by quasarn01 | Jul 17, 2026 | Astronomy
Private companies are reshaping India’s space ambitions, building rockets and satellites as the country pushes to capture a bigger share of the global space economy. Go to Source
by quasarn01 | Jul 17, 2026 | Astronomy
SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapor. Go to Source
by quasarn01 | Jul 16, 2026 | Astronomy
The 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam) captures a vibrant scene filled with swirls and stars reminiscent of Van Gogh’s The Starry Night. This new cosmic masterpiece features the glowing nebula NGC 6729 on the left and the...
by quasarn01 | Jul 16, 2026 | Astronomy
In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of another star. The finding provides the strongest evidence yet that...
by quasarn01 | Jul 16, 2026 | Astronomy
Nearly a decade after the discovery of LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of a nearby low-mass star, a new study reveals that the object may have its own atmosphere. Go to Source
by quasarn01 | Jul 16, 2026 | Astronomy
Seeds from South Africa’s world-famous rooibos tea are headed to the International Space Station to see how they respond to space conditions in the first such experiment for Africa, organizers announced Thursday. Go to Source
