What’s the difference between the Hubble and James Webb telescopes?
NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency prefer that people think of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as the successor to the Hubble Space...
Month : December 2021
Production Of Electricity On The Moon Is In The Hands Of Estonians
Katriin Kristmann, a doctoral student in chemical and materials science at TalTech (Tallinn University of Technology), began research aimed at developing technology for the production...
Science Fiction Revisited: Ramjet Propulsion
In science fiction stories about contact with extraterrestrial civilisations, there is a problem: What kind of propulsion system could make it possible to bridge the...
Planetary Nebula NGC 3242
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory contributes to the understanding of planetary nebulas by studying the hottest and most energetic processes still at work in these beautiful...
A Waxing Crescent Moon Viewed From Orbit
A waxing crescent Moon during is pictured from the International Space Station during an orbital sunset as it flew 268 miles above the Pacific Ocean...
Thomas Zurbuchen: Reflecting On Five Years At NASA
I recently celebrated my five-year anniversary at NASA. Over these past 5 years, we have seen great success with NASA’s Science missions....
NASA Completes Upper Part Of The Artemis II Core Stage
NASA has completed assembly of the upper, or forward, part of the core stage for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will send the...
Spire Global to test Kepler’s Aether communication terminal and service
Toronto’s Kepler Communications announced on Thursday that they have signed a contract to test their ÆTHER in-space communications network with Spire Global, a “leading global...
Small Spacecraft Hitching A Ride With LandSat 9
When the Landsat 9 satellite launched to space earlier this week on Sept. 27, it wasn’t the only spacecraft on the flight....
Unveiling Substructures At The Edge Of The Galaxy
An international team of astronomers led by researcher Chervin Laporte of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB-IEEC) has revealed a...
