The World’s First Commercial Space Hotel Is Scheduled to Open in 2027

The next frontier of tourism may be here. Holiday brochures may soon feature a new destination alongside beach getaways and ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Fluffy ice grains that defy gravity discovered in deep-space plasma lab experiment

Researchers in the US have just discovered a new behavior in plasmas after recreating ...
TwistedSifter on MSN

Lagrange points are areas in space where the gravity of multiple bodies comes together in a way that allows objects to remain in place

You won't fall if you find yourself in one of these points.
Smithsonian Magazine

Sixty Years Ago, When Instruments Were Played in Space for the First Time, It Was ‘Jingle Bells’ All the Way

Astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra delighted mission control with their rendition of the Christmas classic ...
SpaceNews

Enduralock Validates OneLink™ Prototype in Zero-G Simulation

During the test campaign, a prototype of the female half of Enduralock’s OneLink™ connector was mounted on an Arkisys Port prototype, while the male half was mounted on a robotic arm provided by Motiv ...
Live Science on MSN

Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions

Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly ...

3I/ATLAS exceeds expectations: it reaches 57 km/s and doubles the speed of other interstellar comets

A study of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals surprising characteristics: traveling at 57 km/s, it challenges ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returns after 8 months in space; here’s what he brought back for humanity

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has returned to Earth after an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station. He ...

Gravity-Defying Colorado Mansion Designed by a Rocket Scientist Hits the Market for $2.7 Million

Designed by former aerospace engineer Daryl Maus, the Colorado home appears to be leaning over its hilltop perch.
Space on MSN

Scientists sent a menstrual cup to space. This is how it went

Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more ...
Discover Magazine on MSN

Why Brown Dwarfs May Explain the Main Differences Between Stars and Planets

Learn more about brown dwarfs, the cosmic misfits that blur the line between planet and star.
PRIMETIMER

James Webb Space Telescope spots mysterious twin helium tails streaming from a distant hot Jupiter

The James Webb Space Telescope finds WASP-121b leaking two long helium tails, offering new insight into atmospheric escape on hot Jupiter exoplanets ...