Category: 2. Space

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured an amazing new photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 4941.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet.

The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for evidence of past life on Mars. This is because,…

WASHINGTON — Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he is concerned about some of the recent changes at the agency, such as the firing of its chief scientist.

Speaking on a panel March 29 as part of the Kennedy Center’s “Earth to…

WASHINGTON — NASA has added SpaceX’s Starship to a contract used for launching agency missions, but the vehicle still has significant work ahead before it can start launching major missions.

NASA announced March 28 that it had added…

HELSINKI — Chinese startup Bluelink Satcom has raised early-stage funding to build a satellite network capable of detecting Bluetooth signals from space.

Bluelink Satcom announced an angel+ funding round March 25 worth tens of millions of…

Floating about in microgravity might seem like a blissful reprieve for the human body’s weight-bearing skeleton, but when astronauts spend months in space, their bone density takes a serious hit that they may never fully recover from.

A study…