Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket has been grounded following a recent launch failure that prevented a satellite from reaching its intended orbit. The mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, marking the rocket’s third flight since its debut. During the launch, the rocket’s reusable first-stage booster performed as expected and successfully landed on an ocean-based…
A Rare Glimpse Beneath Venus’ Hidden Surface Scientists studying archival radar data from NASA’s Magellan mission have identified what appears to be a massive underground tunnel beneath the surface of Venus. The structure is believed to have been carved by volcanic activity, forming a lava tube that runs beneath the planet’s harsh and cloud-covered landscape. If confirmed, it would represent…
Rethinking the Power at the Galactic Center For decades, astronomers have viewed the center of the Milky Way as a realm ruled almost exclusively by a supermassive black hole. That object, commonly known as Sagittarius A*, is thought to anchor the orbits of nearby stars and shape the dynamics of our galaxy’s inner regions. A new scientific study, however, is…
A Critical Test Cut Short NASA has postponed the next major milestone for its Artemis 2 moon mission after a key fueling test was halted due to a recurring hydrogen leak. The issue emerged during a wet dress rehearsal of the Space Launch System rocket, a full-scale simulation designed to mirror launch-day procedures. The test began smoothly but was ultimately…
Mission Briefings Set the Stage for the Next Rotation NASA and its international partners are preparing to outline the final steps ahead of the next crew rotation to the International Space Station. Agency leadership and astronauts will take part in a pair of public briefings from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, marking the last major communications milestone before the…
A Clearer View of the Universe’s Invisible Framework One of the most enduring questions in modern physics revolves around dark matter, the invisible substance that outweighs ordinary matter in the universe by roughly five to one. Although it cannot be seen directly, its gravitational influence shapes galaxies, clusters, and the large-scale structure of the cosmos. A new study has now…
From Earthquakes to Orbital Debris Instruments built to detect earthquakes are now helping scientists solve a growing problem far above Earth. Seismometers, normally used to pinpoint tremors deep underground, are being repurposed to track pieces of human made objects that fall from orbit back to the planet. These objects range from small fragments to large spacecraft components, some of which…
