Space

How Space Weather Affects Earth and the Team Protecting Us
The Met Office's space weather forecasting team works 24/7 to protect GPS, power grids, and satellites from solar flares and geomagnetic storms.

Some Comets are Naked, and One Just Got Caught Photo-Bombing
Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope's archive to study comet 28P/Neujmin, a 'naked' comet with virtually no coma, revealing its surface differs from asteroids.

LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth Partner to Connect Space and Soil
LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth partner to bridge satellite Earth Observation with field data for nature-based projects, starting with biomass and regenerative agriculture.

UK Thunderstorms and Flooding Risk: Yellow Warnings Remain
Met Office yellow warnings for thunderstorms remain in force across parts of the UK, with heavy rain bringing flash flooding and travel disruption.

NASA Starshade Would Enable Astronomers To Directly Image Rocky Exoworlds
A NASA-led team proposes the Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets (HOEE), using an orbital starshade with ground telescopes to directly image rocky exoworlds.

Can We Steal Energy from Black Holes? Part 1: Leveling Up Spacetime
In 1969, Roger Penrose proposed a way to extract energy from a spinning black hole. This article explains frame dragging and how spacetime can be viewed as a fluid.

China Delays Chang'e 7 Moon Launch to 2027
China's Chang'e 7 mission to the Moon's South Pole has been delayed to 2027, citing the need for absolute success. The launch was postponed due to weather from Typhoon Narra.

CosmoCube Satellite Will Listen to Early Universe
CosmoCube satellite will listen to the early universe from the far side of the Moon, aiming to detect signals from the Cosmic Dark Ages.

SpaceX's Orbital Data Centers E-Waste
SpaceX's proposed satellite megaconstellation would create a new category of e-waste, with 200,000 decommissioned yearly.

Catching An 'Almost Total' Lunar Eclipse on August 28th
Next week's deep partial lunar eclipse favors the Americas, with the Moon 93% immersed in Earth's shadow. Here's what to watch for.

Space Industry's Supply Chain Resilience Challenge
The space industry's growth faces supply chain bottlenecks. A new report highlights constraints and offers solutions for resilience.
