NASA's asteroid-studying spacecraft Lucy captured an image of its next flyby target, the asteroid Donaldjohanson. On April 20th, the spacecraft will pass within 960 km of the small, main belt asteroid. It will keep imaging it for the next two months as part of its optical navigation program.

```html Designing a Satellite to Hunt Small Space Debris A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is participating in a U.S. government effort to design a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch. This initiative is crucial, as debris of

```html Mars’s Northern Ice Cap is Surprisingly Young If you have ever looked at Mars through a telescope, you probably noticed its two polar ice caps. The northern one is made largely of water ice—the most obvious sign that Mars was once a wetter, warmer world. A team

```html NASA has taken a significant step forward in the realm of planetary exploration by installing a heat shield on the first private spacecraft destined for Venus, thereby marking the advent of private missions to this enigmatic planet. This milestone, achieved by Rocket Lab, a private aerospace manufacturer and small

Our Solar System embarks on a fascinating journey through the vast expanse of the Milky Way, tracing a path that both intrigues and perplexes astronomers. Traveling at an impressive velocity of approximately 200 kilometers per second relative to the galactic center, the Solar System has navigated through various regions, each

```html Katy Perry and the New Frontier of Space Exploration On February 27, 2025, renowned pop star Katy Perry made headlines by announcing her participation in a historic space mission, where she will be part of an all-female crew on Blue Origin's next flight. This endeavor marks a

The ISS is overly sterile: Making it 'dirtier' could improve astronaut health by Cell Press Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study published in the journal Cell suggests that these issues could be due to the excessively

The exploration of brown dwarfs has led to significant advancements in astrophysics, highlighting interesting findings regarding their atmospheres. A study has utilized the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to investigate the atmosphere of the nearby brown dwarf binary system known as WISE J045853.90+643451.9 (often abbreviated as WISE-0458)

The groundbreaking achievement of successfully creating metal 3D parts in space marks a significant milestone in engineering and space exploration, showcasing the potential for future manufacturing processes beyond Earth's atmosphere. The emergence of metal 3D printing in microgravity holds promising implications for the future of space missions, enabling