Solar System Planets: Order of the 8 (or 9) Planets By Robert Roy Britt There used to be nine planets. Now there are eight, or maybe there are nine after all. Whichever you prefer, here is a list of them in the order they appear in the solar system.
7 solar system worlds where the weather is crazy By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Daisy Dobrijevic, How It Works magazine What's the weather like on other worlds? Expect methane rain, global haboobs and a 10,000-mile-wide hurricane.
Soichi Noguchi: JAXA astronaut and SpaceX Crew Dragon mission specialist By Vicky Stein A biography of Soichi Noguchi, JAXA astronaut and only non-American so far to fly in the space shuttle, the Soyuz and SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Victor Glover: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew Dragon pilot By Vicky Stein A biography of Victor Glover, NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew Dragon pilot
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory: New view of the universe By Robert Lea, All About Space magazine The next era of our investigation of the cosmos is about to be kick-started by the Rubin Observatory, which is currently under construction in northern Chile.
Can our brains help prove the universe is conscious? By David Crookes , All About Space magazine Leading scientists have long pondered how matter gives rise to our subjective experience of reality and believe consciousness could even permeate space and time.
Michael Hopkins: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew Dragon commander By Sarah Wild A brief summary of Michael Hopkins' career in the Air Force and at NASA.
How are asteroids, space weather and space debris detected before they hit Earth? By Andrew May, How It Works magazine The European Space Agency’s Space Situational Awareness program is tackling the problem on three fronts.
Yuri Gagarin: How the first man in space sparked a conspiracy theory By David Crookes , All About Space magazine Gagarin became the first of humankind to blast off into space on April 12, 1961, but rumors continue to circulate that another cosmonaut had beaten him to the punch days before.
The Psyche Mission: Visiting a metal asteroid By Adam Mann Information about NASA's Psyche mission, which will explore a unique metallic asteroid
Lunar timeline: humanity's explorations of the moon By Space.com Staff Here are some of the highlights from four centuries of scientific study of the moon.
Lucy mission: NASA's visit to the Trojan asteroids By Adam Mann A detailed look at NASA's Lucy mission, the first to visit the Trojan asteroids around Jupiter
Perseverance rover: NASA's Mars car to seek signs of ancient life By Nola Taylor Redd, Mike Wall NASA's Perseverance rover isn't just exploring the Red Planet. The life-hunting robot will also help a little bit of Mars make it to Earth a decade or so from now, if all goes according to plan.
A brief history of Mars missions By Elizabeth Howell It's only natural for humankind to want to know more about Mars, our dearest planetary neighbor.
What is the ionosphere? (And who is Steve?) By Nicoletta Lanese A concentration of plasma in the Earth's atmosphere, called the ionosphere, interacts with solar winds, ultraviolet radiation and radio waves.
Tianwen-1: China's first Mars mission By Vicky Stein Tianwen-1 is the ambitious first independent interplanetary mission from China, now in orbit around Mars.
Shannon Walker: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew Dragon mission specialist By Sarah Wild Here's a summary of Shannon Walker's career.
What was the Star of Bethlehem? By Jonathan O'Callaghan, All About Space magazine According to the New Testament, the Star of Bethlehem led the three wise men to Jesus' birth. Here are a few theories about what the star really was.
