Colliding Taffy Galaxies create a sweet 'cosmic butterfly' (video) By Robert Lea published 2 April 23 A collision of two galaxies appears like a vast cosmic butterfly, or a giant piece of candy, to the eyes of one of the world's most powerful telescopes.
The eyes have it! Focus on microgravity's impact on astronaut vision By Leonard David published 2 April 23 Scientists and space agencies are working to develop ways to mitigate the microgravity-induced changes to the human eye that astronauts experience while in space.
Building the space age: Acknowledging skilled workers By Chris Carberry, Rick Zucker published 1 April 23 Only rarely do we see or hear about skilled tradespeople receiving the accolades they so rightfully deserve within the space community, and we feel that this is an injustice that must be rectified.
April delights: Mercury, Venus and the Pleiades put on a sky show this month By Joe Rao published 1 April 23 From now through mid-April, Venus will help you to identify the normally hard-to-find planet Mercury. And along the way, Venus will have a striking interaction with the Pleiades star cluster.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 55 —Astronaut Eileen Collins, the 1st woman to pilot and command space shuttles By Space.com Staff last updated 1 April 23 On Episode 55 of This Week In Space, we talk with a pioneering astronaut Eileen Collins and her storied career as the first woman ever to pilot and command a NASA space shuttle.
On This Day In Space: April 1, 1960: NASA launches TIROS-1, first US weather satellite By Hanneke Weitering last updated 1 April 23 On April 1, 1960, the U.S. launched its first weather satellite into orbit.
Artemis 2's Canadian astronaut got their moon mission seat with 'potato salad' By Elizabeth Howell published 1 April 23 It took four years of negotiations for Canada to get a seat aboard Artemis 2, the mission that will send four astronauts around the moon in 2024. Here's how it happened.
Son's design for astronaut dad's mission patch put into production 40 years later By Robert Z. Pearlman published 1 April 23 A sketch that NASA astronaut Mike Mullane's son drew as a possible patch design for his 1984 space shuttle mission has been made into a new embroidered emblem.
UAE Mars orbiter creates stunning new map of the Red Planet By Robert Lea published 31 March 23 A new map of Mars shows the Red Planet in stunning detail, revealing a wealth of fascinating geological features as seen from orbit.
SpaceX Starship will launch this new private moon rover in 2026 (video) By Josh Dinner published 31 March 23 A new lunar rover built by Astrolab will launch on an upcoming SpaceX Starship mission to the moon as early as 2026.
Black hole jet changes direction as astronomers watch in cosmic first — and it's aimed right at us By Sharmila Kuthunur published 31 March 23 Astronomers are redefining a galaxy whose black hole jet changed directions by 90 degrees.
Surprise! Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere By Robert Lea published 31 March 23 Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere, a phenomenon never seen in the solar system before, a new study suggests.
Full Pink Moon of April 2023 joins 3 planets in the night sky By Jesse Emspak last updated 31 March 23 The full moon of April, called the Pink Moon, occurs on April 6 at 12:34 p.m. (0434 UTC), and will be joined by three visible planets in the night sky.
Private Dream Chaser space plane's 1st launch slips to December: report By Elizabeth Howell published 31 March 23 Sierra Space's Dream Chaser will delay about half a year to December, while its new United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket's upper stage had an anomaly during testing.
Curious cosmic coincidence could help explain fast radio burst mystery By Briley Lewis published 31 March 23 Two mysterious cosmic phenomena appeared in the same patch of sky nearly at once, and it may not be a coincidence.
The double stars of spring offer twice the skywatching fun this season By Joe Rao published 31 March 23 Now that spring is officially here, we have a great view of some of the most interesting double stars in our sky.
NASA aims to boost diversity at space agency with 2 high-ranking positions By Samantha Mathewson published 31 March 23 NASA has appointed Steve Shih as the agency's first diversity ambassador and Elaine Ho as the next associate administrator for the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
SpaceX aborts 1st launch of Space Force Tranche 0 satellites seconds before liftoff, will try again April 2 By Mike Wall last updated 31 March 23 SpaceX will launch 10 satellites for the U.S. Space Force Sunday (April 2), and you can watch the action live.
Pentagon won't be buying air-launched hypersonic missile after failed test: report By Elizabeth Howell published 31 March 23 The US Air Force will not use a Lockheed Martin-made hypersonic weapon for its Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon program. Other hypersonic research continues.
NASA's Apollo-era crawler, upgraded for Artemis, sets Guinness world record By Robert Z. Pearlman published 31 March 23 It's taken seven years, but now it's official: one of NASA's Apollo-era rocket movers is the heaviest self-powered vehicle. Guinness World Records confirmed Crawler-Transporter 2 tipped the scale.
