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Archive for October 6th, 2022

Russian space officials jettison the bluster after Rogozin’s departure

October 6th, 2022 by

When Dmitry Rogozin left the Russian space agency Roscosmos this summer, he apparently took his famous bluster with him.

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Mysterious high-speed gas cloud might be the result of an explosive stellar death

October 6th, 2022 by

The mystery of high-speed gas clouds that whip around the outskirts of the Milky Way might be solved.

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Uranus’ weird tilt may be the work of a long-lost moon

October 6th, 2022 by

Uranus is just plain weird, and one of the weirdest things about it is its tilt.

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Mysterious reflections on Mars might come from something stranger than water

October 6th, 2022 by

Scientists revisiting a puzzling signal from the south pole of Mars have suggested a new potential explanation, and it doesn’t bode well for hopes of finding liquid water on the Red Planet.

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Taurid meteor shower 2022: When, where & how to see it

October 6th, 2022 by

The Taurid meteor shower is composed of two streams that peak around a month apart. We explore this impressive shower in more detail here.

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World Space Week: Sustaining astronomy in an age of satellite megaconstellations

October 6th, 2022 by

The future of satellite constellations and the fight to save the night sky are reaching a crucial tipping point.

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Astronauts fly Albert Einstein doll to demo physicist’s ‘happiest thought’

October 6th, 2022 by

Albert Einstein’s “happiest thought” has been proven again by astronauts and a doll made in his likeness. The crew on Dragon “Endurance” revealed their zero-g indicator, a plush of the physicist.

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1st Russian cosmonaut to launch with SpaceX heads to space station

October 6th, 2022 by

Anna Kikina is the first cosmonaut to catch a ride on a SpaceX Dragon, and the first Russian to fly aboard an American spacecraft since the space shuttle era.

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