Space

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.

Habitable Worlds Observatory: The Machine to Find Another Earth
Exploring the Habitable Worlds Observatory and the challenge of directly imaging Earth-like exoplanets. A coronagraph, picometer stability, and opacity models: the formidable hurdles to finding life.

Hosepipe Bans Expand as Drought Hits England and Wales
Nearly 30 million people face hosepipe bans as drought conditions spread across England and Wales, following the driest July on record.

Hubble Reveals Star Formation Slowdown in Andromeda
A new study using Hubble data finds star formation in the Andromeda Galaxy has declined over the past 500 million years, with a steeper drop in recent times.

Perseverance rover sets new Mars distance record
NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to break the all-time distance record for vehicles on Mars, surpassing 45.16 km next week.

How Webb's archive Transforms Space Research
How Webb's archive is driving independent breakthroughs by allowing researchers to find hidden data.

Venus Isn't Dead: What It Means for Space Missions
New research shows Venus is geologically active, which will help mission planners pinpoint where to explore the planet.

What Spirit rover data Tells Us About Mars Water
See how 20-year-old Spirit rover data was painstakingly combined to prove that ancient Mars was once covered in liquid water.

Satellite manufacturing thrives in California
Despite high costs, California satellite manufacturing sees a surge as startups leverage local talent and infrastructure.

SpaceX Nears Deal for Pecan Island
SpaceX is close to finalizing an agreement to acquire 130,000 acres at the Pecan Island site in southern Louisiana.
