Elon Musk’s plans refer to an idea conceived in the 1960s. What is the Kardashev scale?
A Soviet astronomer in the 1960s proposed a scale to classify hypothetical alien civilizations. Here’s why the framework is still…
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admin Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who trained as an early female astronaut, dies at 87
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who finally went to space half a century after training to be a female astronaut, has…
Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation
For anyone who has ever wondered whether they could handle life on another planet, NASA is offering a chance to…
Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen announces space agency retirement weeks after historic moon mission
The Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, who captivated the world during the historic moon mission, said Monday he’d soon step…
A 3,200-pound space observatory may soon fall from orbit. A risky endeavor just launched to save it
A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of low-Earth orbit.
What will happen to our solar system when the sun dies? Exoplanet system may offer preview
A Jupiter-size exoplanet orbiting a dead star baffled astronomers. But the planet named WD 1856 b could preview the fate…
‘The greatest cosmic movie ever made’: Historic telescope kicks off an unprecedented survey
The Vera Rubin Observatory has begun an 10-year survey to create a new inventory of our solar system and the…
NASA makes moves to dodge costly delays on its path to build a $30 billion moon base
Conceptualized just a few months ago, NASA’s moon base plans are rolling out in earnest as the space agency maps…
The full strawberry moon will rise in the night sky this week
The first full moon of the summer will appear on June 29. Sky-gazers will see the Strawberry Moon shine in…
Astronomers trace a ghostly cosmic particle to distant ‘Shadow Blaster’ galaxy
Scientists still don’t know where ghostly particles called neutrinos originate. A distant galaxy could be a potential source.