Eerie Cosmic Chorus Emerges in Detection of Unusual Plasma Phenomena from Solar System’s Fastest Planet Micah Hanks·October 16, 2023A phenomenon that scientists liken to a cosmic chorus of spacey chirps and whistles has been detected coming from Mercury for the first time.
Asteroid Discovery Could Shed Light on the Mysterious Origins of Life on Earth Micah Hanks·March 2, 2023This week we look at how asteroid samples delivered to Earth by a Japanese spacecraft could shed light on the mysterious origins of life on Earth.
NASA’s Geotail Mission, Which Unraveled Auroras and Mysteries of Earth’s Magnetosphere, Finally Ends NASA Says Farewell to its Geotail Spacecraft After Three Decades of Service Micah Hanks·January 20, 2023NASA has announced that its Geotail spacecraft, a joint project with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has ended operations after three decades in orbit.
Japan’s Space Agency Successfully Completes First Flight of Steam-Powered Spacecraft Christopher Plain·December 6, 2022Japan’s Space Agency JAXA has reported the first successful flight of a steam-powered spacecraft named EQUULEUS beyond low earth orbit.