Satellite News

On Episode 115 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Alex Young of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center about the sun and solar activity cycles.

Astronomers are using the Chandra X-ray Observatory to study stars’ radiation and establish the feasibility of exoplanet habitability.

Cosmic rays from distant stars and galaxies and solar energetic particles from the Sun bombard the moon’s surface, and exposure to these particles can pose a risk to human health.

An examination of the iconic Griffith Observatory, which has appeared in scores of films throughout the history of Hollywood.

Eventually, all galaxies, including our own Milky Way, will meet their end. But how do galaxies die? If you’re in the mood to destroy an entire galaxy, you have several options, depending on your desired level of destructiveness.

Following a technical error in November 2023, NASA’s deep-space explorer has resumed full science operations.

A SpaceX rocket suffered a last-second abort during the attempted launch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday (June 14).

A discarded Japanese rocket was recently imaged up close by the ADRAS-J mission.