The recent Starlink satellite incident reveals new challenges in space, and its repeated fragmentations demand urgent responses to protect future missions and ensure global technological safety.
Astronomy
April began with the launch of Artemis II and will still feature another major launch, as well as a visible comet and a meteor shower.
Astronomical photographs from the 1950s revealed unexplained flashes before the space age. Were they unknown objects in orbit or simply artifacts? Here we analyze the supposed mystery surrounding these objects.
With the Artemis II mission currently on its journey towards the Moon, NASA and its scientific partners are advancing the selection of the site where humans will once again set foot on our natural satellite for the first time since 1972. A new study reduces the options and highlights the operational challenges in the lunar south pole region.
Crewed missions to Mars are becoming an increasingly near reality, planned for the next decade, but there are still some obstacles to overcome. One of the most important has to do with the human body’s response to gravity.
Binary stars are fascinating stellar systems that are fundamental to astrophysical research. Let’s explore what they are, how to observe them, and some famous examples of physical and visual binaries that are visible even with small instruments.
SpaceX’s proposal to launch up to one million satellites for data centers reignites tensions between technological innovation, environmental impact, and the future of the night sky.
NASA is preparing its return to the Moon with a strategic shift, more infrastructure and reusable technology, as well as the goal of learning how to live beyond the planet.
The next full moon, in April, will determine the date of Easter. This has been the case for nearly two thousand years, since the First Council of Nicaea decided how to establish the date of this religious holiday.
Historic images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope make it possible to analyze in real time how comets fragment as they leave the solar system.
NASA's new plan is fascinating and revolutionary: to build bases on the Moon as the ultimate stepping stone to reach Mars, marking the beginning of an unprecedented era of space exploration.
Two protoplanets, one five times as big as Jupiter and the other ten times the size, are forming near the young star WISPIT 2.