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Rocket Lab Clears Final Tests for New ‘Hungry Hippo’ Fairing on Neutron Rocket
Rocket Lab says the fairing passed structural load tests, pressure trials, and repeated open-and-close cycles under flight-like conditions. The fairing has…
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Kepler and TESS Discoveries Help Astronomers Confirm Over 6,000 Exoplanets Orbiting Other Stars
Exoplanet numbers have increased through projects such as NASA Kepler and its follow-up TESS. JWST and PLATO to hunt for Earth-like,…
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Blue Origin to Fly First Wheelchair User to Space on New Shepard NS-37
Blue Origin's NS-37 mission on Dec. 18 aims to send the first wheelchair user to space. Aerospace engineer Michaela “Michi”…
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Chandra’s New X-Ray Mapping Exposes the Invisible Engines Powering Galaxy Clusters
NASA's Chandra Observatory has produced vivid, energy-segmented X-ray maps of galaxy clusters, revealing shock waves, cooling gas, and cavities carved…
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JWST Detects Oldest Supernova Ever Seen, Linked to GRB 250314A
The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the oldest supernova ever observed, linked to GRB 250314A just 730 million years…
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Galaxy Collisions Found to Activate Supermassive Black Holes, Euclid Data Shows
Euclid telescope data shows merging galaxies are 2–6 times more likely to host active supermassive black holes, revealing how collisions…
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Astronomers Observe Star’s Wobbling Orbit, Confirming Einstein’s Frame-Dragging
Astronomers observed a star wobbling around a spinning black hole, revealing rare evidence of Einstein's frame-dragging effect. X-ray and radio…
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TRAPPIST-1e Methane Signal Likely False, Webb Data Suggests Airless Planet
New analysis of James Webb data shows the reported methane signal on TRAPPIST-1e was likely interference, suggesting the Earth-sized exoplanet…
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New Carbon-Titanium Composite Dramatically Improves Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
South Korean researchers developed a carbon-titanium composite that significantly improves lithium-sulfur battery capacity, stability, and lifespan, opening the way for…
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ESA Telescopes Capture Ultra-Fast Winds Blasting From Distant Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers observed the supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 ejecting ultra-fast winds after a powerful X-ray flare. The outflow…