Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026
Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder of Robinhood, has raised $50 million ...
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NASA's daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun
"This mission's trailblazing research is rewriting the textbooks on solar science by going to a place no human-made object ...
Asteroid which caused panic about deadly collision with Earth is massive, Nasa says
YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...
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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...
Astronauts Emphasize Gratitude as NASA Contends With Uncertainty
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke in their first news conference since returning to Earth two weeks ago from an unexpectedly long I.S.S. stay that lasted more than nine months.
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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
NASA telescope captures 'Northern Lights' on one Solar System world for the first time
Aurora, commonly known as the Northern Lights in the northern hemisphere, occur when charged particles from the Sun collide ...
NASA’s Spacecraft That Touched the Sun Just Won Aerospace’s Biggest Prize
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe team won the 2024 Collier Trophy for boldly venturing into the Sun’s atmosphere. With revolutionary ...
Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras in Stunning Detail
Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges ...
NASA Discovers Four New Earth-Like Rocky Planets That Are Best Places To Find Life
Scientists have just discovered four small, rocky exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the nearest single star to our solar system after the Alpha Centauri system, NASA announced. Located only six ...
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It’s Looking More Likely NASA Will Fly the Artemis II Mission
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica After 9 Months in Space, Stranded NASA Astronauts Return Home ... Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time The findings provide ...
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The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
RTGs have been key to the success of many of NASA’s solar system and deep-space missions. The Mars Curiosity and Perseverance ...