-
PublishedApril 23, 2024
NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
Launched in 1977 to study Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 1 has been exploring interstellar space – the space between star systems – since 2012.
-
PublishedMarch 4, 2024
A new watchdog satellite will sniff out methane emissions from space
MethaneSAT will cover a vast territory while also gathering data detailed enough to spot the sources of emissions. Industries will find their feet held to the fire.
-
PublishedJune 28, 2023
‘Maine has a brilliant future in space,’ NASA chief says during Brunswick visit
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson promoted Maine's growing space industry as plans for the proposed Maine Space Complex get off the ground.
-
PublishedMay 5, 2023
Maine native part of team that found planet engulfed by its star
Morgan MacLeod designed the computer model that helped astronomers study the recent discovery, and what they believe might happen to Earth in about 5 billion years.
-
PublishedFebruary 22, 2023
Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies near cosmic dawn
The size and maturity of these 6 apparent mega-galaxies stun scientists and upend current thinking about early galaxy formation.
-
PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Brunswick science teacher takes Zero-G flight through Teachers in Space Human Flight Program
St. John's Catholic School science teacher Karin Paquin hopes to afford her students the opportunity to work in the space industry after her life-altering adventure.
-
PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Brunswick aerospace companies team up to launch cremated human remains into space
BluShift Aerospace announced Wednesday it has agreed to a deal for five suborbital launches with Northern Lights Space Exploration LP, a startup that launches ashes into suborbital space for memorial services.
-
PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
The galactic grand slam occurred at a harmless asteroid 7 million miles away, with the spacecraft named Dart plowing into the small space rock at 14,000 mph.
-
PublishedAugust 25, 2022
NASA tests new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo
NASA's new moon rocket makes its debut next week in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top
-
PublishedAugust 23, 2022
NASA posts what a black hole sounds like. One review: ‘Cosmic horror.’
Humans can't hear it because the frequency is too low, so astronomers remixed the sound and increased its frequency.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page →