The Europa Clipper Mission Tests it Radar Instrument at Mars

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

NASA’s Europa Clipper, the largest interplanetary probe, tested its radar during a Mars flyby. The results show...

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On its fifth try, SpaceX manages launch of competitor Amazon’s satellites

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

SpaceX was not one of Amazon’s original choices to fly its Project Kuiper broadband internet satellites, but...

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Edgx raises seed funding to bring AI-powered computing to smallsats

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Belgian startup Edgx has raised seed funding to develop Sterna, an artificial intelligence computer designed to run...

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ULA’s Vulcan to launch first national security mission

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

ULA’s new rocket will fly to GEO an $250 million military experiment that could shape GPS modernization...

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Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Scotland-based Skyrora has received the first U.K.-issued vertical launch license for a homegrown company, enabling rocket launches...

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Lucy spacecraft could visit an additional sub-km asteroid with a course correction

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

The Lucy spacecraft is already well on its way to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. But that doesn’t mean...

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Out of this world research: Analyzing and naming a new meteorite

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.

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Can you name all the planets in order in the solar system? Try our new quiz to find out!

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Our quiz will test your smarts of which planets go where in our solar system.

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SciTec Showcases Advanced Small Satellite Technologies at 39th Annual Small Satellite Conference

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Employee-owned defense technology company demonstrates mission-focused edge processing capabilities for warfighter applications. The post SciTec Showcases Advanced...

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Meteorite that punched a hole through Georgia roof may be older than Earth itself

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

"This particular meteor that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it made it to the...

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James Webb telescope reveals ‘Sleeping Beauty’ galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren’t supposed to exist

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered dormant galaxies with a wide range...

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This Could Prevent Rovers From Getting Stuck In Sand Or Dust

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison uncovered a critical flaw in how lunar and Martian rovers are...

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Ascending Node offers constellation-design tool

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY – Ascending Node Technologies has added a constellation-design tool to its Spaceline mission-planning software....

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Slowly spinning dark matter halos may explain mysterious ‘little red dots’ in the early universe

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have proposed a new explanation for some...

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ZAITRA and Xiphos Sign Strategic Partnership to Advance High-Performance Edge-AI Processing for SmallSats

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

08/11/2025, Salt Lake City, UT – The cooperation, announced during the Small Satellite Conference in Utah, addresses...

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‘He’s totally misread that book’ — ‘Alien: Earth’ cast talks ‘Peter Pan’ references, AI warnings, and navigating complex roles (exclusive)

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Before the Xenomorph crash-lands on streaming, we talked to five Alien: Earth cast members about the difficulties...

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Ultra-metal-poor star discovered in Milky Way’s halo

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

By analyzing the data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, astronomers from the University of Chicago, Illinois and elsewhere,...

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Hypergravity boosts food production in moss species, Japanese study finds

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

Unless one is a trained fighter jet pilot, or a Formula 1 driver, humans tend not to...

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Hubble reveals intricate details in the Tarantula Nebula’s star-forming clouds

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures incredible details in the dusty clouds of a star-forming factory...

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Experimental device demonstrates how electron beams reconfigure plasma structure

Astrobitica August 11, 2025

In a scientific first, South Korean scientists have provided experimental proof of “multi-scale coupling” in plasma, where...

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