NASA
Djibouti Becomes 72nd Country to Sign Artemis Accords, Proving There Are Still Countries Left
Djibouti signs the Artemis Accords, becoming the 72nd country to agree that space should probably have some rules.
2026-09-10
NASA
2026-09-03
ScienceDaily
September Sky: Venus Gets Dazzling, Moon Gets Cozy with Saturn and Neptune
September's night sky features a dazzling Venus, a Harvest Moon with Saturn and Neptune, the equinox, and the Moon as a guide to the Milky Way's center - plus a teapot-shaped asterism.
2026-09-01
NASA
Giant Ice Cube Survives Fiery Collision With Joe Island, Proving Even Icebergs Have Good Days
A giant iceberg from Greenland's Petermann Glacier survives a scrape with Joe Island, proving that even glaciers have better luck than your last Tinder date.
2026-08-30
ScienceDaily
Mars Has a Hot Southern Interior, Because Why Would Anything Be Simple?
Mars's southern half is running a fever, and scientists are only beginning to understand why - hint: it might involve impacts, convection, or just bad insulation.
2026-08-29
Ars Technica
Trump Signs Executive Order for a Space Academy, Because Apparently West Point Wasn't High Enough
Trump announces a US Space Academy, because apparently the sky isn't the limit - it's just the beginning, and also a great place to put a college.
2026-08-27
NASA
NASA's Roman Telescope: 1.3 Million Names, 300 Megapixels, Zero Chill
NASA's Roman telescope is launching with 1.3 million names, a 300-megapixel camera, and a plan to see everything from exoplanets to dark energy - because why not?
2026-08-21
SpaceNews
White House Wants 1,000 Launches a Year by 2030, Because 200 Was Just Too Reasonable
The White House's new space policy wants 1,000 launches a year by 2030, which is ambitious, unless you're counting on a lot of space junk.
2026-08-09
The Guardian
Perseid Meteor Shower Returns, Because Even the Universe Appreciates a Good Summer Event
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week with up to 100 meteors per hour, a new moon, and zero need for a winter coat - just don't look at your phone.
2026-08-08
ScienceDaily
Meteorite Through New Jersey Roof Turns Out to Be a Salty, Life-Friendly Space Rock
A meteorite that crashed through a New Jersey roof turns out to be a rare, pristine sample of asteroid brine chemistry, offering clues to life's origins - and giving the homeowner a story that will last forever.
Ars Technica
Concorde's 74-Minute Eclipse Chase: Still the Gold Standard in Lunar Shadow Racing
Eight scientists rode a supersonic plane to stare at the Sun for 74 minutes - a record that still stands, because why walk when you can fly at Mach 2.2?
2026-07-31
SpaceNews
NASA's 'Free' Mars Rover-to-Moon Plan Could Actually Cost More Than $1 Billion, Math Suggests
NASA's plan to turn a Mars rover test model into a lunar rover might cost over a billion bucks, but the administrator says it's a bargain if you ignore the math.
2026-07-27
The Guardian
Astronauts Look at Earth, See No Political Borders, Start Voting Campaign
Over 100 retired NASA astronauts, tired of watching democracy from 250 miles up, launch a voting campaign to remind us that if they can work together in space, we can at least fill out a ballot.
2026-07-22
NASA
Canada's Wildfires Give North America a Smoky Makeover Nobody Asked For
Canada's wildfires paint North America in shades of brown carbon, because air quality was apparently too good for too long.
2026-07-19
SpaceNews
Mauritius Becomes 70th Nation to Sign the Artemis Accords, Because Space Needs More Island Flavor
Mauritius becomes the 70th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, because every space program needs a little island charm and a lot of international bureaucracy.
2026-07-18
NASA
Guinea-Bissau's Bijagós Archipelago: Where Tides Do All the Work, Biodiversity Reaps the Rewards
Tides in Guinea-Bissau's Bijagós Archipelago create a biodiversity bonanza, with 870,000 migratory birds and less-than-1%-surviving baby turtles - because nature doesn't do participation trophies.
2026-07-16
NASA
NASA Meteorite Study Reveals Ancient Space Brine, Because Even Asteroids Had a Salty Phase
NASA scientists study a pristine meteorite that fell in New Jersey, finding ancient salty brines and organic compounds - proof that even asteroids had a flavorful past and maybe delivered life's ingredients to Earth.
2026-07-01
NASA
Caltech Hires Astrophysicist Who Once Wrote to JPL for Space Pictures as Its New President
Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist who once wrote to JPL for space pictures as a kid, is now Caltech's 10th president - and he's bringing a plan to invest in 'blue-sky' ideas and maybe get a window office.
2026-06-19
SpaceNews
Space's Newest Crisis: Your LEO-Grade Epoxy Isn't Ready for MEO's Radiation Party
Your LEO-grade epoxy is about to have a very bad time in MEO's radiation belts, and NASA's Van Allen Probes already sent the memo.
2026-06-17
SpaceNews
Moon Real Estate: The Next Big Thing Since Low Earth Orbit Was the Next Big Thing
The moon is no longer just a romantic celestial body - it’s a $1.8 trillion economic frontier, if Congress can stop budget-squabbling long enough to let commercial landers do their thing.
2026-06-16
NASA
NASA Astronaut Gives Quantum Fridge a Tune-Up, Because Even Absolute Zero Needs Maintenance
Astronaut Jessica Meir gives NASA's Cold Atom Lab a hardware upgrade, ensuring atoms continue to behave weirdly in the fifth state of matter.
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