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Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
NASA· 5 days agoIn his new role, his leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the forefront of discovery. Distinguished planetary ...
Interstellar Space Clouds Triggered the Ice Ages, Research Suggests
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoThe Pleistocene Epoch—with its glaciers, woolly mammoths, and Neanderthals—still looms large in...
Which way does Earth spin? What about the other planets?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe pressure under this heavy atmosphere creates friction with Venus' rocky surface and has likely...
SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket launches on "epic" test flight
CBS News· 5 days agoThe gargantuan Super Heavy first stage booster also pulled off a controlled descent to a "soft"...
'Starship ready to fly,' as SpaceX prepares for fourth test launch in Texas
AccuWeather· 5 days agoSpaceX is targeting an early morning launch for Starship's fourth test flight. June 5 (UPI) --...
Hubble Space Telescope faces setback, but should work for years, NASA says
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe infrared-sensitive James Webb Space Telescope is building on Hubble's legacy, pushing deeper...
Where to find Britain’s darkest skies
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBritain is an island of star-seekers. We love gazing up at the night sky, marvelling at countless glimmering pin-pricks whose light has travelled for...
World's first wooden satellite could herald era of greener space exploration
Nature· 5 days agoJapan’s satellite will test wood's resilience in space — wooden Moon shelters are also planned.
10 spectacular images from Milky Way Photographer of the Year awards
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAn estimated 100 billion stars make up the Milky Way. Our home galaxy stretches 100,000 light-years...
Scientists call the region of space influenced by the Sun the heliosphere – but without an...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAn interstellar probe could help scientists answer fundamental questions about how the Sun...