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Europa – a moon of Jupiter – to blot out a distant star
On June 19, 2022, Europa crosses in front of a star and causes it to disappear for about a minute. The occultation is visible from parts of Africa.
June 16, 2022
Space solar power system test successful in China
Space visionaries have talked about space solar power - harvesting solar power from space - for decades. And it's still a long road. But we're on it!
June 15, 2022
Magnetic pole flip on Earth? Probably not soon
Is the South Atlantic Anomaly a sign that a magnetic pole flip on Earth is imminent? No, say researchers who analyzed 9,000 years of magnetic field history.
June 14, 2022
SpaceX ready for Starship orbital test flight next month
On June 13, 2022, the FAA issued its final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas.
June 14, 2022
Curiosity rover spots ‘mini-hoodoos’ on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has spotted some intriguing stick-like rock spikes, resembling hoodoos on Earth, but much smaller. How did they form?
June 14, 2022
Gaia 3rd data release: Starquakes, star DNA, more
On June 13, 2022, ESA released the Gaia space observatory's 3rd data set. It contains data on "strange" starquakes and star DNA.
June 13, 2022
A meltwater imbalance from Earth’s 3rd Pole
An imbalance in runoff from melting glaciers at Earth's 3rd Pole - aka the Asian Water Tower - may mean more water in the north and less in the south.
June 13, 2022
Black hole – a lone ‘phantom’ – spotted via Hubble
For the first time, astronomers have discovered a lone black hole, moving like a ghost or phantom among the stars of our Milky Way galaxy.
June 11, 2022
New UAP study: This one is from NASA
NASA is commissioning a new UAP study to examine unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs, aka UFOs) from a scientific perspective.
June 10, 2022
Webb telescope struck by bigger-than-expected micrometeroid
A micrometeoroid strike has damaged a segment of the Webb telescope's primary mirror. But Webb is still performing beyond mission parameters.
June 9, 2022
