A big question is out there in space. Avi Loeb, a smart scientist from Harvard, wants NASA to show pictures of a strange object called 3I/ATLAS. These pictures were taken 40 days ago by a camera on a Mars orbiter. Many people, both scientists and regular folks, are curious about this object. They wa
A new player is making waves in the space industry. Blue Origin, a company backed by Jeff Bezos, just launched its New Glenn rocket. This isn't just any launch, though. It's a big deal because the rocket's first stage, called "Never Tell Me the Odds, " successfully landed on a drone ship. This is a
Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, has just launched its New Glenn rocket. This is a big deal because it's the first time they're doing a mission for NASA. The rocket, which is as tall as a 32-story building, took off from Florida. It was carrying two satellites heading to Mars. Th
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is still sitting on a launchpad in Florida. It was supposed to take off on Sunday and again on Wednesday, but both attempts were called off. This time, the rocket is carrying NASA's ESCAPADE mission, which involves two spacecraft that will study Mars' magnetic field an
A powerful solar storm has caused a delay in the launch of NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars. The mission, which was supposed to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, has been postponed due to concerns about the impact of the solar storm on
Blue Origin's plans to send NASA's twin ESCAPADE orbiters to Mars hit a snag, not once, but twice. First, bad weather called off the initial launch attempt. Now, a powerful solar storm has pushed the mission back again. These storms, which have been strong enough to create stunning auroras as far so
Kim Kardashian recently shared her doubts about the moon landing, sparking a conversation about a long-standing conspiracy theory. She mentioned seeing a video of Buzz Aldrin, one of the astronauts who walked on the moon, and interpreted his words to mean the landing was fake. This idea has been ar
A new jet is making waves in California. The X-59, a unique aircraft, flew for the first time on a Tuesday morning. It took off from a runway in Palmdale, north of Los Angeles. This jet is special because it is designed to break the sound barrier without the usual loud noise. The X-59 is not your a
Something strange is happening with Earth's hemispheres. For years, the Northern and Southern Hemispheres reflected almost the same amount of sunlight back into space. But now, this balance is breaking down. The Northern Hemisphere is absorbing more sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. This change
SpaceX's impressive achievements, like building the powerful Starship rocket, rely heavily on technology developed through government-funded programs. The Raptor engine, for instance, is a result of NASA and US Air Force's earlier work on full-flow, staged combustion engines. SpaceX's success with t
