JWST 'digital twin' software sharpens exoplanet views by removing starlight
Northwestern astrophysicists' computational method models telescope glare, improving direct imaging of faint worlds up to 15 times in early tests.
Nov 5, 20264 views
Hubble's Stellar Archives: New Images and Surveys Rewrite Galactic History
From a 500,000-star cluster to the Milky Way's crowded core, the 35-year-old telescope is reconstructing how galaxies grew — and scouting for Roman
Nov 5, 20264 views
NASA's SPLICE Navigation System Aces Simulated Lunar Landing Test in California
Drone flight at Rogers Dry Lake demonstrates autonomous terrain mapping and hazard avoidance NASA calls critical for Moon and Mars missions
Nov 5, 20263 views
NASA Bets on Commercial Ka-Band Relays With $1B in Awards as Viasat Launches Maxwell
Astranis, Global Enterprise Solutions and Viasat win NASA relay contracts; Rocket Lab-built Maxwell advances commercial space comms.
Nov 4, 20264 views
Voyager 1 Set to Become First Human-Made Object to Reach One Light-Day From Earth
On November 18, 2026, the 49-year-old probe crosses a threshold where a radio signal takes a full day to arrive — even as NASA battles failing power and mystery glitches.
Nov 3, 20265 views
NASA's National STEM Day: Astronaut Anil Menon to Call Classrooms Live From Orbit
A space station downlink with astronaut Anil Menon and science creator Mark Rober headlines a broader push that reaches from North Carolina to Colorado.
Nov 3, 20263 views
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Completes $1B Renovation With At Home in Space
After seven years and nearly $1 billion, the Washington, D.C., museum opens its final galleries, including a long-duration spaceflight exhibition.
Nov 3, 20263 views
Hubble Finds Nearby Dwarf Galaxies Lose Most of Their Oxygen
GLOW study using Hubble data shows small galaxies retain only a fraction of oxygen forged by stars, pointing to powerful galactic winds.
Nov 2, 20264 views
IceCube Spots 'Ghost Particles' 10 Billion Times More Energetic Than Solar Neutrinos
Buried deep in Antarctic ice, the world's largest neutrino detector is rewriting cosmic history — and its architects are now drawing Nobel attention.
Nov 2, 20263 views
Forgotten Neutrino May Explain Why Matter Survived the Big Bang
Physicists are revisiting an overlooked particle as collider upgrades and antimatter traps probe why matter beat antimatter—and why anything exists.
Nov 1, 20268 views