US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft

by quasarn01 | Nov 27, 2025 | Astronomy

A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a successful launch Thursday. Go to Source

European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race

by quasarn01 | Nov 27, 2025 | Astronomy

The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion). Go to Source

Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

by quasarn01 | Nov 27, 2025 | Astronomy

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA’s Perseverance rover. Go to Source

Meteorite samples are time capsules from the early solar system

by quasarn01 | Nov 27, 2025 | Astronomy

When a meteor streaks across the sky, it’s not just beautiful. It’s nature’s way of delivering a time capsule to Earth. Contained within are hints about the very beginning of the solar system and how planets, including our own, formed. Go to...

Astronomers capture an exceptional gamma-ray flare from a blazar

by quasarn01 | Nov 27, 2025 | Astronomy

Astronomers have performed very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of a gamma-ray loud blazar known as TXS 2013+370. The observations, posted November 19 on the arXiv preprint server, resulted in the detection of an exceptional gamma-ray flare from this...