A close-in exoplanet is triggering stellar flares and self-destructing. This is the first direct evidence of planet-star magnetic interaction. Astronomers working with the European Space Agency’s Cheops mission have observed an exoplanet that…
Category: 2. Space
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Astronomers Spot “Death Wish” Planet That’s Slowly Killing Itself
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Civilian and Military Radar Leakage is Revealing Our Existence to Alien Civilizations, Study Suggests
In a new study, a team of researchers from the University of Manchester performed comprehensive simulations of Earth’s radar systems as potential technosignatures detectable by extraterrestrial observers. While SETI traditionally focuses on…
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Continued Photometric Monitoring Supports Long-term Dynamical Evolution in the Young Binary Star–Disk System KH 15D
We present photometric time series data spanning 2018–2024 that show the effects of temporal dynamics in the binary system KH 15D, a member of the NGC 2264 star-forming region. This source exhibits complex eclipsing behavior due to a precessing…
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Honda still in R&D phase of reusable launch vehicle technology
TOKYO — Despite a successful test flight of a reusable launch vehicle prototype last month, Honda has yet to decide whether to pursue development of an operational vehicle.
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Neuraspace tackles GNSS signal noise with ESA-funded satellite collision avoidance project
TAMPA, Fla. — Neuraspace is developing AI-powered software with support from the European Space Agency to help operators better harness navigation signals for satellite tracking and collision avoidance, the Portuguese space traffic…
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Crystalline Secrets of Space Ice Uncovered
What can space ice teach scientists about finding life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in Physical Review B hopes to address as a team of researchers from the University College London…
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VLT Captures New Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have captured new images of 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever observed.
This VLT/FORS2 image, taken on July 3, 2025, shows the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Image credit: ESO / O….
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Continuing the Quest for Clays
Written by Eleanor Moreland, Ph.D. Student Collaborator at Rice University
For the past month and a half, Perseverance has been exploring the Krokodillen plateau in search of clay-bearing rocks. An earlier blog discussed that these…
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Space Force unveils first international strategy, while GAO flags barriers to space cooperation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on July 8 rolled out its first International Partnership Strategy, a blueprint for how America’s newest military branch intends to transition from sporadic global cooperation to a more deliberate…
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