ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it
The European Space Agency has completed the Orion service module for NASA's Artemis 4 mission to the moon, which was saved from cancellation earlier this year by the U.S. Congress
'Shockingly large' amount of sensitive satellite communications are unencrypted and vulnerable to interception, researchers find
A mind-boggling lack of encryption allowed researchers to eavesdrop on satellite links and intercept vast quantities of private communications, including those by government and military officials.
