NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host the “Max Power” public air and space expo on November 7 and 8, marking only the fourth time in history that the space agency has hosted a public air show on its property, according to a Friday announcement by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The two-day ticketed event … Read more
Using data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that IRS 3—a bloated giant star orbiting just 0.55 light-years from the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*—is actively forging silicate dust and harboring water molecules despite one of the most extreme radiation environments in the galaxy, according to a study … Read more
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified a strange red object dating from 660 million years after the Big Bang that MIT researchers believe is a newly identified class of object: a black hole star, a massive black hole wrapped in a dense hydrogen gas cocoon that shines with the power of 100 … Read more
Katalyst Space Technologies is working to stabilize its Link spacecraft following a post-launch “multi-axis spin” that threatened the mission’s ability to service the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. According to the company, controllers successfully reduced the satellite’s body rate from 9 degrees per second to 1.47 degrees per second using electric thrusters, preserving fuel for the … Read more
According to FLORIDA TODAY space reporters Rick Neale and Brooke Edwards, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens on Monday, Aug. 10, running from 10:49 a.m. to 2:49 p.m. ET, … Read more
A four-tonne SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage crashed into the moon at 2.43 km/s, creating a crater estimated at 18 metres wide and four metres deep. According to astrophysicist and cosmologist Brad Tucker of the Australian National University, the event highlights a “growing problem” with space junk, noting that approximately one tonne of debris hits … Read more
Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency are shifting hardware originally designed for NASA’s lunar Gateway into new applications for a planned lunar base, according to official announcements released in August. Northrop Grumman announced Aug. 4 it will reuse technologies developed for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module for a series of lander missions, … Read more
New observations of Neptune’s inner moons and dusty rings, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, provide evidence of a celestial demolition derby caused by a Pluto-sized interloper billions of years ago. According to planetary scientist Ryleigh Davis, lead author of the study published in Science Advances, the findings reveal magnesium-rich clay minerals on Proteus, … Read more
According to FLORIDA TODAY, Brian Hughes has taken over as the director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, stepping into the role nearly 90 days after his appointment was announced in May. Hughes oversees operations during a critical period marked by upcoming Artemis launches, necessary infrastructure upgrades, and an accelerating cadence of … Read more
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered an extensive stone honeycomb network of tiny polygonal ridges spanning Mount Sharp inside Mars’ Gale Crater, according to Ashwin Vasavada, a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The discovery, documented after the rover drove into the terrain in June 2026, could help researchers determine how long water remained on the … Read more