Space travel is not for the weak. Astronauts endure motion sickness, disorientation, cardiovascular stress—and that’s before they even reach orbit. Luckily, the bacteria that lives inside us is far more resilient. A new study shows that a gut bacteria essential for human health can survive the stress of being launched into space aboard a rocket, the microgravity environment, and reentry …
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Blue Origin launched its 15th space tourism flight today (Oct. 8), sending six people on a brief trip to the final frontier, including a mystery passenger who only revealed his identity after the flight. The company’s New Shepard vehicle lifted off from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site today at 9:40 a.m. EDT (1340 GMT; 8:40 a.m. local Texas time), …
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“I Heard It Before I Saw It”: This Giant European Antenna in Australia Will Talk to Distant Planets (and change how we explore space) Rude Baguette ESA inaugurates new deep space antenna in Australia SpaceNews ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia European Space Agency The new antenna that could theoretically receive a phone call from Mars Australian Broadcasting Corporation Cook Government Investment Strengthens …
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QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lighthouse Reef, Belize [17.312263000, -87.54462766] What’s in the photo? A whale-shaped island Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station When was it taken? March 5, 2020 This amazing astronaut photo shows the bizarre whale-like shape of a Belizean tropical island. The coral-reef-covered structure is home to the Great Blue …
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A bold plan to power solar farms at night using sunlight reflected from space is placing a California startup on a collision course with the global astronomical community. Reflect Orbital has requested an FCC license to launch up to 4,000 satellites into orbit by 2030, significantly increasing the amount of clean, renewable energy that solar farms can produce. The project …
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We have a suite of incredibly advanced, complex instruments to study the weather on Earth. Space weather isn’t any less complicated—quite the opposite, in fact—and so one would think that the measures we take to watch for such events should match that complexity. Astronomers, however, aren’t so sure we’re doing nearly enough. In a paper published October 6 in The …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Gozaliasl, A. Koekemoer, M. Franco Quick facts What it is: Eight “Einstein rings,” officially known as gravitational lenses Where it is: The deep sky When it was shared: Sept. 30, 2025 As telescopes peer into the universe, …
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In a lifetime studying the behavior of chimpanzees, Jane Goodall became something of an authority on the aggressiveness of alpha male adults. Now, in an interview released just days after her death, the famed primatologist reveals what she would do with Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other human beings she saw as showing similar traits: launch them on a one-way …
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to deliver awe-inspiring views of the cosmos and the art world has taken notice. Digital artist Ashley Zelinskie took that inspiration to the next level with the first of a three part exhibit in 2022, called “Unfolding the Universe: First Light” at Onassis ONX Studio in New York City.The exhibit highlighted NASA’s contributions …
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Quick facts What it is: Eight “Einstein rings,” officially known as gravitational lenses Where it is: The deep sky When it was shared: Sept. 30, 2025 As telescopes peer into the universe, they sometimes see quirks of nature that magnify faraway objects. These eight galaxies recently imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear stretched, warped or even bent …
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